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Postsecondary Education Masters Students |
First Year Students 2008
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Independence, WI |
Bachelor's Degree: |
Communication Studies, minor: psychology |
Practicum/Internship/
Professional Experience: |
GA in Ed Leadership Office
Peer Advisor in Career Services |
Research Interests: |
Advising and Student Development |
Favorite Quote: |
"Que Sera, Sera" (Whatever will be, will be) |
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First Year Student |
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Willowick, Ohio
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Bachelor's Degree: |
History and Secondary Education,
University of Toledo, 2007
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Practicum/Internship/
Professional Experience: |
Graduate Assistant- Graduate College |
Research Interests: |
Leadership Development, International Admissions, and Study Abroad |
Favorite Quote: |
"One thing you cannot afford ever to do is to feel sorry for yourself."
-Woody Hayes
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First Year Student |
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Austin, Minnesota (Spamtown USA) |
Bachelor's Degree: |
Communication Studies, Luther College,
May 2008 |
Practicum/Internship/
Professional Experience: |
Residence Hall Director at Wartburg College |
Research Interests: |
People! |
Favorite Quote: |
Psalms 46:10 Be still and know that I am God, Soli Deo Gloria (A Luther Slogan: God Alone Be the Glory) |
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First Year Student |
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Hometown: |
LaCrosse, WI |
Bachelor's Degree: |
Speech Communication and English at Minnesota State University-Mannkato |
Practicum/Internship/
Professional Experience: |
Graduate Residence Education Coordinator in Noehren Hall |
Research Interests: |
First-year students, first generation college students |
Favorite Quote: |
"A growing person is always a freshman at something"
- Will Keim |
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First Year Student |
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Hometown: |
Des Moines, Iowa |
Bachelor's Degree: |
English, minor in professional writing from UNI |
Practicum/Internship/
Professional Experience: |
Graduate Assistantship in Academic Advising, Summer 2008 Summer Orientation Practicum, Admissions Representative at Buena Vista University |
Research Interests: |
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Favorite Quote: |
"Live in the present, because the past can't change and the future doesn't exist yet." |
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First Year Student |
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Hometown: |
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Bachelor's Degree: |
University of Wisconsin, La Crosse |
Practicum/Internship/
Professional Experience: |
ROTH Coordinator- Department of Residence |
Research Interests: |
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First Year Student |
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Eldora, IA |
Bachelor's Degree: |
Elementary/ Middle School Education, UNI |
Practicum/Internship/
Professional Experience: |
Shull Hall Graduate Residence Life Coordinator
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I am a child at heart, considering I still very much enjoy Superman and the Teenage Mutan Ninja Tutles. My favorite movie is Rudy and my favorite book is The Hero's Trail. |
Favorite Quote: |
"Live each day with a smile on your face and love in your heart" - Bill Cordes "YOGOWYPI - You Only Get Out What You Put In" - Bill Cordes |
Favorite Hobbies: free reading, drawing, making funny videos |
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First Year Student |
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Bachelor's Degree: |
Mount Mercy, Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
Practicum/Internship/
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First Year Student |
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Traer, Iowa |
Bachelor's Degree: |
Communication Studies, Iowa State University |
Practicum/Internship/
Professional Experience: |
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Research Interests: |
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Favorite Quote: |
"Nothing happens to us without purpose. What we do because of it, what we do about it, is the key to who and what we are." |
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First Year Student |
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Hometown: |
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Bachelor's Degree: |
Bachelor of Arts, English Education, Wartburg College
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Practicum/Internship/
Professional Experience: |
Currently working at the Hawkeye Metro Campus' Independent Learning Center,
Taught two years of middle/high school language arts at the Paton-Churdan Community School |
Research Interests: |
College Student Development
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Favorite Quote: |
"Everything happens for a reason." |
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First Year Student |
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Hometown: |
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Bachelor's Degree: |
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Practicum/Internship/
Professional Experience: |
Hall Coordinator, Wartburg College |
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First Year Student |
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Hometown: |
Cedar Falls, Iowa |
Bachelor's Degree: |
English, Spanish minor, UNI, 2007 |
Practicum/Internship/
Professional Experience: |
Graduate Assistant, Ed. Leadership Office
Financial Aid, Career Services |
Research Interests: |
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Favorite Quote: |
"You've come far and though you're far from the end, you don't mind where you are 'cause you know where you've been." - carbon leaf |
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First Year Student |
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Hometown: |
Maquoketa, Iowa |
Bachelor's Degree: |
Psychology, minor Family Services, UNI |
Practicum/Internship/
Professional Experience: |
Graduate Assistant, Academic Advising, PAIRS
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Research Interests: |
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Favorite Quote: |
Live, Laugh, Love |
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First Year Student |
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Hometown: |
Waunakee, WI |
Bachelor's Degree: |
English, University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse |
Practicum/Internship/
Professional Experience: |
Graduate Residence Education Coordinator
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Research Interests: |
White Privilege |
Favorite Quote: |
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." MLK Jr. |
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First Year Student |
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Hometown: |
Marshalltown, Iowa |
Bachelor's Degree: |
Organization Communication, UNI |
Practicum/Internship/
Professional Experience: |
Admissions Counselor at Allen College
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Research Interests: |
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Favorite Quote: |
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First Year Student |
Second Year Students
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Ottumwa, Iowa |
Bachelor's Degree: |
Leisure, Youth, Human Services, UNI, May 2006 |
Practicum/Internship/
Professional Experience: |
Financial Aid, Peer Advisor |
Research Interests: |
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Second Year Student |
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Sioux City, Iowa |
Bachelor's Degree: |
Math Education, UNI, 2006 |
Practicum/Internship/
Professional Experience: |
Financial Aid (1 year), Athletics Office (3 years), Graduate Assistant for UNI men's basketball |
Research Interests: |
Athletic Advising |
Favorite Quote: |
"Stop thinking so hard and go where your heart takes you." |
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Second Year Student |
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Hometown: |
Milford, Iowa |
Bachelor's Degree: |
Elementary Education, UNI, 2005 |
Practicum/Internship/
Professional Experience: |
Graduate Student Life Assistantship |
Research Interests: |
Assessment, Developmental Advising, Service Learning |
Favorite Quote: |
"Do or do not. There is not Try." Yoda |
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Second Year Student |
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Cascade, Iowa |
Bachelor's Degree: |
Economics, UNI, May 2006 |
Practicum/Internship/
Professional Experience: |
Assistantship: Camp Adventure Youth Services
Academic Advising & Career Services Peer |
Research Interests: |
Leadership Development in Non-Profits, International Admissions and Study Abroad |
Favorite Quote: |
"What lies ahead of us and what lies behind us are little matters to what lies within us." |
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Second Year Student |
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Hometown: |
Maquoketa, IA |
Bachelor's Degree: |
BA English-Teaching, Graduated August of 2003 |
Practicum/Internship/
Professional Experience: |
Currently in fifth year of teaching 7-12 grade English |
Research Interests: |
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Second Year Student |
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St. Louis, Missouri |
Bachelor's Degree: |
Psychology, University of Dubuque, 2007 |
Practicum/Internship/
Professional Experience: |
Graduate Residence Life Coordinator, Shull Hall, 2007-2008 |
Research Interests: |
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Favorite Quote: |
"No one can stop me, but me!" |
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Second Year Student |
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Hometown: |
Fort Dodge, Iowa |
Bachelor's Degree: |
Psychology, UNI, 2007 |
Practicum/Internship/
Professional Experience: |
Assistantship: Office of Vice President for Educational and Student Services |
Research Interests: |
Everything! |
Favorite Quote: |
"Go Panthers!"
"No matter what you do, do it with passion." |
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Second Year Student |
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Urbandale, Iowa |
Bachelor's Degree: |
Public Relations, Loras College, 2007 |
Practicum/Internship/
Professional Experience: |
Graduate Assistant, Maucker Union, Leadership Institute, SIAC, Greek Life |
Research Interests: |
First Year Experience |
Favorite Quote: |
"This life is not a dress rehearsal" |
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Second Year Student |
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Hometown: |
Waterloo, Iowa |
Bachelor's Degree: |
Wartburg
College
, El. Ed/science, 1998
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Practicum/Internship/
Professional Experience: |
TRiO 9 year (UNI,
National
Louis
University
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Roosevelt
University
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Wartburg
College
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Research Interests: |
African American/Latino males in higher ed |
Favorite Quote: |
Phil. 4:13 I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me. |
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Second Year Student |
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Davenport, Iowa |
Bachelor's Degree: |
Criminology, UNI, 2007 |
Practicum/Internship/
Professional Experience: |
Gaining Panther Success Mentor Program Coordinator |
Research Interests: |
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Favorite Quote: |
"Never give up, go under, go above, or go through...but NEVER give up! Yes!" |
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Ashley Nunn |
First Year Student |
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Hometown: |
Odebolt, Iowa |
Bachelor's Degree: |
Public Relations, UNI, 2007 |
Practicum/Internship/
Professional Experience: |
GA in Honors Program |
Research Interests: |
First Year Experience, Athletics |
Favorite Quote: |
"And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count, but the life in your years." |
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Second Year Student |
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Davenport, Iowa |
Bachelor's Degree: |
B.A. German, Truman State University, 2002 |
Practicum/Internship/
Professional Experience: |
Athletic Student Advising |
Research Interests: |
Student Athletes, Retention |
Favorite Quote: |
"Whatever is worth doing, is worth doing well." |
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Melissa Payne |
Second Year Student |
Continuing Students
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Hometown: |
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Bachelor's Degree: |
Communication Studies, UNI, 2005 |
Practicum/Internship/
Professional Experience: |
Academic Advising & Career Services Employer Relations Coordinator |
Research Interests: |
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Favorite Quote: |
"Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans." -- John Lennon |
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Part-time / Continuing Student |
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Hometown: |
Midland, MD |
Bachelor's Degree: |
BA Elementary Education
Michigan State University |
Practicum/Internship/
Professional Experience: |
Currently employed through TRIO student support services grant
MAEOPP member |
Research Interests: |
TRIO, Financial Aid |
Favorite Quote: |
"Keep it simple." |
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Cindy Benedict |
Continuing Student |
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Waterloo, IA |
Bachelor's Degree: |
BS Human Services
Upper Iowa University |
Practicum/Internship/
Professional Experience: |
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Research Interests: |
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Favorite Quote: |
"Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today"
--Malcom X |
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Continuing Student |
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Crystal Lake, Iowa |
Bachelor's Degree: |
BS, Ethnic Studies/Sociology, Minnesota State University |
Practicum/Internship/
Professional Experience: |
Admissions Office, Minnesota State University, 2000-2001
Office of Multicultural Affairs, Minnesota State University, 2001-2002
International Student Office, Minnesota State University, 2002-2003
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Minnesota State University, 2003-2004
Financial Aid Specialist, Hawkeye Community College, 2005-2006 |
Research Interests: |
International Students or Multicultural Affairs |
Favorite Quote: |
"Think of the satisfaction that comes when you've worked hard to get yourself something you want."
-- Amanda Ford |
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Second Year Student |
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Hometown: |
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Bachelor's Degree: |
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Practicum/Internship/
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Trisha Hoffmann |
Continuing Student |
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Hometown: |
Cannon Falls, MN |
Bachelor's Degree: |
BA Sociology and Criminology
University of Minnesota, Duluth, 1997 |
Practicum/Internship/
Professional Experience: |
St. Stephen Catholic Student Center, Campus Ministry; Student Life Team, Student Activities
Summer Programs and Conferencing Intern: Shenedoah University
Assistant Hall Coordinator: UNI
Resident and Student Life Coordinator: Southwestern Oregon Community College |
Research Interests: |
Spirituality development; Community development |
Favorite Quote: |
"Success is the journey, not the destination." |
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Beth McGorry |
Continuing Student |
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Hometown: |
Indianapolis, IN |
Bachelor's Degree: |
BS Economics
Northern Illinois University, 1993 |
Practicum/Internship/
Professional Experience: |
4+ years professional experience in Student Affairs |
Research Interests: |
Collegiate Integrity |
Favorite Quote: |
Romans 5:8-9
"But God showed His great love for us by sending Jesus Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. 9 And since we have been made right in God's sight by the blood of Jesus Christ, He will certainly save us from God's judgemnt." |
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Catherine Rent |
Continuing Student |
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Riverside, IA |
Bachelor's Degree: |
BA English
Central College, 1997 |
Practicum/Internship/
Professional Experience: |
Practicum: Student Life, Kirkwood, Iowa City Campus
Practicum: Career Services, NICC
Professional Experience: Career Outreach Coordinator, NICC; Admissions, Mount Mercy College |
Research Interests: |
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Continuing Student |
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Janesville, Iowa |
Bachelor's Degree: |
B.A. Psychology, UNI 1997
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Practicum/Internship/
Professional Experience: |
25 yrs experience at UNI working in the
English Dept, Human Resources, Philosophy & Religion, and the Public
Radio Stations KUNI/KHKE
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Research Interests: |
I'd like to find a way to link my love of Film
Studies with Student Services. I'm still working on that!
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Favorite Quote: |
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Continuing Student |
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Cape Coast, Ghana |
Bachelor's Degree: |
BA and MA in Religion, 1999-2001, University of Dubuque |
Practicum/Internship/
Professional Experience: |
Study Abroad Office- Work Study |
Research Interests: |
How time effects cultural practices |
Favorite Quote: |
"Be real with yourself and others." |
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Continuing Student |
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