On April 1, Kirkwood Community College women’s basketball head coach Kim Muhl announced his retirement. After 37 seasons of pure excellence, Muhl has engraved himself as one of the most successful coaches in sports history. His career as a head coach consists of a 1,108-178 record (.862 [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]The Kirkwood Community College Eagles are known for dominant play on the playing field, but what does it take to unlock that strong play? The unsurprising answer is practice, and lots of it. Every athlete at Kirkwood had to work hard to get to where they are. They’ve [Continue Reading »]
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Kirkwood has historically shown excellence across its six sports. Whether it is winning the majority of games, sending student-athletes to four-year colleges or garnering national attention from NJCAA media, the Eagles consistently perform at a high level. In sports, there is frequent discussion about home-field advantage and for [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]“Crime 101,” directed by Bart Layton, is a slow-burn crime film centered around the criminals and investigators of a chain of jewelry store robberies committed along U.S. Route 101 in California. Mike (Chris Hemsworth) is hired to commit high-stakes jewelry theft across different couriers in Los Angeles. He [Continue Reading »]
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Multiple people glided across the floor, holding each other’s arms, as they learned a traditional dance. On March 24, during activity hour at Kirkwood Community College, Hispanic Horizons hosted two community instructors in Iowa Room A to teach students, staff and faculty how to tango. The specific type [Continue Reading »]
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On April 1, Kirkwood Community College partnered with ImpactLife to host a free blood typing awareness event aimed at educating students, faculty and staff on the importance of knowing their blood type and understanding the life-saving impact of blood donation. The event was held in Iowa Hall. A [Continue Reading »]
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What’s the club called? Women in Natural Resources Club. How did it all begin? The natural resources industry has been, and still is in some ways, male dominated. We wanted to give women in the industry a space where they could come together to network and professionally [Continue Reading »]
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What’s the club called? Kirkwood Film Club. We also call it KFC, just because it’s a fun acronym. How did it all begin? We’re pretty much all students of the professor and advisor, Phil Brown. We just realized that a lot of us were either coming in early [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]“Don’t be afraid to switch because if it’s what you’re wanting to chase, chase it.” Garrett Witham, Exercise Science Choosing a major is one of the most important decisions a student makes when pursuing a college education. Many factors influence that choice, and not all students stick with [Continue Reading »]
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Graduates of Kirkwood’s hospitality program have gone on to work across different sectors of the hospitality industry, including hotel management, country clubs and event planning. At first glance, hospitality may sound simple, serving guests, managing hotels, or working in restaurants. But at Kirkwood Community College, the hospitality [Continue Reading »]
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