Since the summer of 2019, Kirkwood Community College has been working on renovations across campus. This is a result of a $60 million bond that passed in 2017 which allowed the college to start making changes on campus to improve the learning environment. The four main places of [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]Kirkwood Community College has a large international student population, comprising of 8% of the student body or roughly 1,300 students, hailing from nations as far away as Southeast Asia, Sub Saharan Africa and the Middle East. For students who were not born abroad but wish to strike out [Continue Reading »]
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Zach is the front-man of a band called Remedy Drive. He said he had been researching human trafficking prior to being approached by Matt Parker, co-founder of The Exodus Road, a non-profit organization that fights human trafficking.
[Continue Reading »]Kirkwood Community College has several departments and groups to help ensure student success. However, Kirkwood also helps students with their nutritional by offering food and other supplies at the campus food pantry.
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Kirkwood Community College has a longstanding record of safety at all of its locations across Eastern Iowa, including the Main Campus, which only had 10 incidents – mostly alcohol related, in 2017 (the last year reported in the 2018 Campus Security Act Report, which is available on Kirkwood’s [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]Day 1 Digital is one of Kirkwood Community College’s fastest-growing projects and has grown exponentially since starting in the spring of 2018. Day 1 Digital, according to Kevin Ault, Kirkwood bookstore manager, is “a program that gives us the opportunity to deliver course materials at the lowest possible [Continue Reading »]
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The Club Cookout, which was planned to be held outside on Tuesday, Sept. 10, was held inside Iowa Hall across from The Café and featured a number of new and existing clubs that had representatives on hand to answer questions by prospective members. Hot dog and hamburger lunches [Continue Reading »]
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Every year Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) hosts two honors projects for students to take part in. One is a mentoring program where international students get the chance to be teamed up with local students to help them become acclimated to the Cedar Rapids area and American culture. This [Continue Reading »]
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At 162 pounds, the Kirkwood Community College therapy dog can still get much bigger. Shade, a Great Dane who will turn one year old on May 9, isn’t done growing and certainly is anything but an average puppy. Sociology professor and Shade’s owner Alissa King has been preparing [Continue Reading »]
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“This project was a dream I had,” said Elisha Stanley, apparel merchandising and design instructor.
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