ISU faculty and staff Q-and-A — Janice Baker

Katherine Klingseis

Name: Janice Baker

Official title at Iowa State: Dance faculty

As a student, what was your favorite part about your first year in college?: Meeting new people and learning new information about the world of dance.

As a student, what were some challenges you faced in your first year in college?: Being away from friends and family.

What is some advice you would offer new ISU students?: Take advantage of the new of any sort that comes your way. Savor every possibility of learning, even if it is not comfortable and challenges your personal belief system. Allow for diversity without judgment by embracing the other as friend, not foe. Be resilient. Take a dance class and increase your world.