Cover Story

On The Mark: BVU Hits the Target with Academic Partners

It may be playing a part in pioneering cancer research at the Mayo Clinic… helping with ape communication research at the Great Ape Trust of Iowa…interning with NBC’s Meet the Press or the Minnesota Vikings…or learning from one of the leading orthopedic surgeons in Northwest Iowa who has volunteered his work on campus for 20 years.

These and many other learning opportunities are made possible because of the cooperation of dozens of partners. They are partnerships that may be based on formal agreements, or simply originated through casual arrangements that may have started years ago through correspondence, a phone call, or a conversation and a hand shake.
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Inside BVU

Recharging Academic Batteries

Imagine spending several months to a year researching and writing the book you’ve always wanted to publish; interviewing the last surviving members of a major historical event; traveling to the historic ruins of ancient Greece and Italy; teaching at one of the most prestigious universities in Europe; gaining new perspectives, high levels of expertise, greater international knowledge and new experiences. This is what faculty sabbaticals have been like for several professors at BVU.
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From Here to There

Leader of the Orchestra

Being a conductor of an orchestra is a kind of hybrid profession. Fundamentally, it is being a coach, trainer, editor and director. According to Italian conductor Riccardo Muti, “a conductor should guide rather than command.” That’s exactly how Wendy Waugaman (formerly Carlson), 49, Buena Vista University trustee and President and CEO of American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. sees herself.
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President's Pen Partners in Education
Bold Vision A Powerful Legacy
Guest Column An Internship to Remember
Point/Counterpoint Is There Room for Newspapers in the 21st Century?

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