Many people have concerns about the ingredients in the treats they give their pets. With a plethora of recalls, one business owner decided to take matters into her own hands. Stephanie Riffey, owner of The Barkery, has taken this need to the next level by creating handmade, healthy [Continue Reading »]
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Participation can lead to Eagle Leadership Certificate On Sept. 4, the Student Leadership Kickoff Series event began and students gathered in Iowa Hall to learn more about the activities planned for this year. Student Leadership includes three clubs: Student Ambassadors, Student Leadership Council and Dance Marathon. [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]Regardless of what your reasons are for attending Kirkwood Community College, most of us will experience one of the many online or hybrid courses that this college has to offer. In doing so, we face obstacles in figuring out how to still stay connected and stay on top [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]Students can use their EagleCards for free activities here at Kirkwood Community College, including bus transportation, sports activities, access to the Rec Center and tickets to school musicals. You can also use your EagleCard like a debit card, where you can deposit funds into your account and use [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]Touchdown Eagles! Those are two words no Kirkwood Community College student has ever heard but many would like to hear. Students at Kirkwood have been clamoring for a football team for many years, yet we still don’t have one. A big reason students want a football team [Continue Reading »]
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Members of the Kirkwood Student Nursing Association (KSNA) volunteered at the 18th annual Five Seasons Stand Down on Thursday, Sept. 12. The event was hosted by the Valor Board, which is a 100% volunteer organization. Stand Downs are typically one- to three-day events during which VA staff and [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 »]Experience to focus on landscape, rocks, and people of South Africa Next summer, Kirkwood Community College students will have an opportunity to broaden their horizons and study beyond the borders of the United States. Kirkwood recently received a grant for a planned expedition to South Africa in July [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]On July 30, Kirkwood Community College and the University of Iowa jointly announced a new Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) bachelor’s degree program in response to what they state is a nationwide demand for medical laboratory scientists. Kizer Friedley, MLS program director at Kirkwood, stated she is very [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]Honors projects align with student interests, academic goals The Kirkwood Community College Honors Program is still accepting applicants for the fall. The program is designed for students seeking to explore their academic interests in greater depth. This program offers students the ability to design and construct a project [Continue Reading »]
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