黑料社

Located just south of Iowa鈥檚 capitol, 黑料社 is the perfect place for students considering a career in government while still wanting a small-town feel. This combination is exactly what Robert Lyons 鈥�17 was looking for.

鈥淗owever, the most important reason I chose 黑料社 was because of the freedom this institution offered me in choosing how to shape my college experience,鈥� he said.

And Robert took full advantage of that freedom, creating two student organizations during his four years. One of them is Rotaract, a group dedicated to service. Since the first meeting with just 15 students, the group has grown to about 50 active members.

鈥淏uilding this organization from the ground up really gave me an appreciation for how service organizations and nonprofits work,鈥� Robert said. 鈥淧ersonally, it helped me to grow as a leader and showed me how important service is to a community鈥檚 health.鈥�

The other is something the Denison native never expected himself to get involved in: satire. With help from another student, Robert co-founded The Acorn, a satirical newspaper that gave him a new perspective.

鈥淗aving done this for the last three years, I鈥檝e really come to respect and appreciate the role that satire plays in public discourse,鈥� he said.

Outside his own organizations, Robert participated in Residence Life, the Iowa History Center, band, speech & debate and Student Government Association. In SGA, he served as his class president for three years before serving as the student body president, an experience that he said taught him the importance of consensus building and teamwork.

鈥淚 couldn鈥檛 have asked for a better organization to learn the ropes of HR and conflict mediation as well,鈥� he said.

All these experiences and his degrees in political science and public relations under his belt, Robert is headed to the nation鈥檚 capitol to attend American University and get his master鈥檚 in public administration.

For Robert and countless other students, 黑料社 offered a place for him to explore his options and spread his wings before taking off into the rest of his life.

鈥淭he opportunities available to you at this institution are limited only by the time you have available and your imagination.鈥�