Math faculty leads folk dancing for students
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Jessica McWilliams
Jessica is in the Digital Arts program and previously graduated with an AA in Liberal Arts and a Bakery Certificate. She enjoys cooking, hiking with her dog, Daisy, taking pictures and spending time with her family.
Wind turbine program spins success
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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Students make lifelong friendships
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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Holiday Happenings
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 »]Skip the lines for big deals online
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 »]Common cures for winter blues in the city of five seasons
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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Boys and ghouls run for a cause
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 »]Not all professional athletes are role models
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 »]Time for reflection on the past and future
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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The great debate of book to movie adaptations
Is a movie adaptation ever as good as the book? That is a debate I hear often and it a polarizing topic.
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