Whether this is your first semester at the University of Iowa or you’re returning for another year, I’m excited to welcome you to campus and to a new academic year.

Under the University of Iowa's Medical Amnesty policy, the university won't penalize you for your own use of alcohol or drugs if we find out about that use because you called 911 or residence hall staff to help a fellow student -- or yourself.

Dalton Boess wasn’t sure what he wanted to major in when he started college. Now, because of his experiences as a student employee, academic involvement, and internships, he is on a path to pursue a career in collegiate recreation, something he didn’t know existed before he got to Iowa. 

In this installment, we meet Patrick, Amy, and their daughter Addison, a second-year student studying Journalism and Mass Communication, German, and Sport and Recreation Management.