Kirkwood Community College Marketing Professor Edwin Nyamwala has his own clothing line coined Overcoming Adversity or OA. The line aims to bring affordable sports apparel to regular people. After seeing how expensive brands like Under Armour are, Nyamwala said he decided that there had to be a better [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]Kirkwood Community College’s Student Life is hosting its annual food drive this year, looking to bring in as much food as possible. After not having a food drive last year, Student Life is eager to see the turnout this year. The annual food drive is held to, “help [Continue Reading »]
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Kirkwood Community College has a wide range of activities and clubs for students to participate in, anything from stem club to baseball, Kirkwood offers it all. One club in particular flies under the radar of most, the Kirkwood Shooting Sports Club. This club helps students with a love of [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]The Facilities department has more than 75 employees and an operational budget of $11 million a year leading it to be one of the biggest spenders on the Kirkwood Community College campus. They are also in charge of all eight Kirkwood campuses and 14 locations. From custodial work [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]Four years ago Maria Canales, Facilities department assistant, and the student health nurse at Kirkwood Community College noticed an innate need for access to food among their patients. They noticed that oftentimes students came in not feeling well or nauseous because they hadn’t eaten anything all day whether [Continue Reading »]
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Kirkwood Community College’s Public Safety department recently unveiled a new partnership with the RAVE Guardian app. The app aims to help students easily connect with the public safety department via chat or call. It also helps students take proactive measures for students safety, according to public safety officials. [Continue Reading »]
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Kirkwood Community College has invited a host of food truck vendors to their campus every Tuesday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to provide another food option for students on campus. During the renovation of Iowa Hall there are only a few food options on campus [Continue Reading »]
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The massive student center that is currently under construction in what is formerly known as Iowa Hall is more than halfway complete, according to Monica Davis, senior director of Facilities at Kirkwood Community College. The $32-million project started just over a year and a half ago in March of [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]CEDAR RAPIDS – Only a year ago, Kirkwood Community College’s main campus sustained $2.4 million in damages after the storm of the century hit the Cedar Rapids area. The derecho brought winds gusting to more than 70 mph for the better part of an hour over a large swath [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]On Sept. 8, Kirkwood Community College President Dr. Lori Sundberg announced that Kirkwood will request that everyone on campus wear masks in enclosed spaces, such as the classroom, to help stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus. In a video address to Kirkwood students and faculty, Sundberg pleaded [Continue Reading »]
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