Welcome to an exciting new chapter in your lives.

Whether your home up to this point has been in Iowa, Montana or China, we are excited that you are now choosing Ames, Iowa and Iowa State as your new home.

Students of Iowa State make up half of the Ames population and are welcomed as full-fledged citizens in every sense of the word. This is your home for study, recreation, community participation and voting. Student representation is sought on city boards and commissions, in neighborhoods, and on the City Council.

Best of all you deserve our thanks for making Ames the vibrant and unique community it is. Because of ISU students, we all have CyRide, a national award-winning bus system. We all experience the thrill of fall football games, spring Veishea, and countless concerts and lectures. We all have a jointly-owned facility for year-round ice skating; we can all share in the excitement of the new Furman Aquatic Center built on ISU land and offering reduced rates to students; and the list goes on.

Thank you for your decision to make Ames, Iowa, your home for now. And thanks for all you bring to Ames.

Ann Campbell

Mayor