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 »]
[Continue Reading »]Next year is set to be a big year for Iowa politics due in large part to the fact that the race for governor is up for grabs, and a new name will be chosen no matter who wins. Additionally, many Kirkwood Community College students will be voting [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]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 »]
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