The Library wants to help you finish the semester strong. Here are some ways we can help. Research and citation support is available, just as it is year-round. We have access to lots of books, articles, news and streaming videos. We can help you figure out how [Continue Reading »]
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For many students, feeling safe on campus is something they expect but rarely stop to think about. Behind that sense of security, however, is a coordinated system of planning, technology, training and community awareness designed to keep the campus environment safe. David Heffer, senior director of Public [Continue Reading »]
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March 8-14 was Safety Awareness Week for Kirkwood Community College. Kirkwood hosted three events for the special week: Safety & Sustainability Meet-and-Greet/Spot the Hazard, VR Safety and Emergency Preparedness/First Aid. The event on March 9 included many activities, one of them being “Spot the Hazard” where students were [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]Social media is an integral part of daily life for most college students. As social media becomes increasingly influential, we must consider the emerging evidence that suggests social media’s impact on mental health and academic engagement is not negligible and must be addressed by the Kirkwood community. Cognitive [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]With the widespread use of word processing programs that can check your spelling in real time and correct it, it begs the question, Do we need to know how to spell? Personally I feel that this kind of reasoning is dangerous for a multitude of reasons. Being overly [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]It might not take a lot of thought when you choose to walk up the stairs instead of taking the elevator or when you decide to cut through the grass rather than sticking to the sidewalk, but these small and sometimes thoughtless decisions have more impact on ourselves [Continue Reading »]
[Continue Reading »]When people think of attending Kirkwood Community College, many think of getting an associate’s degree in two years as a full-time student. Kirkwood describes a full-time student as someone taking 12 or more credit hours per semester (which is about four classes) while a part-time student is someone [Continue Reading »]
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At Kirkwood Community College, parks and natural resources students share a passion for conserving Iowa’s ecosystems. Land management of wetlands and tall grass prairies is a major part of the program’s curriculum as well as studying the native plants and animals that inhabit them. One way that students [Continue Reading »]
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For nearly a year, Kirkwood Hall, home of the Advising Center, has been under renovation. Over spring break, the center reopened, allowing advisers to return and students to once again attend advising meetings there. The renovation process of Kirkwood Hall began back in spring of 2025 with [Continue Reading »]
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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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