University of Iowa

I plan to go to Des Moines Area Community College for one year, then take three years of college at Iowa State University to earn my four year degree. After I earn my four year degree I will be going to Universal Technical Institute to further my knowledge in the automotive field. Having my degree from ISU and certificate from UTI will be the backbone of my career…

Long provides us with this evidence when she states, “In Colorado, districts want to get rid of ‘D’s’ in their grading systems. In Virginia, there are efforts to standardize what an ‘F’ signifies. In an Iowa district, letter grades on report cards are supplemented by more frequent teacher feedback focused on priorities” (long). Long provides this to explain how states across the United States are not sure how to measure the learning curve. Long, believes…

Philip Freeman, Ph.d graduated from University of Texas with a degree in Classics concluding his undergraduate years(pg1, freeman). During his final undergraduate years Freeman wanted to teach in college, although, he did not have any prior teaching experience. Freeman applied to multiple Ph.D programs including Harvard, and was accepted into Harvard that spring(pg1, freeman). While at Harvard he received his Ph.D in classics and Celtic studies, “and has been a visiting scholar at the Harvard…

It is that time of year again. Incoming freshmen at Northern Illinois University are excited and ready to sign up for housing. Picking where they are going to be living is one of the first choices they make on their road to their new independent college student life. Yet Wait! These new incoming freshmen come upon a roadblock. The mandatory freshman residence policy the school had implemented. First-year students must live in the on-campus residence halls unless they are over twenty-one, married…

attend satellite schools or commuter campuses. Some students take into account financial burden and choose to attend technical schools or community colleges to help cut the cost of education. One thing that is often forgotten by students applying to Universities and colleges is that it is in fact a process and they will grow and develop from the process. This paper will discuss the theory of self-authorship with an emphasis on Robert Kegan’s work specifically geared towards orders two, three and…

references that connected with the audience. While keeping it personal, he incorporated situations that the audience would relate to because of cultural influences. Some of the cultural influences, Jason mentioned where the opportunities he had in America, Iowa specifically that he wouldn’t have ever had in China. The two that I could easily relate to where riding four wheelers on the farm, and eating a “big mac” from one of the famous burger joints in…

sued the NCAA, Electronic Arts and the Collegiate Licensing Company over the use of his name and image. Lawyers for O’Bannon reached a $40 million settlement with EA and the Collegiate Licensing Comp0any, which handles licensing rates for many universities. However, the case against the NCAA is still working its way through the courts. O’Bannon claimed that the lawsuit was never about the money, it was about righting a wrong. “If a company or someone was to use your likeness then you should be…

My dream career I set in stone for myself was at a very young age. I was constantly writing humors stories, make believe fairy tales, and a story full of thrilling drama in a journal my aunt gave me for Christmas. College has opened my mind to a new perspective of other future career choices that may suit me better then what I thought. Once I was done taking the Kursory Inventory assessment I learned a lot more about my likes and dislikes towards different career options. My results helped me…

setting aside blocks of time that will allow for juggling studies, work and family. Another version of online education is a University such as Western Governors that charges a fixed amount for a given period. The student takes as many credits as they can during this time, and whether or not the work is done, they pay another fee at a set time (Western Governors University, 2016). There are no due dates, and you can take as long as you want to finish your work, but you must finish the work to…

75 percent of college students do not seek help for mental health problems (Kerr, 2012). Suicide is the third cause of death among college and university student in our country. Student who suffer from depression are five times more likely to commit suicide. According to Anxiety Online Journal so many students are struggling with all kinds of anxiety and depression: veterans with PTDS, Separation…