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 »]
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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 »]
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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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College mourns passing of major contributor According to a college press release, Henry B. Tippie’s contributions to Kirkwood spanned nearly three decades. Tippie died on Feb. 20, at the age of 95. 1993 – Major contributor for Kirkwood’s Tippie-Mansfield Center in Belle Plaine. 1996 – Created endowed scholarships [Continue Reading »]
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Play Review Kirkwood’s Visual and Performing Arts students presented their winter play, “Failure: A Love Story” by Phillip Dawkins, Feb. 17 – 20 in Ballantyne Auditorium to small, but appreciative, audiences. The story is set in the 1920s, and is centered around the lives of the three Fail [Continue Reading »]
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Each February, those in the U.S. see references to and promotions for Black History Month. It is a repeated call to learn about and celebrate the many contributions and accomplishments of African Americans to this country and the world. Kirkwood Community College is also tied to some of [Continue Reading »]
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Ethanol plants produce a large amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) when manufacturing ethanol and other corn derivatives. One proposed method to reduce CO2 in Iowa is to transport the excess CO2, via pipeline, to another location. According to agri-pulse.com, “The initial project proposed by Summit Carbon Solutions’ Midwest [Continue Reading »]
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