Inside Iowa State
Oct. 13, 1995
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Project Iowa Seeks Volunteers

by Anne Dolan
After a pilot plan that sent teams to four Iowa communities 
last spring, Project Iowa is expanding this year and seeks 
volunteer ambassadors. A general information and orientation 
session for all interested faculty and P&S staff will be held 
from 4 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24, in 114 Marston.

Project Iowa is an outreach project initiated a year ago by 
Carol Bradley, director of governmental relations. It pairs 
faculty with P&S staff in two-member teams that select and 
visit an Iowa community to share information about Iowa 
State. ISU Extension employees help set up appointments with 
local civic or business groups.

This year, teams also may choose to meet with parent-teacher 
organizations and other education-based groups. The visits 
include a short video about Iowa State and a question-and-
answer session that might cover anything from residence hall 
food to the track team.

Last year, representatives of the Faculty Senate and P&S 
Council made the community visits; the opportunity is 
extended to all faculty and P&S staff this year. Individuals 
need not have a traveling partner to attend the first 
session. Pairings will be done at the end of the hour.

"You don't have to be a native Iowan to be qualified to do 
this," said Darlene Gluck, P&S Council president who visited 
Manning last spring with former Faculty Senate president Tony 
Netusil. "In fact, if you're interested in the idea, you're 
probably a good person to do it."

Questions about the program should be directed to Gluck, 4-
8598, or Faculty Senate president Ron Peters, 4-2322.

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