Pride Alliance Center

🌈Introducing our 2026 Rainbow Graduates!!☀️

Felix Zywicki

Next year, Felix Zywicki is continuing in the U2G program in literary analysis, and will be graduating next year with their masters in English literature. They hope to pursue a career in academia, and will continue their work with the Q***r Liberation Front for their last year in Iowa City!

✨The Pride Alliance Center is proud to officially announce The Homage to Mirage!

📆Fri April 3 - Sat April 4
⏰9:00 pm - 1:00 am
📍IMU, International Ballroom

- Performances💃🕺
- Free rapid HIV testing✅
- A QT Closet pop-up👗👖
- Free repro kits🛡️
- A celebration of self-expression👑

Throughout the whole night, The Homage to Mirage will offer a QT Closet pop-up (bring your own bags!), reproductive health kits, and rapid HIV testing–all free of

🎉Our goal for the night is to highlight and celebrate self-expression in all its forms, building a community that supports individuals being their authentic self. The Homage to Mirage may be a drag show, but it is also so much more. No matter how you identify, this event is for you.

🥙🍤 FOOD TRUCK OPEN HOUSE!! 🏠

Stop by the Pride House to explore its facilities and amenities while enjoying catering from Island Vybz Caribbean Food Truck!! You won’t won’t to miss it :D

📆Wed March 25th
⏰5:00-7:00pm
📍Pride Alliance Center

𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘰𝘸𝘢.

𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘰𝘸𝘢-𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴. 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮, 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘈𝘊 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘵 nhallom@𝘶𝘪𝘰𝘸𝘢.𝘦𝘥𝘶.

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘉𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥.

🌈Rainbow Graduation Celebration 2026 registration is officially open!

🎓Calling all 2026 graduates - undergrads, grad students, and professional students! As we near the end of your college career, we’d love to celebrate you at the 27th annual Rainbow Graduation. If you’ve attended or hosted an event at the Pride Alliance Center, this is your time! Join us for a moment of celebration, connection, and recognition!🎉

🗓️When: Friday, May 1 | 4:30p.m.-7p.m.
📍Where: 30 N. Clinton St.

‼️Our RSVP form is open! Registration closes on Wednesday, April 15th!

🔗Sign up now; Link in bio, or use our QR code!

✨Celebration options include our in-person ceremony on Friday, May 1st; our Instagram graduate spotlights; or privately, with your cord(s) and certificate mailed to you. You can cater your experience in our registration form!

Programs and activities sponsored by registered student organizations are planned and hosted by student organization representatives and do not represent endorsement by the University of Iowa.

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Ni Hallom at: [email protected]

This event is open to all members of the UI community

🎉Homage to Mirage is just around the corner, and we want you to be a part of it!

👀We’re still looking for student and community organizations to table as part of our infostravaganza! You can sign up your organization through the QR code on the first slide, or through this link: https://uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1G2Vd0WyQQvCubQ?Q_CHL=qr

👥Also looking for volunteers to make sure the event runs as smoothly as possible!! (volunteers get first dibs on our mini prizes🤫). Sign up through the QR code on the second slide, or through this link: https://m.signupgenius.com/ #!/showSignUp/10C094CAFA623A0FFC43-63099313-thehomage

Programs and activities sponsored by registered student organizations are planned and hosted by student organization representatives and do not represent endorsement by the University of Iowa.

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Ni Hallom at [email protected]

🎥Movie & Book Club📖

Join us Tuesday evening! For our first Q***r Book Club and Movie night!

📆Tue March 24th
⏰5:00-7:00pm
📍Pride Alliance Center

💰Scholarship Opportunity!!!💸

Apply to the Robert D. Dockendorff Pride Alliance Award by March 2nd!

Requirements are listed above!

Apply via Engage by filling out the Hawkeye Excellence Award Application

✨New year, same supportive centers & resources!✨

We’re excited to welcome you back for Spring 2026.

We reopen January 21 & are open to everyone in the UI community 💛

Stop by for free printing, cozy study spaces, kitchen access, movie streaming, and more!

Reserve a space for your next meeting or event, or just come hang out—we can’t wait to see you!

🎥🍿Celebrate Trans Day of Remembrance with us at our movie night! 📀🎬

Bring a friend and join us as we watch Paris Is Burning!

Paris is Burning is a 1990 critically acclaimed documentary film about New York City drag ball scene during the 80s. It explores themes of race, poverty, gender, and sexuality.

📆Thur 11/20, 5:00pm
📍Pride Alliance Center, 601 Melrose Ave

📣LGBTQ+ History Month is nearly here! Join our Cultural Centers Programming Board in celebrating! Our first event of the month will be a movie night, where we’ll hang out, have some snacks, and watch Bottoms!🍿

🗓️Date/Time: Wednesday, Oct. 1st, 7-9pm

📍Location: Pride Alliance Center

Programs and activities sponsored by registered student organizations are planned and hosted by student organization representatives and do not represent endorsement by the University of Iowa.

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Ni Hallom at: [email protected]