Finding Community at Grinnell

Intercultural Affairs welcome events bring students together to connect, celebrate, and build community.

Campus & Community
● Sep 29, 2026 ●

Amelia Mani '30

The beginning of a new academic year brings opportunities to make connections, experience different cultures, and find community at Grinnell. During the opening weeks of the semester, Intercultural Affairs hosted a variety of welcome events featuring food, conversation, activities, and plenty of opportunities for students to connect.

These gatherings create spaces to appreciate and celebrate culture, share experiences, build relationships, and learn from one another. Consistent with these goals, students of all identities are welcomed at every event.  They are part of Intercultural Affairs’ broader commitment to offering student-centered experiences that encourage students to reflect, connect, explore, engage, and grow as members of the Grinnell community.

Conney M. Kimbo Black Cultural Center (BCC) 

Students having fun in the kitchen
Students enjoy food in hallway
Students have fun and dance outside
Students play corn hole


Stonewall Resource Center (SRC) 

Three people talking outside at table
Students stand at information desk outside
Students enjoy food and conversate outside
Students sit at table outside and enjoy food


Student Organization of Latinx/es (SOL) 

Students sit at table and enjoy conversation while eating
Students serve themselves food outside
Banner welcomes students to Student Organization of Latinx/es event
Students sit at picnic table while others wait in line for food outside

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