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Name & Nickname: Javon Stovall
Year in School: Junior
Major(s)/Minor(s): Political Science (International Relations focus), Philosophy
Hometown: Iowa City, IA
Favorite Quote: “And what I know for sure... if we all live in our truth, if we persevere, if we have a healthy disregard for the impossible... we will be those saints whose labors rest, so that others, many countless others, may have joy, sweet joy, in their own new beginnings.” -Darren Pierre
Favorite book(s): Long Walk to Freedom, Nelson Mandela
All-time favorite song: "The Middle" by Zedd
Your dream vacation: Anywhere with beaches, a lot of alcohol, and no electronics.
Hobbies: Singing, Sleeping, Napping, Eating, old video games
Favorite Food: Carbs
Something you accomplished that you’re proud of: LeaderShape
Best TV series/movie: The West Wing (TV), The King’s Speech (movie)
What are you most excited for during our service trip to Detroit? Meeting new people in a new environment.
Name & Nickname: Zoe (Zo)
Year in School: Sophomore
Major(s)/Minor(s):
Majors: Psychology, Anthropology, Ethics & Public policy
Minor: American Sign Language
Hometown: Des Moines
Favorite Quote: “I sneezed! Oh, I’m not allowed to sneeze?!” -Ron
Favorite book(s): ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I’ve read too many good books to choose. Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi was the most recent really good book I read, though
All-time favorite song: “Who By Fire” by Leonard Cohen
Your dream vacation: backpacking across Asia; interning (is that a vacation?) in Africa or the Middle East
Hobbies: cooking/baking, listening to podcasts, procrastinating, eating
Favorite Food: any of the Indian dishes my roommate’s mom cooks
Something you accomplished that you’re proud of: doing laundry. going on nine years and every completed load is still an accomplishment
Best TV series/movie: Still not good at choosing favorites
What are you most excited for during our service trip to Detroit? Making new memories with this group and being able to draw from service experiences collected this week in future endeavors (academic, other service work, career-related whatnot, etc.)
Name & Nickname: Kate Alexander
Year in School: Sophomore
Major(s)/Minor(s):
Major: English
Minors: Human Relations, Psychology and Mass Communication
Certificate: Fundraising and Philanthropy Certificate
Hometown: Durant, IA
Favorite Quote: “Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around” ~ Leo Buscaglia
Favorite book(s): Walk Two Moons and Harry Potter series
All-time favorite song: Drops of Jupiter
Your dream vacation: Western Europe
Hobbies: Working out, reading and writing
Favorite Food: Carrots and Chinese food
Something you accomplished that you’re proud of: Scoring an 11 out of 12 on the writing portion of the ACT
Best TV series/movie: Star Wars
What are you most excited for during our service trip to Detroit? Getting to explore Detroit and experiencing the culture, along with meeting new people and getting to know their stories and experiences.
Name & Nickname: Rachel Miller
Year in School: Junior
Major(s)/Minor(s): Studio art with a focus in graphic design, minor: Spanish
Hometown: Bettendorf, IA
Favorite Quote: “She was powerful, not because she wasn't scared but because she went on so strongly, despite the fear.” – Atticus
Favorite book(s): The Great Gatsby, The Night Circus and Harry Potter
All-time favorite song: It’s Time by Imagine Dragons
Your dream vacation: Paris, Chile or Israel
Hobbies: reading, browsing in book stores, creating art and napping with my cat
Favorite Food: cereal of any kind, peanut butter
Something you accomplished that you’re proud of: I’m really proud to be a student site leader and having the privilege to plan our trip. I hope everyone learns a lot, bonds and has a great time!
Best TV series/movie: Riverdale and Lady Bird
What are you most excited for during our service trip to Detroit? Finally meeting and serving with our community partners and exploring the art and culture of Detroit. I’m also super excited to spend time at the DIA. I get really excited when I see art/ artists I’ve learned about in art history class, so I’m going to try to contain myself.
Name & Nickname: Liz
Year in School: BA, 2008 Simpson College –MA, 2010 Ball State University
Major(s)/Minor(s):
BA: Music/Communication Studies
MA: Student Affairs in Higher Ed
Hometown: Storm Lake, IA
Favorite Quote: Do one thing every day that makes you happy
Favorite book(s): The Little Book of Hygge
All-time favorite song: Honestly, an impossible question to answer. Changes daily! Love Adele, Beyonce, Sam Smith, etc.-More of a podcast listener than music though….
Your dream vacation: Australia
Hobbies: Reading, dog park time with Lilly, road trips, running, live music, chilling on patios!
Favorite Food: Pizza
Something you accomplished that you’re proud of: Getting my master’s and buying a house by myself
Best TV series/movie: The Office and Parks and Rec
What are you most excited for during our service trip to Detroit? Getting to know team members, meeting Detroit community members, and exploring a new area.
Name & Nickname: Rebecca Cisneros
Year in School: 4th year
Major(s)/Minor(s): Major: Health & Human Physiology
Hometown: Villa Park, IL
Favorite Quote: I don’t have one so, any quote from the movie “Elf”
Favorite book(s): To Kill A Mockingbird
All-time favorite song: I have WAY too many favorite songs to pick just one so my current favorite at the moment is: Loving is Easy by Rex Orange County
Your dream vacation: Costa Rica
Hobbies: Listening/finding new music, going to concerts, hiking, swimming
Favorite Food: Mashed Potatoes
Something you accomplished that you’re proud of: Graduating high school and making it to college!
Best TV series/movie: The Office
What are you most excited for during our service trip to Detroit? Aside from getting to see all of the street art, I am most looking forward to working with the kids at the Mosaic Theatre!
Name & Nickname: Sara Piccoli
Year in School: Senior
Major(s)/Minor(s): Communication Studies and Certificate in Event Planning
Hometown: Tampa, FL
Favorite Quote: "Where you invest your love, you invest your life" -Mumford and Sons
Favorite book(s): My Sister's Keeper and the Outlander series
Your dream vacation: Six months backpacking throughout Europe
Hobbies: photography and binge watching TV
Favorite Food: Pizza
Best TV series/movie: One Tree Hill
What are you most excited for during our service trip to Detroit? I'm excited to bond with other Hawkeyes and gain knowledge of a cultural lifestyle different from my own
Name & Nickname: Jackson Skiles
Year in School: Junior
Major(s)/Minor(s): Journalism/Mass Communication & Cinema
Hometown: Cedar Falls, IA
Favorite Quote: "I've lost my mind a thousand times yet still I am an optimist."
Favorite book(s): Harry Potter collection, Youth In Revolt series, The Handmaid's Tale
All-time favorite song: Hey Ya cover by Kamau
Your dream vacation: New Zealand
Hobbies: Writing songs, making videos, skateboarding, making music, playing videogames
Favorite Food: Red Peppers
Something you accomplished that you’re proud of: I earned the title of Videographer of the Year 2015 in the state of Iowa by the Iowa High School Press Association
Best TV series/movie: Breaking Bad/Vertigo
What are you most excited for during our service trip to Detroit? I am very excited to explore the city and see how they incorporate art and architecture into their daily lives. I'm excited to get to know my group and learn something new!
Name & Nickname: Katherine
Year in School: Sophomore
Major(s)/Minor(s): Studio art major (art therapy interest)
Minor: Psychology & Human Relations
Hometown: Waterloo, IA
Favorite Quote: Accept what you can't change, change what you can't accept.
Favorite book(s): Harry Potter Series
All-time favorite song: Crooked Smile by J. Cole
Your dream vacation: Italy
Hobbies: working out, making art
Favorite Food: Pasta
Something you accomplished that you’re proud of: Making it on the Dean's list
Best TV series/movie: American Horror Story
What are you most excited for during our service trip to Detroit? Using art as a form of service!
Name & Nickname: Benjamin (Ben) Wolfe
Year in School: Senior
Major(s)/Minor(s): Music Performance- Voice
Hometown: Sidney, Iowa
Favorite Quote: "not from your heart. not from your mind. sing from your guts."--Kesha, 2017
Favorite book(s): The Moon is Down- John Steinbeck
All-time favorite song: Greedy- Ariana Grande
Your dream vacation: New York City to see a show at the MET Opera House
Hobbies: Composing music and reading
Favorite Food: Anything with cheese
Something you accomplished that you’re proud of: Singing the lead role in the fall opera
Best TV series/movie: The Great British Baking Show
What are you most excited for during our service trip to Detroit? Learning about the city and its people firsthand
Name & Nickname: Anagha Inamdar
Year in School: Senior
Major(s)/Minor(s):
Major: Human Physiology
Minor: Psychology and Chemistry
Hometown: Cedar Falls, Iowa
Favorite Quote: “The power of imagination makes us infinite.” – John Muir
Favorite book(s): Clockwork series by Cassandra Clare and A Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J. Maas
All-time favorite song: A Supplementary Story: You Never Walk Alone by BTS
Your dream vacation: Greece and Turkey
Hobbies: Reading/random trips to Barnes & Noble, playing piano, listening to music, watching TV show/movies
Favorite Food: Pizza
Something you accomplished that you’re proud of: I learned how to cook authentic Indian food with my mom’s help!
Best TV series/movie: Avatar: The Last Airbender & Meet the Robinsons
What are you most excited for during our service trip to Detroit? I am most excited to learn more about the city in general, and I’m looking forward to learning more about the projects we’ll work with, such as the Heidelberg Project and Beyond Basics.
Name & Nickname: Vivian Le or Viv
Year in School: Sophomore
Major(s)/Minor(s): Marketing, Studio Art
Hometown: Des Moines, IA
Favorite Quote: “I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept.” - Angela Davis
Favorite book(s): The Bell Jar by Sylvia Path because I am a cliché of an art student
All-time favorite song: This is a loaded question.
Your dream vacation: Spending hours upon hours at various history and art museums
Hobbies: Film Photography
Favorite Food: Pad thai. forever & always.
Something you accomplished that you’re proud of: Anytime I've had the opportunity to get my work published.
Best TV series/movie: one of my favorite movie is the Devil Wears Prada.
What are you most excited for during our service trip to Detroit? To gain perspective outside the bubble that I've built for myself at the University of Iowa
Name & Nickname: Loreena Peragine, nickname Luna
Year in School: Sophomore
Major(s)/Minor(s): Nursing
Hometown: Boone, North Carolina
Favorite Quote: "Nevertheless, she persisted"
Favorite book(s): The Bell Jar
All-time favorite song: Don't stop believing by journey
Your dream vacation: Backpacking across Europe
Hobbies: Painting and sketching, hiking, Netflix binging
Favorite Food: Crab rangoon and perogies
Something you accomplished that you’re proud of: Making the dean's list last semester
Best TV series/movie: Anything by Tim Burton
What are you most excited for during our service trip to Detroit? Getting to explore a city I've never been to and getting to know my team members better!
Name & Nickname: Pearl Tate
Year in School: 2nd Year
Major(s)/Minor(s): Major: Social Work
Minors: English & Sociology
Certificate: Critical Cultural Competency
Hometown: I’m from all over Iowa, but went to high school in West Des Moines
Favorite Quote: “Am I supposed to be happy about this?”- my 7year old sister about her birthday present this year
Favorite book(s): Jerry Spinelli books, Percy Jackson series, Beautiful Disaster (by someone who’s name I can’t remember)
All-time favorite song: don’t ask me that idk. I really like Fool by Fits and the tantrums a lot rn and also Happy Mistakes by Saint Motel
Your dream vacation: TO Greece or Hawaii- going to Greece this summer so heck yeah
Hobbies: sleeping (sometimes) and deciding to take up all my free time with student org
Favorite Food: Limes (and also lemons), mashed potatoes (most potatoes), pineapple, apples. (I couldn’t choose one, so I broke the rules)
Something you accomplished that you’re proud of: I wrote a 16 page paper in like four hours
Best TV series/movie: I really like bad Australian teen tv shows that are meant for zany artsy middle schoolers (see Dance academy, Green Academy, etc)
What are you most excited for during our service trip to Detroit? Exploring a culture different than my own
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