Celebrating Women and Ringing in the Spring Season: UIW Kicks-Off Women’s History Month

The United States as well as several other countries recognize the month of March as Women's History Month, which is dedicated to highlighting the influence women have had throughout history and still have to this today. On Tuesday, March 3, the University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) kicked off its celebration of Women's History Month with the UIW Global Spring Fest and International Women's Fair on the Broadway campus.

Students, faculty and community members gathered in Westgate Circle to shop merchandise and goods sold by diverse women-owned business, enjoy music and engaging in a number of fun activities.

"Global Spring Fest kicks Women's History Months by showing the power of intersectional identity," shared Sheena Connell, assistant director of International Student and Scholar Services. "The event offers a space where women and cultural exploration are not separate, but integrated and celebrated. It's where conversations about gender, culture, history and global citizenship happen organically."

Later that evening, the fun continued with UIW's annual Holi color thrown in celebration of Holi, a Hindu festival that is "celebrated as a way to welcome in spring and also is seen as a new beginning where people can release all their inhibitions and start fresh" (uiw.edu).

Students gathered on Dubuis Lawn where they playfully covered each other in vibrantly colored powder dyes, creating a kaleidoscope of hues as they rung in the Spring season.

"The Holi Festival of colors highlights spring renewal and community," said Connell. "We were lucky enough to have Dr. Nath share the beautiful history, cultural and religious significance of the event as well as have a guest appearance from District 1 Council woman Dr. Sukh Kaur, the first South Asian to serve on San Antonio city council."

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