Hello everyone!

Hello! My name is Melanie Garland and I am 22 years old. I recently just celebrated my one year wedding anniversary on May 15th with a wonderful man named Logan. He is actually the reason I decided to minor in IDM and therefore the reason I had to take this class. My actual major is called Child and Family Studies. I will soon graduate in December and then start my masters program. We have five kids- two ferrets named Charlie and Woodstock, one fish named Linus, one turtle named Peanut, and a very adorable puppy named Franklin. My time in Maryville is spent in working at Subway and the Elementary School, golfing with my husband, swimming, horseback riding, and scrapbooking.

I have attended Northwest for three years now and I really like the school. The small classes and the relationships you build with your teachers are something that I really enjoy. It is also something that can be rare with the large schools. I also like Maryville itself. We currently live here year round and I like the atmosphere of the small town life. You need to only drive a couple of minutes and you are already surrounded by farm life and the country. I think the biggest thing I like about Northwest is the amount of opportunities it gives you to get involved. There are many organizations on campus and it's easy to find your place in one of them. I also think the schools does a good job letting students know of real world opportunities. Another thing that everyone enjoys about Northwest is that it is so up to date on technology. For example, all the students on campus next year will have the opportunity to recieve Blackberry. Plus, everyone gets a computer in their dorm and in the suites and apartments the students are given a notebook computer. That was one reason I found Northwest appealing. In a world where technology is changing so much, the school does an excellent job keeping up. I will also have to say that pretty much everyone is friendly. And of course, the campus is gorgeous with lots of great landscaping, trees, and bushy squirrels. Oh yeah, I was going to tell you about the weather. Se in Missouri, you can never really tell what it's going to be like. One day it is sunny and warm and you can wear shorts and a tank top but then the next day it is cold and you need pants and a coat!

Here's a picture of me and my husband at a Northwest football game.

Well, I hope you've enjoyed our teacher as much as we've enjoyed yours. Good luck in the class and if you ever come to the United States don't be afraid to look me up. Feel free to email me at mkgarland@gmail.com

Hello students from Hogeschool Zuyd

Hey,
My name is Mark Holthaus, I am 6'4'', love sports, movies, girls, and I am currently a senior at Northwest Missouri majoring in Advertising. Northwest is a good school that has many staff so that the student can interact with their professor on more one on one basis. This University is determined in to achieve a higher form of higher learning. We a fully operational brand new, state of the art Macintosh computer lab that enables us to get a head start on web design, print advertising, and much much more for Mass Communication majors. Here, you really get a chance to explore how the real agencies create their own Advertising Campaigns. You get a feel for what the 'Real' world is expecting. I'm sure I would feel completely lost over there as I am sure you would here. However, its cool that we are learning basically the same thing at the same time and that the technology that we have today allows us to communicate like were are right now. Good Luck with all your goals and maybe one day soccer(futbol) will catch on over here like it has over there.
-Mark Holthaus

Maggie Robinson and Life at Northwest

Hi everyone! My name is Maggie Robinson and I am a Senior at Northwest Missouri State University. I am majoring in IDM and concentrating on New Media. I am originally from Lenox, Iowa. Which is located in Iowa about 50 miles from here. So really it's not to far from home but it's not that close either.

I really enjoy the campus here at Northwest. There has never been a time in the four years I have been here that I have ever been lost and didn't know where I was going. All of the buildings are about a 3 minute walk away from each other so really they are close. Also, the campus is beautiful. There are trees and flowers everywhere. So really the campus makes you feel like you are in the middle of the woods and it is just really relaxing. Oh, and you can't forget the friendly squirrels. When I first came to Northwest people would always say that the squirrels are so friendly on campus, and they are. I am not saying that you can go up and touch them and bring them home as a pet, but for squirrels they let you get really really close to them. So I found that really interesting.

Northwest has always been full of very friendly students. I know that I will come from this place with tons of new friends. I have had some of the best times of my life here and I would never want it any other way. The thing about Northwest is that you always wave and say hi to about everyone you see just because everyone is that nice. There has never been one moment in my four years that I have ever been uncomfortable. Northwest also offers a lot of organizations and extra curricular activities for the students here. So there is never a dull moment here.

This is me (in the yellow shirt) and 3 of my best friends I have met at Northwest.






Northwest has been a great experience for me as a student. There are tons of memories that I will pull away from this place. I really hope that a lot of you think seriously about coming and visiting us at Northwest because like the saying goes "Once a Bearcat, Always a Bearcat". I look forward to hearing from you.

Maggie Robinson