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OCT. 25, 2011
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ISU helping fight human trafficking Iowa State is working with the Network Against Human Trafficking to present the first Iowa Conference on Human Trafficking, to be held Wednesday, Oct. 26, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Memorial Union. The U.S. Department of State estimates that 14,500 to 17,500 people, primarily women and children, are trafficked to the United States annually, and of the 27 million individuals being trafficked globally, less than 5 percent of these victims have actually been identified. Specifically in Iowa, there has been 125 victims identified since 2005. Teresa Downing-Matibag, assistant professor of sociology and executive director of NAHT, has been crucial in planning the conference. She hopes that by raising awareness of human trafficking, individuals, businesses and universities, will become more active in combating human trafficking and regulating this “modern-day slavery.” “We hope to raise awareness about human trafficking in Iowa and across the globe and to empower the people of Iowa to identify, rescue and restore victims of labor and sex trafficking in our state,” Downing-Matibag said. “Human trafficking is a rapidly growing, international human rights concern ... if we allow this human rights violation to continue, unabated, it is going to become even more embedded in our culture,” Downing-Matibag said. “Pretending it isn’t there, or that it happens to people other than ourselves and our families, is only going to feed the crime.” One of the speakers at the conference includes a young woman who was trafficked in Iowa. She will be sharing her life story along with her thoughts on how to bring to safety young people trafficked in the state. “There are likely hundreds more trafficking victims in our state who have not been identified, and many of our most vulnerable populations are homeless or runaway youth,” DowningMatibag said. — Iowa State Daily
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Program growth creates an issue with lack of space By Kaitlyn De Vries @iowastatedaily.com
Due to the increases in ISU enrollment each year, majors are seeing overcrowding within the classrooms, especially within the College of Design. “We are out of space” said Mike Miller, director of operations in the College of Design. “We are in desperate need for more space, not only for students but for researchers, shop needs, faculty and storage.” Miller said that with the recently added masters program and industrial design discipline to the design curriculum, classrooms need to accommodate those needs as well. This is not a new issue. Plans to start progress on this issue started about five to ten years ago. In order to create more room, accommodations were made for students with the construction of the King Pavilion and the restructure of the armory. “It’s a good problem, but at the same time it’s a challenge for students,” said Luis RicoGutierrez, dean of the College of Design. Miller and Gutierrez said they have asked for permission of the president to conduct a study of the needs of the College of Design in the medium and long term.
Photo: Yue Wu/Iowa State Daily Students work in their design studios in the Armory on Monday, Oct. 24. The College of Design, like most other ISU schools, has seen overcrowding due to record enrollment this year.
This study will serve as the basis for a proposal to expand the facilities available for faculty and students to conduct their activities. Now a “permission to plan” has been granted from the Capital Project Advisory Committee. Conducting a capacity analysis has been implemented and expects results in January. “We will assess our financial position and decide on best way to expand space within our means,” Gutierrez said.
Fashion
Popular stylist Arrojo to visit West Des Moines By Elizabeth Krugler ISD Style Writer Celebrity makeover stylist will visit West Des Moines thanks to ISU alumnea, Whitney Landa. Nick Arrojo, stylist featured on the TLC show “What Not to Wear” will be in West Des Moines promoting products for his hair care line and presenting live makeovers. Whitney Landa works as the account manager for Arrojo Products in New York, and is a former ISU student who majored
in apparel merchandising and design. “I came to New York five years ago to pursue a career in fashion, but have had many great experiences along the way, not all pertaining to fashion,” said Landa. After an Internship at JV8 Inc., a casting agency, she began to work at a fashion show production and PR firm, called KCD, where she was able to work with high profile clients such as Marc Jacobs.
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Admissions Information Undergraduate students (about 1,800) Graduate students (about 150) About 500 new students enroll each fall Students population is about 47 percent male and percent female
Students are from 35 US states, plus Washington D.C. and 18 countries About 10 percent of students identify as a US ethnic minority About 9 percent are international
Plans in the near future to upgrade and finish the remaining half of the restructure of the armory have now
been confirmed. The newly renovated space is for graduates and sophomores in industrial
design. The other half of the armory is for architects who are waiting for their half to be restructured like the industrial design space. “People care for the new space, and I think it raises the bar of expectation of professionalism and the quality of work,” said Will Prindle, lecturer in industrial design. He said he can see how the industrial design students appreciate and respect their new working environment.
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BUST A MOVE: Hip hop dancing on camera Tae Berger, junior in software engineering, films Wil Spencer, senior in marketing, dancing at Central Campus on Monday. Tae takes a video of dancers dancing for the Cyclones Breakers club.
College of Business
Philanthropist Gerdin passes away By Carly.McKinney @iowastatedaily.com Russell Gerdin, Iowa State University namesake, donor and honorary alumnus, passed away on Friday, Oct. 14, but will not soon be forgotten. Born in Princeton, Minn., in 1941, Gerdin grew up helping his father with his trucking company. As soon as he was old enough, young Gerdin was assisting with washing trucks, and later gained his license and began trucking. After graduating from high school, Gerdin joined the U.S. Coast Guard, and later attended Morehead State University, where he obtained a bachelor’s degree in business. Two years following his graduation from Morehead, Gerdin married Ann Mikkelson, who would be his wife of 44 years. Shortly after, Gerdin’s business career began. Through a series of purchases and sales of trucking companies, Gerdin eventually ended up purchasing Scott Transportation in Swisher,
Iowa, in 1978. He renamed the company Heartland Express, which became an extremely successful business. Before the couGerdin ple ever experienced great business and financial success, Gerdin and Ann decided that if they were ever to earn a great deal of money, they would donate much of it, 50 percent going to education and the other 50 percent to wildlife programs. Dr. Ben Allen, current president of the University of Northern Iowa and longtime friend of Gerdin, said Russ “always had a strong interest in education.” Later, Gerdin moved more toward education and health care assistance, and has made a great impact on both areas of need right here in Iowa. Within his own company, Gerdin set up an educational trust fund to help educate the children of his employees. The fund has already helped to assist over 300 students.
In Iowa City, the couple donated $4 million dollars to the Hope Lodge, a center for cancer patients and their caregivers. The Gerdins have also assisted in education in Iowa City. The University of Iowa also claims Gerdin as a namesake on their Gerdin Athletic Learning Center, and the couple donated $5 million in sports scholarships to the university. Gerdin has also assisted his alma mater. Morehead State University claims Gerdin as a namesake on their Gerdin Wellness Center, which the Gerdins assisted in funding. At Iowa State, the Gerdins also have made numerous contributions. After meeting Allen, previous vice president of academic affairs here at Iowa State, Gerdin served on the Dean’s Advisory Council. Allen believes Gerdin’s time on the council made Gerdin aware of the needs for a new facility for the business department. Referring to Gerdin as an “extraordinary business person,” Allen requested in 1998 that Gerdin donate money to the College of Business
since Gerdin had the resources to donate. The Gerdins made the decision to donate $10 million to the cause relatively quickly. Allen believes Gerdin saw good things happening within the business program here at Iowa State and that aided the decision. Gerdin agreed to donate the money on some conditions, however, and his donation began a $35.5 million initiative. The university would be expected to raise a certain amount of money following the initial donation. “I‘m sure that’s where many of the other name spaces in Gerdin come from,” said Dan Ryan, program coordinator for the College of Business. Money from the state was also used in the funding of the Gerdin Business Building, which was finished in 2004. Why did this man, not even from Iowa, decide to donate all of this time and money to Iowa State? “He wanted to help the kids of
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