A place – and a job – that feel like home: One nurse's journey from the suburbs of Chicago to Iowa City
Ashley Price, BSN, RN, PMH-BC, thought she was heading home for good after nursing school. But once she returned to the bustle of her hometown in Chicago's northern suburbs to complete her licensing exams, she realized something surprising – she missed Iowa. She missed the people, her family connections, and the pace of life she'd come to appreciate during her time at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa.

Grounds manager blends passion for the environment with a career in Athletics
For more than two decades, Tony Senio has helped shape the landscapes, playing surfaces, and natural spaces that define the University of Iowa's athletic footprint. Today, as grounds manager for the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, Senio oversees everything from high-performance sports turf to prairie restorations — but his path to this role began long before he stepped onto campus. It began on his family farm.

Military veteran returns to Iowa City to pursue new career, raise a family
Nick Carino-Marek's path to a leadership role within ITS was not a conventional one. He came to Iowa as an undergraduate in the early 2000s, left the university to join the U.S. Air Force during the height of the Iraq War, then returned several years later to pursue a degree in informatics.