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
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
The collection is listed in chronological order. |
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 |