The Sundberg Library and Learning Commons has a week full of activities planned to help you be successful in your midterms, and throughout your college career. Come by each day to meet some of the many people working at Kirkwood just to support you in your classes. We [Continue Reading »]
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At the 38th annual CITA-Kirkwood Fire School, local and state firefighters attended classes to learn new techniques or refresh their skills in such areas as Basic/Advanced Auto Extrication, Basic Firefighting and Class “A,” Big Rig Rescue Extrication and many other areas. This year’s programs were held at [Continue Reading »]
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Many students at Kirkwood Community College commute between Iowa City and Cedar Rapids. This causes gas expenses to go up and allocated study time to go down. However, there is an alternative option for traveling to class: The 380 Express. While tickets typically cost $3.50 per ride, Kirkwood’s [Continue Reading »]
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The Kirkwood Community College Board of Trustees approved the purchase of 80 acres of land near the main campus to expand the agriculture program. The land is located across the street from the Airport National Golf Course along Wright Brothers Boulevard. “It actually borders two of our other [Continue Reading »]
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Members of the Kirkwood Student Nursing Association (KSNA) volunteered at the 18th annual Five Seasons Stand Down on Thursday, Sept. 12. The event was hosted by the Valor Board, which is a 100% volunteer organization. Stand Downs are typically one- to three-day events during which VA staff and [Continue Reading »]
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A firefighter with 49 years of service wanted a way to honor and remember not only the 343 firefighters, but each of the 2,977 victims that were lost on Sept. 11, 2001. That became a reality for Kirkwood Community College instructor John Conyn, who, along with the [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]Experience to focus on landscape, rocks, and people of South Africa Next summer, Kirkwood Community College students will have an opportunity to broaden their horizons and study beyond the borders of the United States. Kirkwood recently received a grant for a planned expedition to South Africa in July [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]On July 30, Kirkwood Community College and the University of Iowa jointly announced a new Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) bachelor’s degree program in response to what they state is a nationwide demand for medical laboratory scientists. Kizer Friedley, MLS program director at Kirkwood, stated she is very [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]Honors projects align with student interests, academic goals The Kirkwood Community College Honors Program is still accepting applicants for the fall. The program is designed for students seeking to explore their academic interests in greater depth. This program offers students the ability to design and construct a project [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]With the weather becoming nicer and the summer going into full swing, a favorite pastime after a busy semester is relaxing with a good book. An engaging type of book is a graphic novel. They are not only comic books with superheroes but cover historical fiction, realistic fiction [Continue Reading »]
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