Iowa State University

was to be called Love My Curves Ladies Apparel and would offer clothing, accessories and shoes for plus sized women. I designed and sewed by request as well as ordered items from wholesale companies to sell at my retail store location in Des Moines Iowa. I created a website to sell items from and maintained the website myself. I traveled to other cities to meet with other stores to sell and trade inventory. During year two of business operations I received several offers to contract with night…

In Iowa underage drinking has become a serious problem. Underage drinking is becoming more and more common throughout the state of Iowa and the entire US. It is now the norm for underage high school and college students to attend parties on the weekends where underage drinking occurs. We need to take more action against underage drinking to protect our youth against the harmful effects. Underage drinking in Iowa has become more and more serious as time has gone on. In some places underage…

The soldiers of the 22nd and 28th Iowa defined themselves as citizens fighting in the defense of the republic. Their political attitudes as expressed in their own extant letters and their newspaper of choice, the Iowa City Weekly Republican, provide motive for their killing of Butler’s bloodhounds. Historians have agreed that the United States Army of the American Civil War was a force of volunteer citizen-soldiers and were conscious of their role as a political weapon. A republican ideology…

My story begins in a delivery room in Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge, Iowa on July 29, 1994 which is when I was born. I am the third child of Brian Breiholz and Ronna Bell who had been raising their children in a two story house in Fort Dodge. This is the same town that a majority of my intermediate and extended were born and raised - except my siblings. They have the privilege of being born in places incredibly more exciting that the town that has the nickname of "Dirty Dodge".…

“If I Were Mayor” Essay What is Iowa known for? Fields, corn, farming, that's it. Iowa should be known for something other than just farming, well maybe a change in its cities could help that. Council Bluffs, isn’t really known for anything, it doesn’t have tourists, or visitors, unless you count people from other cities in Iowa. A mayor could change this, A mayor could make Council Bluffs a place where people would go out of there way to visit. While more and more people are coming, and…

you can see many different types of art and observe many differ artists work. As you walking past Parks Library though one piece stands out among others. The Left Sided Angel, a cast bronze sculpture made by Stephen De Staebler brought to Iowa State University in 1986 commissioned by phi kappa phi honors society. This piece has had a rich love hate relationship with many throughout its years on campus. Many considered it obnoxious and gaudy or just straight up hideous. Others viewed it as…

Prelude Behavioral Services—430 Southgate Avenue, Iowa City, IA (April 2016-Present): I currently work at Prelude Behavioral Services, a substance abuse and recovery center previously named Mecca. At Prelude, I am a Recovery Assistant in the inpatient unit and am the first person that our patients see. I assist them with their first stages of recovery and sobriety and am a constant presence on the inpatient unit. I lead and assist treatment groups based on approved curriculum and help out with…

Academy at the University of Iowa. Matt obtained his bachelor’s degree from the University of Connecticut and his master’s degree from the University of Iowa. His graduate degree is in student affairs and he has worked in education since graduating. Matt is also a first-year doctoral student in the Higher Education and Student Affairs program. After graduating with his master’s, he received a job as an Academic Advisor at the University of Missouri. He returned to the University of Iowa when…

great opportunities. I just have to make the best of my experience at Iowa State to full get what I need. Taking the academic policies and procedures, has made me aware of the many academic rules Iowa State has. I have learned how to search for them on the Iowa State website, and find an answer to almost any academic question I have. The academic policies quiz has definitely helped me understand the rules of the college and university. When I attended the Agricultural Business Club for the…

town communities. I will also address the problems of partnering with colleges and universities while being in a rural setting. Last I will address the idea of sharing personal histories helping student connect to each other through their similarities and differences. This week’s topic of community connections has been a difficult one for me. Growing up I never had roots to one place. I moved all over the state of Iowa never living anywhere more than five years, and never in an ‘urban’ area.…