These are the exciting parts of my job-you never know what will happen. What you have to do is keep up with preventive maintenance and plan for the future. This is the first full school year in which the office of the Vice President for Student Services has been in place. As vice president for student services, Phil Jones is doing the same good job he's always done. The difference is that in meetings when vice presidents discuss the totality of the student experience at Iowa, including their time outside the classroom, he's a vital part of the discussion.
Students are in a phase of development in which they're becoming adults.
I want parents to know he is a great advocate for them, academically and socially. He works well with directors of student organizations. We've seen major changes in the way the organizations are run. They're now evaluating what they're doing and spending their money in effective ways. Many lectures, music and theatre events, and other observances are planned for the Human Rights '98 celebration.