Four University of Iowa students were recently awarded Critical Language Scholarships (CLS): Alexander Bare (to study Arabic in Tangier, Morocco); Abby Rinaldi (to study Mandarin in Dalian, China); Mark Schoen (to study Bahasa in Malang, Indonesia); and Angel Trachta (to study Korean in Gwangju, South Korea).

Anna Patty (B. A. journalism, Spanish ’03) isn’t afraid to dream big and take risks—characteristics that served her well not only at the University of Iowa, but also today as a business owner, as a community leader, and as a mother of four.

Getting accepted to the University of Iowa was the beginning of many “firsts” for Ana Arzate and her family. As a first-generation college student, attending college meant taking a new path no one in her family had taken before.

Hometown:  Guiyang, Guizhou Province, Guiyang, China Field of study:  marketing Campus involvement: Resident assistant, Daum Residence Hall Teaching assistant, Honors Outreach Ambassadors team Chair, International Student Advisory Board Member, Multicultural Business Student Association Member, Student to Assist Recruitment Member, Student Advancement Network How did you choose the University of Iowa? When I was searching for college, I knew I wanted…

One spring afternoon in 1950, Bob Osterhaus (BSPh ’52) was in his University of Iowa room studying for a botany exam when fate came knocking.

Abby Restko in her jewelry store, Glassando A study abroad experience in Venice, Italy, introduced Abby Restko (BBA marketing ’05) to the beauty of Italian glass jewelry—an experience so profound that she switched her major from accounting to marketing and launched Glassando, a jewelry store featuring Murano glass jewelry, just one week after…

Taylor Odekirk working at Archive Valley in Paris, France  A marketing and public relations internship with a small start-up company in Paris translated to work experiences that extend beyond typical “intern” duties for Taylor Odekirk, a marketing and journalism student from Waterloo, Iowa.

Hundreds of University of Iowa students spent their summer completing internships in their chosen fields of interest.

Nearly 70 University of Iowa students completed summer internships in their fields of interest.

Anna Patty (B. A. journalism, Spanish ’03) isn’t afraid to dream big and take risks—characteristics that served her well not only at the University of Iowa, but also today as a business owner, as a community leader, and as a mother of four.