The Kirkwood Associate Degree Nursing Program has achieved initial NLN Commission on Nursing Education Accreditation (CNEA) for six years. This allows the graduates of the two-year program to work at hospitals that require accredited degrees and make it easier for students to transfer to earn their four-year [Continue Reading »]
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Event aims to increase participation and graduation of women in IT and related fields On March 8, Kirkwood Community College, in collaboration with Pearson’s, hosted a Women in Technology event. This event consisted of a panel in which they disproved stereotypes about women in IT, collaborated on how [Continue Reading »]
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One in five college females and one in sixteen college males are sexually assaulted during their time at college, according to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC). According to the NSVRC, sexual violence or assault is any type of unwanted sexual contact. This does include any [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]April is Autism Awareness Month. According to the Autism Research Center, one in 54 school-aged students have autism. According to Kirkwood’s Learning Services Autism Advocate AJ Richard, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disability that effects how people with autism experience the world. Richard explained how autism [Continue Reading »]
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The Kirkwood women’s basketball team was crowned NJCAA national champs against Morton College on March 19. This caps off a fantastic one-loss season for the Eagles. This also marks Kirkwood’s 8th national title win. With two All-American selections in Ashley Tull and Kortney Drake and the NJCAA [Continue Reading »]
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Kirkwood Dance Marathon raises more than $15,000 for U of I children’s hospital Dance Marathon returned to an in-person event at Kirkwood for the first time since the pandemic began in 2020. Kirkwood is the only community college in Iowa to host its own Dance Marathon and one [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]NextEra Energy Resources donation to provide hands-on training for Kirkwood students Kirkwood Community College’s Energy Production and Distribution Technologies program recently received a donation of approximately 330 solar panels from NextEra Energy Resources, LLC. The panels are aimed at helping the college’s Energy Production and Distribution Technologies (renewable [Continue Reading »]
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As the snow melts, thoughts of warmer days penetrate the minds of students and they may be thinking about the next season – getting summer clothes out of the back of the closet, seeing if bathing suits still fit and planning outdoor activities again. For students returning to [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]As part of a larger initiative supporting participation in the political process and to create a more informed student body, campus leaders at Kirkwood Community College encourage the importance of civic engagement as an integral part of the student educational experience and a channel for creating dialog to [Continue Reading »]
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Free upcoming student events • Free popcorn in Nielsen Hall on Wednesday, March 23, at 11 a.m. • Free popcorn in Cedar Hall on Tuesday, March 29, at 11 a.m. • Virtual bingo on Tuesday, March 29, at 8 p.m. Zoom link available on Kirkwood’s Calendar of Events [Continue Reading »]
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