{"id":11813,"date":"2020-03-30T22:56:10","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T03:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/?p=11813"},"modified":"2020-03-30T22:56:11","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T03:56:11","slug":"march-student-of-the-month-anna-van-dusen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/archives\/11813","title":{"rendered":"March student of the month: Anna van Dusen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>by Mari Pizzini\u2013<\/strong> Morningside College\u2019s chapter of Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) selected Anna Van Dusen as March\u2019s student of the month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"267\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/files\/2020\/03\/annavandusenphoto-267x400.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11814\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/files\/2020\/03\/annavandusenphoto-267x400.jpeg 267w, https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/files\/2020\/03\/annavandusenphoto-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/files\/2020\/03\/annavandusenphoto-768x1151.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/files\/2020\/03\/annavandusenphoto-534x800.jpeg 534w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Van\nDusen was recently elected as the secretary of Morningside Ag Club, is a member\nof the National\nAgri-Marketing Association group, the Iowa Student Education Association,\nPhotography club, and Teachers Inspiring Exceptional Students. She is currently\nan RA on campus, works in the training room, and photographs sporting events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, Van Dusen serves in student\ngovernment as a sophomore representative. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am the chair of the food committee,\u201d\nVan Dusen said about student government, \u201cwhere I communicate and work with\nCasey Benton to make changes or implement new ideas into all our food services\nat Morningside.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOff campus, I help teach at KidZone at\nSunnybrook Church and I also run my own photography business.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Van Dusen said that she was surprised,\nyet honored to be awarded this acknowledgement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think this award is a great opportunity for students to be\nrecognized for the work that they put in; both in activities but also behind\nthe scenes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Katy\nBurford, Morningside\u2019s head athletic trainer, often works closely with Van\nDusen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnna\nis dependable and eager to help out in any way possible,\u201d Burford said. Van\nDusen doesn\u2019t step down from a challenge and loves to be involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Morningside\u2019s\nagriculture community is where Van Dusen said she is really invested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\nare all just a big family, between all of the professors and the students, and\nI love it,\u201d Van Dusen said. \u201cI only recently joined ag in-depth this year and I\nfelt very welcomed by everyone and had the opportunity to get involved right\naway.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\nlove that I can always go from one activity to the next and be surrounded by\npeople who love the same things as me.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Mari Pizzini\u2013 Morningside College\u2019s chapter of Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) selected Anna Van Dusen as March\u2019s student of the month. Van Dusen was recently elected as the secretary of Morningside Ag Club, is a member of the National Agri-Marketing Association group, the Iowa Student Education Association, Photography club, and Teachers Inspiring Exceptional Students. 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