Communique Staff
Anna Weber
Q: Where are you from? A: Rice Lake, Wisconsin Q: Why did you choose Kirkwood? A: I chose to attend Kirkwood because of the reputation the Occupational Therapy Assistant program has. I love the Cedar Rapids area and have enjoyed my time in the area. Q: What is your major and how did you choose it? [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]Amber Wagner
Q: Where are you from? (city, state) A: Montrose, Iowa Q: Why did you choose Kirkwood? A: I chose Kirkwood because I knew that I wanted to go to college right out of high school, but I wasn’t sure exactly what I wanted to study and I didn’t want to spend tens [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]Alisabeth Von Presley
Q: Where are you from? (city, state) A: Marion, Iowa Q: Why did you choose Kirkwood? A: I started out with a semester at a larger university and it didn’t fit well with my learning style. I liked being able to approach a professor after class with a question, get to know [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]Rachel Vakulich
Q: Where are you from? (city, state) A: I am from Wellman, Iowa. Q: Why did you choose Kirkwood? A: I chose Kirkwood because I wanted to be the best nurse that I could be. I wanted to learn as much as I could from an institution that had high standards and [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]Christine Tygart
Q: Where are you from? A: Cedar Rapids, Iowa Q: Why did you choose Kirkwood? A: I have wanted to work in the Physical Therapy profession since high school and the PTA program at Kirkwood is one of the best. Q: What is your major and how did you choose it? A: Associates [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]Brianna Tippey
Q: Where are you from? (city, state) A: Used to live in Texas but I moved up to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, at the age of 13 Q: Why did you choose Kirkwood? A: It was a close and inexpensive option while still having a high-ranking culinary program. Q: What is your major and how [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]Bryce Thompson
Q: Where are you from? A: Lone Tree, Iowa Q: Why did you choose Kirkwood? A: I chose Kirkwood due to it being offered at my high school and I wanted to take as many classes as possible before I graduated high school. Q: What is your major and how did you choose it? [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]Tamera Tegtmeier
Q: Where are you from? (city, state) A: Marion, Iowa Q: Why did you choose Kirkwood? A: I chose Kirkwood Community College as I was not sure what I wanted to do. I started my general ed classes first. For me, it was close to where I lived and I could commute back and forth. [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]Avery Tauke
Q: Where are you from? (city, state) A: Earlville, Iowa Q: Why did you choose Kirkwood? A: I chose Kirkwood because I heard they had a good program and offered a two-year course in Advanced Welding Technologies when schools closer to home were only ten months not covering as many competencies. Q: What [Continue Reading »]
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