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profound impact on my academic career. He was my first ever accounting teacher, and he not only taught what would go on to be my favorite class of my high school experience, but he also inspired me to pursue the career path that I have chosen here at Iowa; Accounting. Although I excelled in my first accounting course, my academic career in accounting has been anything but easy. My first semester in the program was something that I was not entirely ready for and because of this, I truly…

Underage Drinking In Iowa Drinking holds host to several deaths every single year and happens to be the leading cause of death for U.S. teens. Drinking also causes serious health problems and can trigger negative conditions such as depression, suicidal thoughts, lower inhibitions which can gateway into even worse circumstances, and most devastatingly it causes death to innocent lives due to drunk driving. Underage drinking is a very profound problem that exists amongst adolescents which can…

Iowa educators are expected to follow chapters 25 and 26 of the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners Ethics Handbook and expected to develop an ethical framework. Chapters 25 and 26 of the BOEE Ethics Handbook state a professional code of conduct and ethics. Ethical framework is the code that a teacher uses to guide his/her behavior or decision making. Both are important in maintaining a professional relationship with students. Chapter 25 of the BOEE Ethics Handbook states a system of moral…

Osage native and Ag Business senior here at Iowa State University, I learned valuable information about Iowa State and the Ag Business program. Katie began her adventure at Iowa State in the fall of 2012 and is now in her final year working towards her degree in Ag Business, with a minor in Agronomy. When I asked Katie why she chose Iowa State she admitted that it was the only college she visited, but she fell in love with the campus and atmosphere Iowa State had to offer. Originally, Katie…

Summer Slininger Within the College Transition Seminar that the University of Iowa offers, I have learned a lot about the university and myself. The College Transition Seminar has done what it said it would – helped me transition in to the college lifestyle. Whether we were talking about study tips or how to go to office hours, I was learning a lot of information that is directly related to my success on the collegiate level. I have learned an amazing amount within the context of responsibility…

popular votes (Mcgowen and Palazzolo 2014, 437). Under the momentum model, instead of the pre-primary season being the key period to decide who will eventually win the nomination, early primaries and caucuses are what matters most. This means that Iowa and New Hampshire should have the greatest effect on candidates moving…

are a perfect match for this position. As you can see on my enclosed resume, I graduated from Iowa State University with a degree in Animal Ecology with an emphasis in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. Along with that, I have expertise with water quality, knowledge of river conservation, and fisheries management protocols from my time with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and as a student at Iowa State University. I pursued a degree in Natural Resources because I have a strong commitment…

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has drawn flak from critics after he joked about ejecting people in the audience who were not Christian conservatives during a campaign rally in Iowa on Wednesday. During the said rally, Trump recognized a Christian conservative group for throwing their support behind him. He then asked the Christian conservatives among the crowd to raise their hands before asking the non-Christians conservatives to do the same, The Washington Post details. “Raise…

I also want to experience the college life Iowa State has to offer. I have participated in several activities on the Iowa State campus such as FFA Convention, Robotics, and All-state Speech. During those events I felt that I had found my college of choice. I plan to pursue a career in agriculture and with Iowa State being one of the top colleges in the nation for ag and my comfort level while attending the events I participated in, I know Iowa state is for me. To have one of the top colleges…

since coming to the University of Iowa, I have been named to the Dean’s list each semester of my enrollment, and received President’s list recognition in the spring of 2018. I am currently ranked in the top 10% of the Henry B. Tippie College of Business graduating class of 2020. Within my economics major, I am concentrating on economic policy, with…