Chris Navarrete brings extensive experience to Music Department “I love Jazz, it embodies freedom. It’s really just freedom of expression,” said Chris Navarrete, Kirkwood Community College’s new director of instrumental music who started in July. Navarrete was the former director of bands at California State University, Chico. [Continue Reading »]
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Kirkwood Community College hosted a Voting 101 course on Oct. 1 to educate students, many of whom are eligible to vote for the first time this year, on the concepts and importance of voting. The event was hosted by Assistant Professor of English Shawnacy Kiker-Perez and the Civic [Continue Reading »]
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The Kirkwood Community College choir, led by Fred Kiser, associate professor of music, is working with students to prepare for the upcoming fall concert on Sunday, Nov. 24, at 3 p.m. in Ballantyne Auditorium. Kiser said the choir is working on a variety of opera pieces for the [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]The use of Generative AI is a controversial topic in schools. Many schools have moved quickly to ban the use of ChatGPT but Kirkwood Community College has taken a different path. In August, Kirkwood professors met to talk about the use of AI in their classes. No concrete [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]After watching a TikTok video, I opened the camera app on my phone and stared into my eyes looking back at my reflection. I said to myself, “Maybe there is something wrong with my nose.” Social media is ruining perceptions of beauty and forcing people to not [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]Here at Kirkwood Community College, we have a food pantry that is free to use for all students. The food pantry is located on the third floor in Iowa Hall, and students can get groceries once a week. The food pantry has a wide variety of groceries. You [Continue Reading »]
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Parking lot safety is a serious concern. So far in 2024, Kirkwood Community College’s Public Safety reported they have responded to 31 accidents on the main campus, with the vast majority taking place in our parking lots. This statistic does not include the number of accidents that go [Continue Reading »]
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At the 38th annual CITA-Kirkwood Fire School, local and state firefighters attended classes to learn new techniques or refresh their skills in such areas as Basic/Advanced Auto Extrication, Basic Firefighting and Class “A,” Big Rig Rescue Extrication and many other areas. This year’s programs were held at [Continue Reading »]
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Many students at Kirkwood Community College commute between Iowa City and Cedar Rapids. This causes gas expenses to go up and allocated study time to go down. However, there is an alternative option for traveling to class: The 380 Express. While tickets typically cost $3.50 per ride, Kirkwood’s [Continue Reading »]
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The Kirkwood Community College Board of Trustees approved the purchase of 80 acres of land near the main campus to expand the agriculture program. The land is located across the street from the Airport National Golf Course along Wright Brothers Boulevard. “It actually borders two of our other [Continue Reading »]
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