At Kirkwood Community College, students of all majors have the ability to immerse themselves in many cultural learning opportunities through studying abroad. Kirkwood offers a wide variety of programs, including spring and summer options, as well as semester-long trips. “I went abroad to South Korea a couple of [Continue Reading »]
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The 19th annual Five Seasons Stand Down was held on Sept. 4 at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Cedar Rapids. More than 70 organizations were in attendance for the event, connecting homeless or near-homeless veterans and non-veterans to services that help them transition to community living. Participants explore vital [Continue Reading »]
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The second annual 7 Climbs for 9/11 was held on Sept. 11 at Mount Trashmore. The event was started by a firefighter with 49 years of service who wanted a way to honor and remember not only the 343 firefighters but each of the 2,977 victims that [Continue Reading »]
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On April 8, Kirkwood Community College suffered a power outage at its main campus. The area surrounding the campus was also impacted, including the Kirkwood Apartments and the traffic lights on Kirkwood Boulevard. The outage occurred shortly before 2 p.m. and lasted approximately 42 minutes. According to [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]Community colleges across 24 states offer students the option of earning a four-year degree, and Iowa is now exploring that option as well. Representative Taylor Collins, District 95, has asked the Community Colleges of Iowa, an organization that includes all 15 community colleges in the state, to research [Continue Reading »]
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It’s all over the news—food recall after food recall, outbreak after outbreak—leaving many stunned and wondering: Was it always this bad? On Jan. 27, the FDA issued a Class I recall on broccoli contaminated with listeria that was available at Walmarts in 20 different states. It feels like [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 »]Volunteering is a way to bring those around us together, which is what René Morris, compliance coordinator and nursing department assistant at Kirkwood Community College said she wanted to bring to life through the Kirkwood Staff Association (KSA). This year, KSA is participating in a highway clean-up [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]Some unique events are happening in the sky this spring. A penumbral lunar eclipse, typically the most uneventful of all eclipse types, happened with the full moon on March 25. Next up will be the Total Solar Eclipse and the Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, also known as the Devil Comet, [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]Kirkwood Community College recently partnered with the University of Northern Iowa to create a 2+2 music program. At Kirkwood, interest in the music program is increasing. The program includes more than 35 students each year, and 150 students from all programs at the college who participate in ensembles. [Continue Reading »]
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