Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140

RS 16/5/5
Iowa State University

University Extension

Life in Iowa Internship Program
Records, 1974-2007, undated

Descriptive summary

creator:	Iowa State University. University Extension. Life in Iowa Internship Program
title:	Records
dates:	1974-2007, undated
extent:	3.74 linear feet (3 document boxes, 2 oversized boxes, and 1 photograph box)
collection number:	RS 16/5/5
repository:	University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

Administrative information

access:	Open for research
publication rights:	Consult Head, Special Collections Department
preferred citation:	Iowa State University, University Extension, Life in Iowa Internship Program Records, RS 16/5/5, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

Historical note

The Life in Iowa Internship Program was begun in 2002 by Iowa State University's Extension Service and introduced students to community-based learning for leadership and service in locations throughout the state. The director for the program was Dr. Nancy Bevin.

The academic program combined classroom study of Midwestern culture and identity along with experiential learning through internship, service, and community research in an Iowa community. Students who participated in the community internship program completed a seminar the semester before their summer internship. The course focused on issues and concerns specifically related to the cultural and natural landscape of Iowa. During the summer, each student worked as a paid intern for ten weeks and volunteered 100 hours in the community. Financial assistance was available through Life in Iowa to help communities and businesses subsidize the summer internships.

ISU Extension stopped offering the summer internship portion of the program in summer 2006. However, two academic courses (LAS 380: Orientation for Life in Iowa and LAS 381: Life in Iowa Seminar: Place and Purpose) will continue to be offered during spring semester with encouragement to participate in experiential summer learning in an Iowa community.

Collection description

This collection (1974-2007, undated) includes records related to the Iowa State University Extension Life in Iowa summer internship program. Most of the records document the summer internships of 2002-2005 and include photographs of the students and their internship projects, news clippings and articles, student and employer survey results, and a scrapbook.

Organization

The collection is listed in chronological order.

Container list

Box	Folder	Title	Dates
1	1	Slides of Iowa by Carl Kurtz (22 color slides)	1974-2002, undated
6	1	Living Well in Place workshop: programs and clippings	2000
6	2	Reports	2001
2	15	Course description and general information for LAS 350C – The Experience of Place: Sustaining Local Lifeways and Landscapes in a Global Era	2001-2002, undated
1	2	Employer internship applications	2002
1	3	Life in Iowa celebration invitation and program	2002
1	4	Materials for display board (see also poster in map case drawer)	2002
6	3	Progress summary report	2002
1	5	Service learning tests	2002
1	6	Student and homecoming celebration photographs (137 images on 2 CD-ROMs housed in Electronic Media Collection)	2002
3	1	Student photographs (49 color 4x6 photographs)	2002
3	2	Student project and display photos (28 color 4x6 photographs)	2002
1	7	Correspondence regarding media promotion	2002, undated
1	8	News clippings and articles	2002-2007, undated
5		Scrapbook (54 color 3x3 and 78 color 4x6 photographs)	2002-2005
1	9	Brochures and printed materials	2002-2005, undated
1	10	Directory of community affiliates	2003
1	11	Informational and promotional materials	2003
1	12	Internship descriptions	2003
1	13	Life in Iowa celebration guest list, invitation, and program	2003
1	14	Life in Iowa: Reflections (3 copies on CD-ROM)	2003
1	15	Proposal for Life in Iowa grant from Kossuth County Economic Development Corporation	2003
6	4	Reports	2003
6	5	Service learning orientation packet	2003
1	16	Student and picnic photographs (178 images on 6 CD-ROMs housed in Electronic Media Collection)	2003
1	17	Student internship projects: Eric Jennings (1 color 4x6 and 4 color 3.5x5 photographs)	2003
3	3	Student photographs (25 color 4x6 photographs)	2003
3	4	Student project and internship photographs (24 color 4x6 photographs)	2003
3	5	Student project and internship photographs (24 color 4x6 photographs)	2003
1	18	Yearbook	2003
6	6	Lecture notes for Curriculum and Instruction 593E: Living Well in Place: Education, Ethics and Ecology in Rural Iowa	2003 circa
1	19	Student internship projects (8 color 4x6 photographs)	2003-2004, undated
6	7	Reports	2003-2004, undated
2	1	Internship descriptions	2004
2	2	Internships That Make a Difference (1 CD-ROM)	2004
2	3	Life in Iowa celebration program	2004
4		Publicity posters of students and summer internships	2004
6	8	Report: Life in Iowa, Reflections and Academic Possibilities	2004
2	4	Student handbook and internship portfolio	2004
6	9	Syllabus for LAS 381: The Experience of Place: Sustaining Local Lifeways and Landscapes in a Global Era	2004
2	5	Student internships: Community visitor information and map of internship locations	2004, undated
6	10	Annual report and marketing plan	2004-2005
6	12	Administrative correspondence	2005
2	6	Employer survey results	2005
2	7	Employers' mid-summer assessments	2005
2	8	Internship descriptions	2005
6	11	Internship handbook	2005
2	9	Life in Iowa Celebration images, program, report, and slide show (1 CD-ROM)	2005
2	10	Student assessment	2005
2	11	Student surveys and results	2005
2	12	Internet site pages	2006
6	13	Course packet, lecture notes, and syllabus for LAS 381: Life in Iowa Seminar	2007
2	13	ISUtv Newswatch 18 news segment on Life in Iowa (1 VHS videotape)	undated
2	14	Life in Iowa computer software (1 CD-ROM)	undated
Artifact Collection		Life in Iowa notepads (Artifact 2006-058.02)	undated
Artifact Collection		Spirit of Life in Iowa Award ribbon (Artifact 2006-058.01)	undated