At the end of the Big Event on March 6, Kirkwood Community College’s Dance Marathon revealed that it raised a record amount of $37,854.16 for the Stead Family Children’s Hospital in Iowa City. Kirkwood is the only Children’s Miracle Network Dance Marathon program in the nation, and Dance [Continue Reading »]
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Many students walk across Kirkwood’s campus every day without realizing that many of the machines, tools and products used in everyday life begin as digital designs. At Kirkwood Community College, the Computer-Aided Design/Mechanical Engineering Technology program prepares students to create detailed digital models and technical drawings before products [Continue Reading »]
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Kirkwood Community College’s visual communication and design program will merge with the digital arts program, Dean of Arts and Humanities Jennifer Cunningham confirmed on Feb. 20. The degree program will no longer be available to new students starting in the fall of 2026. However, the classes that are [Continue Reading »]
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Iowa citizens and historians have been pushing back against the decision to close the Iowa City archives. The move to close the public archives was announced on June 17, 2025, with budgetary issues being cited as the reason to do away with the State Historical Society of Iowa [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]With the rise of generative artificial intelligence, one major talking point at Kirkwood Community College surrounds the fate of the education field and AI literacy. Some would argue that AI literacy is essential for college education, while others reject the idea of having AI tools help with assignments, [Continue Reading »]
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The United States and Israel combined forces for a preemptive attack on Iran on Feb. 28. The strike on Tehran, Iran’s capital and largest city, left many of the country’s top leadership dead including Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. According to the Independent, the attack was a [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]Once again, the Sundberg Library in Benton Hall and the Learning Commons in Cedar Hall are joining together the week before midterms to offer a week of academic support and stress relief to help you be successful in your upcoming midterms – and beyond. Stop by each day [Continue Reading »]
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The Distinguished Service Award is presented to select Kirkwood Community Collegeemployees who are nominated by fellow employees and voted on as part of the college’semployee recognition committee. This year, Austin Hutchcroft, custodian, was one of therecipients.“It was surreal,” Hutchcroft said. “I didn’t think I would get something you [Continue Reading »]
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“It’s here to stay,” said Rachelle Biderman, assistant professor of communication studies, about artificial intelligence during the Feb. 5 lecture at Kirkwood Community College. Biderman took initiative in the discussion and gave a nuanced and informative lecture about a specific aspect of AI — empathy and companionship [Continue Reading »]
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Kirkwood’s student media clubs made a strong showing at the Iowa College Media Association’s annual awards ceremony Feb. 5 in Des Moines, bringing home 13 awards. Kirkwood Student Productions earned four honors, while the Communiqué captured nine. The achievement is notable because Kirkwood competes primarily against four-year institutions [Continue Reading »]
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