When I first came to Iowa, I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do, but I found out Iowa was a great place to explore all of the possibilities I was interested in.

Originally, I was a pre-med student and I was able to get a position as a research assistant at the Veterans Administration Hospital. I worked in the only lab in the world studying a new protein, which the lab had patented. When I switched my major to English and Religious Studies, I had the opportunity to intern at the UI Center for Human Rights researching child labor.

Now, I work in the student government office and I have been able to enact some positive change through reform. I am also co-chair of the UI Lecture Committee. We bring in people from every field, from politics to literature to science, and provide the student body with as much personal contact with world-renowned leaders through individual classroom visits and receptions.

I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity to provide the student body with the perspectives of the most accomplished and interesting people of our time.