Your voice drives change, and now, it might just name a van, too!
This year, because of a $32,500 Student Government subsidy, shuttle prices to the Des Moines Airport are cut in half from $50 to $25 per student making it easier and more affordable for students to travel home for Thanksgiving and Winter Break.
Even better: Transportation Services has purchased brand new vans for these trips, and we’re inviting YOU to help name them!
Key Shuttle Information
- Transportation Services has purchased new buses for the shuttle program
- Student Government is partnering with them to run a naming contest
- The winning submission will receive a year of free group shuttle rides
- This ties into a $32,500 subsidy Student Government is providing to cut shuttle prices in half, from $50 to $25, covering 650 rides for Thanksgiving and Winter Break
The Contest
Submit your most creative name ideas for the new airport shuttles, and you could win a year of free group shuttle rides!
Deadline: November 20th, 2025