Iowa Law Dean of Admissions, Collins Byrd, speaks with students in the admissions office.
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The Office of Admissions is located at 320 Melrose Avenue in Iowa City. It is in a house near the College of Law. The Office of Admissions is open to walk-in visitors from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 to 4:30 p.m. (CST) Monday through Friday. Our office is closed on weekends and University holidays.
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The University of Iowa
320 Melrose Ave.
Iowa City, IA 52242-1113
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Admissions Staff
Collins B. Byrd, Jr.
Assistant Dean of Admissions
Sehee Foss
Associate Director of Admissions
Jan Barnes
Admissions Coordinator
Karen Sojka
Admissions Assistant
Melissa Plummer
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The following current students have made themselves available to answer questions about The University of Iowa College of Law.Ally Basak (3L)
Hometown: Roselle (Schaumburg), IL
Undergraduate Institution: Dartmouth College
Course of Study: Government—International Politics
Law School Activities: Senior Note & Comment Editor for Journal of Transnational Law & Contemporary Programs; Research Assistant for Center for International Finance and Development, LLSA, Equal Justice Foundation, Center for Human Rights, International Law Society, Intramural softball
Other Interests: making jewelry, cooking, salsa dancing, yoga, white water rafting
Work experience: Paz Horowitz SA in Quito, Ecuador, World Organization for Human Rights in Washington, DC, Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence - Immigrant Rights Project, Teach for American, WorldTeach
Elisa Correa (3L)
Hometown: Homewood, IL
Undergraduate Institution: University of Illinois—Urbana Champaign
Course of Study: Finance
Law School Activities: LLSA, PHIDS, Teaching Assistant for Economics, student writer for the Journal of Transnational Law and Contemporary Problems
Other Interests: traveling, water sports, Chicago Cubs
Work experience: Iowa City Legal Aid, Chicago Legal Aid
Kristen DePena (3L)
Hometown: Corpus Christi, TX
Undergraduate Institution: Villanova University & Cornell College
Course of Study: Political Science and Communications
Law School Activities: LLSA, Phi Alpha Delta, Federalist Society
Other Interests: volunteering for the Salvation Army, skiing, traveling
Work experience: Alaska Bar Association, Pro Bono Division, LaMarca & Landry, PC, in Des Moines
Mosah Fernandez-Goodman (3L-JD/MBA)
Hometown: New York City, NY
Undergraduate Institution: Wesleyan University
Course of Study: Performing Arts, MALS (07)
Law School Activities: LLSA, JLSA, PHIDS, flag football, teaching assistant in business school, MBA Association (exec VP), Tippie Business School Diversity Committee, Student Activities Budget Allocation Committee
Other interests: Walking his dog, playing chess, cooking
Work experience: Ford Motor Company, Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP, worked in Los Angeles fundraising for Wesleyan University
Nathan Kron (3L)
Hometown: Iowa City, moved from CA
Undergraduate Institution: University of Iowa
Course of Study: Religion and Spanish
Law School Activities: Environmental Law Society, Pro Bono Society
Other Interests: running, basketball, mountaineering, skiing
Jonathan Stensvaag (3L)
Hometown: Iowa City, IA
Undergraduate Institution: University of Maryland at College Park
Course of Study: Government and Political Science
Law School Activities: Senior Symposium Editor for Journal of Gender, Race, & Justice, Phi Alpha Delta, Pro Bono Society, pro se divorce clinic
Other Interests: volunteer week, intramural sports, Red Sox, cooking, politics, guitar, Vikings
Work experience: Meardon, Sueppel & Downer in Iowa CityPete Nadimi (3L)
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Undergraduate Institution: University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Course of Study: Political Science and Global Studies
Law School Activities: Contributing Editor for Iowa Law Review, Moot Court Board - Student Judge, Middle Eastern Law Student Association, Iowa Student Bar Association, Research Assistant for Professor Adrien Wing
Other Interests: Watching CNN, working out, mentoring youth
Work experience: Led a pro bono project in DC prior to law school, Judicial Clerk for Judge Stephen Aldrich, Summer Associate at Squire, Sanders & Dempsey in Phoenix, ArizonaJustin Randall (2L)
Hometown: Naperville, IL
Undergraduate Institution: University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign
Course of Study: Political Science and Speech Communication
Law School Activities: Iowa Student Bar Association, Phi Delta Phi, Alternate Dispute Resolution Society, Research Assistant at the Institute of Public Affairs, American Mock Trial Association Judge, student writer for Journal of Gender, Race, & Justice
Other Interests: politics, public service
Work experience: Student Body President at University of Illinois, Legislative Aide at the IL State Capitol, Program Director for the Law and Trial Advocacy Summer ProgramAmanda Hettler (2L)
Hometown: O’Fallon, IL
Undergraduate Institution: University of Notre Dame
Course of Study: Political Science and Economics
Law School Activities: Student writer for Iowa Law Review, Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence/MUNA Clinic Pro Bono Project, Phi Alpha Delta, Organization of Women Law Students and Staff, Native American Law Student Association, Research Assistant
Other Interests: playing piano, politics, running, Notre Dame football
Work experience: United States Air Force; intern for the 2nd Judicial Circuit in Sioux Falls, SDCarolyn Mutrux (2L)
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Undergraduate Institution: University of Missouri
Course of Study: Journalism-Strategic Communications
Law School Activities: Student writer for Iowa Law Review, Research Assistant for Professor Allen, Citizen Lawyer Program, Phi Delta Phi, Environmental Law Society, Pro Bono Society, Organization for Women Law Students and Staff
Other Interests: volunteering, hiking, running, pilates, yoga, baking
Work experience: Iowa State Public Defenders Office; yoga and pilates instructor