For an hour and a half, groups of students play games, color, and do a puzzle together as popcorn pops in the background, adding to the ambiance of their conversations as they take a break from their phones and have fun, all the while connecting on a more [Continue Reading »]
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On Feb. 28, the U.S. and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran, sending shockwaves through the oil industry and driving gas prices up 36%, or $1.06 per gallon, as the Strait of Hormuz is in the process of reopening, according to Reuters. Students at Kirkwood Community College [Continue Reading »]
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At Kirkwood Community College, parks and natural resources students share a passion for conserving Iowa’s ecosystems. Land management of wetlands and tall grass prairies is a major part of the program’s curriculum as well as studying the native plants and animals that inhabit them. One way that students [Continue Reading »]
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For nearly a year, Kirkwood Hall, home of the Advising Center, has been under renovation. Over spring break, the center reopened, allowing advisers to return and students to once again attend advising meetings there. The renovation process of Kirkwood Hall began back in spring of 2025 with [Continue Reading »]
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At the end of the Big Event on March 6, Kirkwood Community College’s Dance Marathon revealed that it raised a record amount of $37,854.16 for the Stead Family Children’s Hospital in Iowa City. Kirkwood is the only Children’s Miracle Network Dance Marathon program in the nation, and Dance [Continue Reading »]
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Many students walk across Kirkwood’s campus every day without realizing that many of the machines, tools and products used in everyday life begin as digital designs. At Kirkwood Community College, the Computer-Aided Design/Mechanical Engineering Technology program prepares students to create detailed digital models and technical drawings before products [Continue Reading »]
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Kirkwood Community College’s visual communication and design program will merge with the digital arts program, Dean of Arts and Humanities Jennifer Cunningham confirmed on Feb. 20. The degree program will no longer be available to new students starting in the fall of 2026. However, the classes that are [Continue Reading »]
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Iowa citizens and historians have been pushing back against the decision to close the Iowa City archives. The move to close the public archives was announced on June 17, 2025, with budgetary issues being cited as the reason to do away with the State Historical Society of Iowa [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]With the rise of generative artificial intelligence, one major talking point at Kirkwood Community College surrounds the fate of the education field and AI literacy. Some would argue that AI literacy is essential for college education, while others reject the idea of having AI tools help with assignments, [Continue Reading »]
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The United States and Israel combined forces for a preemptive attack on Iran on Feb. 28. The strike on Tehran, Iran’s capital and largest city, left many of the country’s top leadership dead including Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. According to the Independent, the attack was a [Continue Reading »]
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