UI student Alfredo Garcia of Sioux City says his Mexican immigrant parents have labored intensely in fields and factories to give him and his siblings the opportunity to pursue their dreams. Garcia, who is also president of First Generation Iowa, says he is grateful for scholarships that have made it feasible for him to attend the UI and graduate debt free. Story
Though a decade separates UI sophomore elementary education major Rachel Revelez and West Liberty Elementary School fourth grader Brian Collins, the two have discovered they have much in common through the UI Center for Diversity and Enrichment Pen Pal Program. Story