Kirkwood Community College students had two opportunities to focus on their health on Oct. 22, when Student Life and Mercy Clinic hosted their annual free flu shot clinic in Iowa Hall, and healthcare students held a vaping awareness display in Linn Hall. At the flu shot event, students [Continue Reading »]
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Kirkwood Community College hosted Jazz Jam in Iowa Hall on Oct. 28 with the college’s jazz band preforming on stage in front of a small crowd in The Café. The band played numerous instrumentals through drums, bass and guitar. “I think it’s just always fun getting to play [Continue Reading »]
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Come to town for “Urinetown: The Musical”, this fall’s production at Kirkwood Community College. The satirical dark comedy tells the story of the Urine Good Company, a corporation that monetizes society’s bathrooms. The performance is directed by members of Kirkwood’s arts and humanities faculty and features more than [Continue Reading »]
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Finding balance between college, work and personal life took center stage at a community conversation hosted by the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society on Oct. 21 in Iowa Hall. The event brought together students, faculty and club members to share experiences and reflect on the challenges and rewards [Continue Reading »]
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The Kirkwood Community College Eagles have a new athletic trainer in Lacey Tierney. With degrees from both Coe College and the University of Iowa, Tierney has a strong background in sports medicine. She also worked with Iowa City High as an athletic trainer as part of an outreach [Continue Reading »]
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Upon entering the Iowa Hall Art Gallery on Oct. 9, guests were immediately drawn to the gorgeous, detailed and carefully crafted pieces that hung like a statement of how wide the spectrum of art and creativity really is. The event was an artist reception for Barbara Shultz-Hetrick, a [Continue Reading »]
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Faculty members from the music department took the stage Oct. 8 with the Standard Java session on Iowa Hall Stage. A new house band featuring choir director Fred Kiser, director of instrumental music Chris Navarrete and piano instructor Julia Andrews made its debut in front of a small [Continue Reading »]
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Once the Director of the Kirkwood Community College Jones County Regional Center, Lisa Folken now teaches Fundamentals of Oral Communications and Public Speaking at the Cedar Rapids campus. She has been with Kirkwood since 2005 and retired into a lesser role with the college in order to spend [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]How did the club get started? In early 2022, a student who had run competitively during high school connected with the Clubs team in Student Life and expressed interest in starting a running club. They connected her to me and we developed a vision and strategy together and officially [Continue Reading »]
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When Dean of Industrial Technologies Joe Greathouse talks about trade programs at Kirkwood Community College, his eyes light up with pride. He believes Kirkwood is doing something extraordinary for students who prefer to learn by doing. “Our connection to industry is what makes us unique,” he said with [Continue Reading »]
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