Transformation of Campus Culture

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It was pretty 1963, Gary Honeick has witnessed cool.” over past 50 years skyrocketing student enrollment, When Honeick was first faculty additions and building re- hired, the printing services was in By Danielle.Ferguson location during his half-century Snedecor Hall, where the univer- @iowastatedaily.com stay at the university. sity computer was also housed. In When Honeick arrived at 1968, it was moved to its current Fifty years ago, if students Iowa State, basketball played in location north of campus near wanted to go to watch a basket- the Armory; the football team Ames Laboratory buildings. ball game, instead of crossing played near where State Gym is In addition to building relo- Lincoln Way to Hilton Coliseum, now; CyRide didn’t exist; nearly cations, Honeick said one of the they would head the opposite di- everybody went to the Memorial greatest changes in the university rection, to the Armory. Union for a cafeteria style meal; he has noticed is the technology This is just one of many ways and the Veterinary Medicine usage. Iowa State has transformed dur- building was not so far away from “When I first started in 1963, ing the past 50 years. Central Campus. [Snedecor Hall] was wall to wall Francis Laabs, an ISU em- “Initially when I started on computers. Computers took up ployee since 1966, said he espe- campus here, Vet Med was over rooms, floor to ceiling. And now cially noticed the technological in the Lago[marcino] complex,” [everything] is as big as your advances and campus expansion Honeick said. “I remember go- hand,” Honeick said. “It’s amaz- during his nearly 50 years at Iowa ing over there and watching them ing how computers and desktops State. operate on horses. You had this Hired as a storekeeper with big area around the surgery area HISTORY p8 >> Courtesy of Special Collections GPSS conference International recruitment strives to attract, to showcase work inform students about unique opportunities By Katharina.Grunewald of grad students @iowastatedaily.com Iowa State has a record inter- involved in the GPSS. national student enrollment this Event to present “We want to invite the year. Altogether 3,797 international graduate and professional students study at Iowa State. Of that research, forums students at ISU to present number, 361 have enrolled as fresh- their research to each other, men, the highest number in Iowa on grant writing to foster collaboration but State history as well. to know what everyone else Many of them have heard of Iowa By Michelle.Schoening is doing,” Huffman said. State through international recruit- @iowastatedaily.com The graduate and pro- ment. The ISU Office of Admissions fessional students will par- employs two international recruiters For the first time in ticipate in either an oral who regularly go overseas basis to ad- Iowa State’s history, a re- presentation or a poster vertise Iowa State in other countries. search conference will help presentation of their cur- “Historically speaking we graduate and professional rent research. have always considered ourselves Caitlin Ellingson/Iowa State Daily students showcase their The deciding factor of an international university,” said Shivani Garg, an international Ph.D. student in biology, and Dilok Phanchantrau- work. which presentations stu- Patricia Parker, assistant director of rai, international program director, work to help international students adjust. The conference, dents will do will come Admissions Operations and Policy. planned by the Graduate down to the number of “We had pragmatic areas that were “We do not have a vet program tries, Parker said. The past year the and Professional Student submissions the co-chairs not offered overseas, and so [even in Singapore,” Abdul-Rahim said. office added a trip to Africa for the Senate, is the first of its receive. Huffman said the before international recruitment] “People who want to become vets first time. An increasing amount of kind on campus. It would committee would like to Iowa State had internationals who have to venture abroad.” inquires from Vietnamese students offer students a chance to see 100 speakers and 100 studied in fields like agriculture or In Asian countries like Singapore, a couple of years ago caught the re- receive feedback from their posters. mechanics.” Taiwan and Korea, demands of too cruiters’ attention and persuaded colleagues and professors. The conference will be Parker said Iowa State was one many students often cannot be meet, them to start to visit Vietnam as well. The conference will also be a daylong event with vari- of the first universities to start inter- so the Admissions Office concen- “But still you have to have your an opportunity for under- ous activities throughout. national recruitment. Students are trated on these territories at the be- ear on the ground so to speak,” Parker graduates who have ques- “First will be the grant interested in coming to the United ginning of international recruitment, said. “You have to do a lot of research tions about graduate school writing workshop,” Lawana States for a variety of reasons in- Parker said. As markets around the and our recruiters have to talk to a lot to experience it first-hand. said. “During graduate cluding competitive systems in their world grew and declined, more ter- of people in all the countries, people The co-chairs leading school, graduates have home countries or a lack of space in ritories were added. at embassies, at schools or even with the conference are Peter to go through some grant their universities. “We focus on a lot of different fellow travelers to gain information.” Huffman, graduate in ma- writing processes. It is a Afifah Abdul-Rahim, interna- territories today,” Parker said. “We Recruiters will typically visit two terials science and engi- very basic thing that they tional ambassador from Singapore try to ride the wave, and find it before to three schools during the day — if neering, and Vivek Lawana, would like to learn.” and senior in animal science, de- anybody else does.” possible a national, an American and a graduate in biomedical scribed a similar situation in her Sometimes the students lead sciences; both are actively GPSS p8 >> country. the recruiters to such new coun- RECRUITMENT p8 >> Like us on Facebook! alphacopies.com Buy any 2 items - Get 1 FREE* West Location East Location 3615 Lincoln Way | (515) 292-3121 512 East Lincoln Way | (515) 233-5556 *Item must be of equal or lesser value HOME OF THE $5.99 T-SHIRT | GET YOUR 99¢ KOOZIES HERE! Expires 10/10/13 2 | NEWS | Iowa State Daily | Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013 Editor: Lissandra Villa | [email protected] | 515.294.2003 Weather Paid internships increase in popularity By Delaney.Vierkandt @iowastatedaily.com THURS Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms, Every year, students 64|76 send out applications to employers hoping to land an internship to meet grad- uation requirements or FRI Chance of thunderstorms. just gain experience. There are many factors students 47|77 consider when choosing an internship. One of those can be whether or not it is paid. There are many ben- SAT Slight chnace of thunder- efits to being paid during storms and partly cloudy. an internship, giving stu- 38|59 dents reasons to seek those paid internships, said Kim McDonough, pro- Provided by ISU Meteorology Club gram and internship co- ordinator in the Greenlee School of Journalism and Ames, ISU Police Communication. Police Blotter: Departments “A lot of times, [stu- The information in the log comes from the ISU and City of Ames police departments’ records. dents] have to pay trans- portation expenses and Sept. 21 Street (reported at 2:15 a.m.). living expenses for completing an internship,” Officers assisted another agency Eric Pelzer, 21, 4912 Mortensen with a criminal investigation Road, Apt 933, was arrested and McDonough said. “So if at Knapp Street and Stanton charged with public intoxication an internship is paid, it Avenue (reported at 12:43 a.m.). at the 100 block of Sheldon helps them to defray the Avenue (reported at 2:26 a.m.). costs that go along with Parker Wyatt, 18, 1431 Wilson Azwan Azhar /Iowa State Daily Hall, and Justin Marn, 18, of Marcus Hately, 19, 3225 Roberts completing that internship 1448 Wilson Hall, were cited for Hall, was charged with public experience.” Most students that terns was Ashley Moyna, said. “That’s not because underage possession of alcohol intoxication at Roberts Hall Students are more see McDonough request a junior in culinary sci- they need to start applying at Hayward Avenue and Knapp (reported at 2:16 a.m.). Streets (reported at 1:29 a.m.). motivated to do well in paid internship, but those ence who interned at a year in advance, but we A body specimen was requested their internships if they are are not always available.

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