Over the 2019-2020 winter break students had the opportunity to travel to Nepal or Guatemala. This was Kirkwood’s first year offering a study abroad opportunity in Nepal. The 10 students and two faculty leaders who traveled to Nepal stayed in hotels and hostels, with host families, and camped [Continue Reading »]
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Students at Kirkwood Community College are able to take advantage of many hands-on learning opportunities, from culinary arts to auto repair programs and Kirkwood is one of five colleges in the state to offer Energy Production and Distribution Technologies as a two-year Associates of Applied Science degree. [Continue Reading »]
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On Sunday, Jan. 26, the world was rocked by the news that Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven other people were killed in a helicopter crash in Los Angeles, Calif. Bryant was drafted by the Charlotte Hornets in 1996, however he was traded the same [Continue Reading »]
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Are you running out of ideas of what to do this holiday? Check out this list of some great events to take your friends and family to this holiday season.
[Continue Reading »]Thanksgiving is fast approaching, that means the countdown to Christmas has begun. Many people spend the day after Thanksgiving bargain shopping for gifts but are the savings really worth staying up all night to wait in line for that must have toy? Is it really worth getting in to a fist fight when you can get the same deals online with the click of a mouse?
[Continue Reading »]Fun and affordable actives can be hard to find during the winter. Between cold temperatures and high prices for just about everything it can be hard to get a break from homework and studying for finals.
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The Haunted Hustle 5k, held on the main campus at Kirkwood Community College drew attendees from as far away as Colorado, Wisconsin and North Carolina.
[Continue Reading »]Kirkwood has amazing student athletes who are expected behave with dignity on the court, but will that continue if their sports heroes behave like Tom Brady?
[Continue Reading »]Recently, Kirkwood sent an email asking me to fill out a survey. One of the questions asked, “If you could start the semester over, what would your change?
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