Once again, the Sundberg Library in Benton Hall and the Learning Commons in Cedar Hall are joining together the week before midterms to offer a week of academic support and stress relief to help you be successful in your upcoming midterms – and beyond. Stop by each day [Continue Reading »]
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The Honorary Student Award is presented to a Kirkwood Community College employee selected by students who believe the recipient goes above and beyond normal job responsibilities to provide meaningful support. This year, Austin Hutchcroft, custodian, received the award. “It was surreal,” Hutchcroft said. “I didn’t think I would [Continue Reading »]
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“It’s here to stay,” said Rachelle Biderman, assistant professor of communication studies, about artificial intelligence during the Feb. 5 lecture at Kirkwood Community College. Biderman took initiative in the discussion and gave a nuanced and informative lecture about a specific aspect of AI — empathy and companionship [Continue Reading »]
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Kirkwood’s student media clubs made a strong showing at the Iowa College Media Association’s annual awards ceremony Feb. 5 in Des Moines, bringing home 13 awards. Kirkwood Student Productions earned four honors, while the Communiqué captured nine. The achievement is notable because Kirkwood competes primarily against four-year institutions [Continue Reading »]
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Kirkwood Community College students were scattered across Iowa Room A and B, posing in powerful stances like superheroes. In the next few minutes, a laugh attack spread across the floor. On Feb. 17, Wes Woodson, mental health advocate and public speaker, appeared as part of the Eagle Leadership [Continue Reading »]
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Kirkwood Community College professor Jed Peterson shared insights on solidarity and allyship during the Academy for Scholastic and Personal Success’s Critical Conversations panel. The monthly panel serves as a community discussion forum and is open to all ages. This meeting centered on the question “What challenges do we [Continue Reading »]
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The spring semester is off to a cold start, and the once-vibrant campus has given way to bare grass and negative wind chills. Still, green life thrives on the outer edges of the college. Inside the Horticulture building stands a 7,000-square-foot greenhouse that is home not only to [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]Kirkwood Community College is offering student support through its upcoming scholarship events, designed to help students navigate the scholarship application process with confidence. The event is a two-part workshop offering different types of assistance. The “Invest in Your Future” presentation will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 11, from [Continue Reading »]
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Student safety became a point of concern at Kirkwood Community College on Jan. 23, when the college remained open despite a windchill of –41 F that morning, prompting questions from students and community members about weather-related decision-making. “For people who drive, it wasn’t impossible to get to Kirkwood. [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]Students who have been paying attention to the political landscape over the last year might have noticed a rise in the popularity of extremism on both the left and the right. Figures like Zohran Mamdani and Nick Fuentes might have been outcast long shots 10 years ago, but [Continue Reading »]
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