Podcasts about Kirkwood Community College

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2023 4:03

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I'm here with your update for November 2, 2023.According to the National Weather Service Thursday will be mostly sunny in the Cedar Rapids area, with a high near 52 degrees. On Thursday evening there will be increasing clouds with a low of around 37 degrees.Red Star Yeast Company in Cedar Rapids has agreed to pay a $37,705 fine and buy local first responders $35,864 in equipment as part of a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over hazardous waste violations.On Jan. 23, EPA inspectors visited the Red Star plant at 950 60th Ave. SW and found three 10,000-gallon tanks of hazardous waste, including one that held selenium-contaminated sludge and two others labeled as “hazardous waste,” according to the consent decree the EPA provided to The Gazette. Selenium is an ingredient added to nutritional yeast.The fire department and hazmat team prepared a list of equipment that would help in their responses to hazardous waste or other chemical incidents and Red Star submitted that to the EPA as part of a supplemental environmental project. Red Star has 60 days from Oct. 23 to purchase the gear.Oral-B Laboratories has agreed to buy Kirkwood Community College's Iowa City campus for $6.4 million — pending 120 days of performing “due diligence” on the deal.That pending sale, made Aug. 10 for the 6.3 acres at 1816 Lower Muscatine Rd., is about $625,000 under Kirkwood's asking price of nearly $7 million, according to a Realty.com advertisement promoting the property as a “hard to find” large parcel in “highly-sought after Iowa City.”In 2018, Procter & Gamble announced it would move its shampoo, conditioner and body wash product lines out of Iowa City — and eliminate hundreds of local jobs as a result. But then two years later, it said it would keep the product lines here after all. Its oral care lines, including Oral B, were not affected under the plans.In January, Kirkwood announced it was going to sell the 32-year-old campus Former Kirkwood President Lori Sundberg said the move was made to cut costs and consolidate offerings as community colleges face challenges in adapting to the changing educational landscape.Longtime Iowa head football coach Kirk Ferentz intends to continue coaching beyond the 2023 season, he clarified Wednesday evening on his weekly radio show.“I hope to keep doing this for quite a while,” Ferentz said. “I've always loved being here. … Until they tell me to sit down, I'll probably keep going.”The longtime coach's future came into question after interim athletics director Beth Goetz announced on Monday her intention to not retain offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz after the 2023 season.Ferentz said on his radio show Wednesday he was “not trying to intentionally cause celebration for some people that would love to see me go start a stamp collection or go birdwatching.”“That was not the intent,” Ferentz said Wednesday. “The intent was to try to steer this thing back to what is important right now.”

Keeping Our Kids Safe: The Bus, Curfew & Situational Awareness

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2023 14:45

It's never been more important to elevate the amount of time, attention and focus we give our children to keep them safe. It's time to talk ALL ABOUT keeping our kids safe from the time they get on and off the bus, to the time they spend in the evening and more. Learn the essential details you'll need to keep YOUR kids safe from 20+year Police Dispatcher Lisa Moore inside this episode of The Digitally Dispatched Podcast! The Digitally Dispatched Podcast Links Bar: Subscribe via Apple Podcasts | Subscribe via RSS Feed | Facebook Page | Twitter Page | Stitcher Page Find Even More Ways to Listen & Subscribe via The Podcaster Matrix! The ultimate success for every podcaster – is FEEDBACK! Be sure to take just a few minutes to tell the hosts of this podcast what YOU think over at Apple Podcasts! It takes only a few minutes but helps the hosts of this program pave the way to future greatness! Not an Apple Podcasts user? No problem! Be sure to check out any of the other many growing podcast directories online to find this and many other podcasts via The Podcaster Matrix! Housekeeping All of us have either seen or experienced 911 first-hand, but Police Dispatch Operator is ready to take your questions, feedback and stories to help share vital details with her growing listenerbase! What would you like to share? Contact her today! -- Interested in being a Guest on The Digital Dispatched Podcast? Connect with Lisa today! Links from this Episode: -- Lisa Moore https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-moore-a3ab0b14/ -- What is Car Clotting? === Have you taken the time to find YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT's NON-EMERGENCY NUMBER? Do it right now! Calls to the Audience Inside this Episode: -- Have YOU had any interaction with 911 over the years? Tell us now! -- Which tips, tricks and details did Lisa miss in this episode? Tell us now! -- Ready to share your business, organization or efforts message with Lisa's focused audience? Tell us now! -- Do you have feedback you'd like to share with Lisa from this episode? Share YOUR perspective! Be an Advertiser/Sponsor for This Program Tell us what you think! It's never too late to be an advertiser in this podcast, thanks to Perpetual Advertising! Contact us now and learn more about why podcasting allows your advertising dollar to live across millions of future listeners – FOREVER! Tell Us What You Think! Feedback is the cornerstone and engine of all great podcast. Be sure to chime in with your thoughts, perspective sand more. Share your insight and experiences with Lisa by clicking here! The Host of this Program: Lisa Moore: Lisa Moore has been a police dispatcher for 20 years and in this profession she has been a supervisor, a trainer and a peer speaker with the Critical Incident Training team where she is able to share some of her exciting, heart-wrenching and even some or her humorous 911 and police calls. Lisa graduated from Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa with and Associates degree in Liberal Arts before attending the University of Iowa, in Iowa City and receiving a Bachelorette's Degree in Elementary Education with a minor in Communications. In addition to dispatching, Lisa is a trivia buff and claims to know a little bit about a lot of stuff. Her other interests include listening to audible books and podcasts, all genres of film and television, and is a self proclaimed fast-foodie and loves discussing food and places she enjoys going as well as trying out new places. Lisa is looking forward to exploring the podcasting world and finding a place for her perspectives, knowledge and vast experiences. — Lisa Moore on Facebook — Lisa Moore on LinkedIn — Lisa on Twitter

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Iowa community college hosts first official Indigenous Peoples' Day celebration

Talk of Iowa

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2023

Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids will hold its first Indigenous Peoples' Day celebration — an effort led by Morgan Bear, an advisor at Kirkwood and a member of the Meskwaki Nation.

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Episode 322: Roman Walks

Historically Thinking: Conversations about historical knowledge and how we achieve it

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2023 59:20

Caravaggio, David and Goliath: a dangling self-portrait My guest Scott Samuelson didn't visit Rome until he was in his mid 30s. Since then, with COVID exceptions, he has gone to Rome every summer. These trips, and his thoughtfulness and wonder at what he has seen there has resulted in a wonderful and idiosyncratic book. He describes it as “an exploration of both the city and the visions of life inspired by it, an eclectic guide that blends history, art, literature, religion, and philosophy. My aim is to see how much our souls can be instructed not only by thinkers like Cicero, Seneca, and Giordano Bruno but also by sites like the Forum, the Villa Farnesina, and the Galleria Borghese.” The result is Rome as a Guide to the Good Life: A Philosophical Grand Tour. Scott Samuelson is a professor at Kirkwood Community College in Iowa. He also works with the Catherine Project—brainchild of friend of the podcast Zena Hitz–where experienced teachers engage great books with a small group of readers for free. For his work in bringing philosophy to the public, he won the 2015 Hiett Prize in the Humanities. This is his third book. For Further Information If you enjoyed this conversation, and are new to the podcast, then give a listen to my conversations with Zena Hitz (mentioned above), and with Scott Newstok–who introduced me to Scott Samuelson. And if you are a student, and want to see Rome as Scott Samuelson sees it, why not go with him?. It's too late to do it this year, but there's always 2024...

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Gazette Daily News Briefing, May 5

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2023 3:46

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I'm here with your update for Friday, May 5.Friday will start sunny and pleasant, with a chance for some rain as the day goes on. According to the National Weather Service it will start out mostly sunny in the Cedar Rapids area, with temperatures reaching a high of 70 degrees. It will become increasingly cloudy as the day goes on, though, and there will be a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3 p.m. The overall average chance of precipitation is listed at 30 percent.Shortly after noon Thursday, Iowa lawmakers concluded their work for the year. Unless a special session is called, they will not return to resume their work at the Iowa Capitol until next January.Republican leaders in the Iowa Legislature frequently used the word “historic” in their descriptions of the 2023 session.House Speaker Pat Grassley, a Republican from New Hartford, said Republicans followed through on the priorities “that we laid out to Iowans,” including property tax relief and “making sure that parents were a part of their children's education,” whether through school choice or school transparency requirements for curriculum and books.Meanwhile, Democrats did not mince words when describing their view of the 2023 session.Sen. Zach Wahls, the leader of the Senate Democrats from Coralville, told reporters the session was “one of the most divisive and cruel ever seen in the history of the Iowa Legislature,” and said state house Republicans “poured gasoline on the flames of the culture war.”Wahls criticized Republicans for the private school financial assistance program, their more strict regulation of books in K-12 schools with sexual content, and legislation that impacts transgender children in Iowa.As these comments suggest, most bills were passed along party lines, with Republicans passing most of their agenda without needing, or receiving, any support from Democrats.They did agree on a few things, such as a property tax reform bill that aims to lower property taxes by restricting how much funding schools and local governments can raise from increased growth to property values over a given time period. Governor Kim Reynolds signed that bill, almost unanimously approved by state lawmakers, on Thursday.Kirkwood Community College named its new president on Thursday.Nearly 10 years after leaving her vice presidential post at Kirkwood Community College for a senior role at ACT, Kristie Fisher has landed the premiere post atop Eastern Iowa's largest community college.Fisher had spent her last four years leading the 2,442-student Iowa Valley Community College District as its chancellor and president.She arrives during challenging times for higher education. All of Iowa's community colleges have lost students in recent years.While seven of the state's community colleges saw slight enrollment upticks in the fall, Kirkwood was among eight that saw a dip — although it remains the state's second largest behind Des Moines Area Community College.“One of the things that I think not just Kirkwood but all community colleges are going to be facing is the fact that there's so much learning loss from the time of the pandemic,” she said to the question of big issues she'll have to tackle as Kirkwood president. “I think we're going to see that for the next decade.”

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Gazette Daily News Briefing, April 24

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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2023 4:08

This is John McGlothlen with The Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Monday, April 24th.According to the National Weather Service, there will be widespread frost before 9 a.m. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Then tonight, a 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch are possible.After waiting 52 years to hire its first female president in 2018, Kirkwood Community College last week introduced three women as finalists to succeed Lori Sundberg when she retires later this year. The first of her prospective successors to visit Kirkwood last week was Lisa Armour, who's spent her entire higher education career in Florida and currently serves as interim provost and vice president for academic affairs of Sante Fe College — an 18,000-student public community college in Gainesville. The last to visit was Lori Suddick, who's served institutions across the Midwest, holding various leadership posts at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College in Green Bay before stepping in as president in 2018 atop College of Lake County, a public community college in Grayslake, Ill. The second finalist introduced to campus — or reintroduced, more accurately — was Kristie Fisher, who early in her higher ed pursuits earned an associate degree from Kirkwood before later serving as Kirkwood's vice president of student services from 2006 to 2014. Since the finalist visits and on-campus interviews last week, the 15-member Kirkwood presidential search committee has been collecting input from faculty, staff and the broader community through online feedback forms. A proposed schedule of presidential-search activities doesn't identify a date for presidential selection. It does project an appointment date of Oct. 30.The Iowa Utilities Board issued separate orders Friday assessing $2 million in civil penalties to two pipeline companies that have been operating hazardous liquid pipelines and underground storage facilities in the state for nearly three decades without obtaining permits from the Iowa Utilities Board. The board began a review last year of hazardous liquid pipelines and renewals of expiring permits, discovering Enterprise Products Operating did not have a current permit for approximately 750 miles of pipelines in Iowa that transport propane, butane and natural gasoline, according to a news release. It also found Sinclair Transportation Co. did not have a permit for a roughly 12-mile pipeline in Lee County that transports petroleum products, according to Iowa Utilities Board records. Neither company had been issued permits required to construct, maintain or operate a hazardous liquid pipeline in Iowa, the utilities board said in its release. The utilities board issued a total of $1.8 million in civil penalties against Enterprise for not obtaining permits for seven hazardous liquid pipelines and two hazardous liquid underground storage facilities. It issued a $200,000 civil penalty against Sinclair for operating its hazardous liquid pipeline without a permit.A body that authorities believe to be that of Cristian Martinez — a 20-year-old Muscatine man reported missing a week ago — was recovered Saturday from the Iowa River, more than a mile downstream from where he was last seen. Iowa City police said they responded shortly after noon to Napoleon Park, at 2501 S. Gilbert St., on the east bank of the river. Authorities said a couple reported what they thought was a body in the river. The city said in a news release that the Johnson County Medical Examiner's Office would positively identify the individual found and determine the cause and manner of death. Martinez had gone to Iowa City with some friends who last saw him in the alley behind Bardot Iowa, a bar at 347 S. Gilbert St., sometime before 1 a.m. April 15. His phone had died earlier in the evening, according to the Iowa City Police...

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Ep 136 Laura Ingalls Wilder Fandom Roundup 2022

Trundlebed Tales

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2023 45:00

Find out everything that happened in 2022. Get updates about what's gone on at the homesites. Find out about new books to buy. Learn where to tune in for on-going programs. Sarah S. Uthoff is a nationally known Laura Ingalls Wilder authority and has presented at five of the Wilder homesites, many times at the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum, many conferences and numerous libraries, museums, and events around the Midwest. Attend one of her programs, schedule one yourself, watch her videos, listen to her podcast, look at her photos, and find her on Facebook , Twitter , LinkedIn , SlideShare, and Academia.edu . Professionally she is a reference librarian at Kirkwood Community College and former director of the Oxford (Iowa) Public Library.

Gazette Daily News Briefing, February 15

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Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2023 3:55

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Wednesday, February 15.We'll get a break from precipitation on Wednesday, but it will be windy and cold. According to the National Weather Service it will be mostly cloudy in the Cedar Rapids area with the temperature dropping to around 30 degrees by 5 p.m. Wind of 10 to 20 mph could gust as high as 30 mph. On Wednesday night it will be cloudy, with a low near 23 degrees. Enjoy the view of grass, because a bunch of snow is predicted to come overnight into Thursday.Nearly 55 years after a private firm built the Mayflower Apartment Community overlooking the Iowa River, marketed to students as a “luxury” dorm — and 40 years after the University of Iowa bought the eight-story building outright — the UI is planning to sell its Mayflower Residence Hall.With those sale proceeds — plus any borrowing they need to do — UI administrators want to build a $40 to $60 million residence hall for returning students. Currently, most UI residence hall space is prioritized for freshmen.The master plan indicates a new returning-student hall could hold between 250 and 400 beds — making it similar in size to Stanley Hall, housing 354 students, or Daum Hall, housing 344 students. The plan aims to build the new hall on UI-owned land also on the east side of campus.Mayflower Hall was built in the 1960s in place of what started in 1851 as the Walter Terrell Mansion, home of the entrepreneur who built a dam and grain mill on the Iowa River. The mansion in the 1930s or 1940s became the Mayflower Inn, featuring the Mayflower Night Club, before it was demolished and replaced with apartments.Cuts that Kirkwood Community College announced Monday resulted in 28 layoffs, some occurring across programs the campus is eliminating or changing because of low enrollment.Both full-time and part-time employees were laid off in two programs the college is closing: Dental Technology and the Energy Production and Distribution program.Kirkwood announced plans Monday to close those for-credit programs following an internal review of its operations, which officials said wasn't documented in a report. By laying off 28 the employees and closing the associated programs, Kirkwood anticipates saving about $1.5 million a year.Iowa Homeland Security will pay more than $600,000 to replace firefighting clothing and equipment damaged in a Dec. 8, 2022, explosion and fire in Marengo after the company whose plant exploded refused to pay.The decision will allow more than 20 agencies that responded to the blaze to replace gear ruined by diesel fuel and a mysterious solvent stored at the plant operated by C6-Zero. Without the cash infusion from the state, some departments would be fighting fires with older, uncertified gear, said Josh Humphrey, Iowa County Emergency Management Agency coordinator.The explosion injured a dozen employees, caused an evacuation of nearby houses and polluted soil and water because of chemicals stored at the site, where C6-Zero was attempting to dissolve used shingles into oil, sand and fiberglass.

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Tuesday, February 14th, 2023

Here First

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2023

Leaders of Iowa's three public universities are asking state lawmakers for a $32 million boost in funding. Another bill that would prohibit curriculum related to gender identity and sexual orientation in Iowa schools is advancing in the legislature. Plus, Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids announced its scaling back.

Gazette Daily News Briefing, February 14

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2023 4:12

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Tuesday, February 14.Tuesday's weather will still feel like Spring, but it will be the cold version of spring where it's windy and rainy. Judging from the probability charts from the National Weather Service it looks like it could rain all day in the Cedar Rapids area, with the highest likelihood from noon to 6 p.m. The high will be near 48 degrees with a strong breeze. On Tuesday night it will be cloudy, with a low of around 36 degrees. The wind will pick up speed as well, gusting as high as 40 mph.A month after announcing plans to relocate and cut services in Iowa City, Kirkwood Community College announced plans Monday to close two programs, downsize a third and eliminate faculty and staff positions to “bring future budgets in line with expected revenue.”Specifically, the Cedar Rapids-based Kirkwood is closing its Dental Technology program and its Energy Production and Distribution Technologies program “due to low enrollment.” The closures will become official once all current students complete their studies in those areas, Kirkwood officials said.The college also is changing its truck driving program within its Continuing Education and Training Services division, again, due to low enrollment numbers over the last five years. Those changes will end the “behind-the-wheel” portion of the school's commercial driver's license program after the current class finishes.The decision followed a long-term viability analysis and is being made in light of the “significant and ongoing cost of maintaining up-to-date technology and equipment.”Kirkwood didn't immediately release the internal review of its operations that compelled the closure of its for-credit programs or the long-term viability analysis of its truck driving program. It didn't share current enrollments of the affected programs. Nor did it immediately provide specific numbers of faculty and staff positions cut. Iowa's state transportation commission would be required to prioritize making Highway 30 four lanes under a bill advanced by a panel of state lawmakers.A Senate transportation subcommittee Monday advanced to full committee Senate File 111 by Sen. Chris Cournoyer, R-Le Claire, which would require the state to make the entire length of Highway 30 four lanes — including a 40-mile stretch between DeWitt and Lisbon and between Carroll and Ogden in Western Iowa.Economic developers, business leaders and government officials in Clinton County have advocated for the better part of two decades for the state to modify and expand Highway 30 between DeWitt and Lisbon to four lanes.Representatives with Grow Clinton County, which works to promote business growth in the region, told lawmakers such a project would spur rural business development, foster population growth, improve roadway safety, lessen congestion on Interstate 80 and match the majority of Highway 30's cross-state footprint.Cedar Rapids nonprofit Matthew 25 was chosen as one of five organizations to receive part of a $150,000 campaign to fight hunger across the country.As a front line organization fighting food insecurity locally, Matthew 25 was named a 2023 recipient of $15,000 from the Simply Organic Giving Fund. The fund is a charitable arm of Simply Organic, a leader in organic herbs and spices under the Norway, Iowa-based Frontier Co-Op family of brands.In addition to

Gazette Daily News Briefing, January 13

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2023 4:20

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Friday, January 13.Friday will be the gentle cold valley in the temperatures this week before things warm up again over the weekend. According to the National Weather Service it will start out mostly cloudy in the Cedar Rapids area before gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 30 degrees. A wind of 10 to 15 mph will gust as high as 20 mph. On Friday night it will be mostly cloudy, with a low of around 17 degrees. The wind will become calm as the night goes on.After warning faculty and staff last month of likely changes to its 32-year-old Iowa City campus, Kirkwood Community College confirmed Thursday it's moving most of its operations from that facility to its regional center in Coralville, and then selling the branch campus.“The Kirkwood Regional Center at the University of Iowa meets our needs as it has plenty of space,” Kirkwood President Lori Sundberg said in a message to faculty and staff at the Cedar Rapids-based college about the changes coming later this year.“Our research also indicates the site is a more accessible location for the community overall,” she said.Following a campus study and community survey, Kirkwood has decided to move both credit and noncredit courses to the regional center by fall, according to Sundberg, who said Kirkwood also is exploring possibly expanding its partnership with the Iowa City Community School District at the district's newly-acquired ACT campus facility.A recent Kirkwood assessment of its assets found if nothing changed over the next 24 years, the institution would spend nearly $40 million maintaining the 97,094-square-foot Iowa City campus — which has a current classroom-use rate under 40 percent and saw a 75 percent enrollment slide from 2016 to 2021.A Central City woman was arrested Wednesday after she was reportedly caught on surveillance footage lighting her own restaurant on fire. She made a fraudulent insurance claim two days later, according to a criminal complaint.Heidi Renee Liegl, 43, is charged with first-degree arson and insurance fraud, both felonies. Liegl is the owner of the Stove House Restaurant in Central City.The Linn County Sheriff's Office responded to a fire at the restaurant on Saturday at about 11:30 a.m. The Central City Fire Department, Coggon Fire Department, Alburnett Fire Department, Center Point Ambulance Service and Marion Fire Department also responded, according to a news release from the Sheriff's Office.According to the criminal complaint, Liegl was going through financial difficulties and owed the property owners two months of rent. She had reportedly been served eviction notices the day before the fire.Decreases in the number of violent crimes and weapon-related crimes reported in 2022 have Cedar Rapids police optimistic going into the new year.There were 88 weapons-related crimes in 2022, which is down from 116 in 2021, and 188 in 2020, according to the Cedar Rapids Police Department's annual crime statistics.Shots-fired calls went down slightly, from 123 in 2021 to 120 in 2022, with the numbers decreasing more toward the end of the year.“That significant decline leads me to be optimistic and hopeful that we can carry that trend,” Cedar Rapids Police Chief Wayne Jerman said.Jerman said he continues to be concerned about the number of guns stolen from vehicles.In 2022, 679 thefts were reported from vehicles, a 28 percent increase from the 530 thefts reported in 2021. The 2022 thefts included 58 guns.Jerman said he doesn't want to blame those...

Gazette Daily News Briefing, November 17

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2022 4:27

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Thursday, November 17.Another day of predicted snowfall, although there again shouldn't be that much of it. According to the National Weather Service on Thursday there will be a chance of snow primarily between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. in the Cedar Rapids area. It will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. Thursday night will remain mostly cloudy, with a low of around 17 degrees. A wind of 10 to 15 mph will gust as high as 25 mph. After shedding students annually for more than a decade — a post-Great Recession trend aggravated by the pandemic — Iowa's 15 community colleges this fall recorded their first collective enrollment uptick since 2010: a half percentage point bump, pushing the student tally to 82,251.Individually, a new Iowa community college enrollment report this week shows a more nuanced divide — with seven colleges reporting an increase and eight reporting the opposite.Cedar Rapids' Kirkwood Community College is among those with fewer students this fall — after restoring some of its massive 2020 COVID-19 losses last year. At 12,414 students, Kirkwood is sitting 1.5 percent below last fall's 12,607.Those that made gains this fall include the state's largest — Des Moines Area Community College — reporting a 5.4 percent increase to 21,637, which widened its enrollment gap with Kirkwood, the state's second largest college.Some of that shift involves escalating joint enrollment among students pursuing high school and college credit simultaneously. This fall, 37,123 Iowa high school students participated in at least one joint-enrollment program — up 4.2 percent.It's looking like Marion may extend its bus route to and from Cedar Rapids while adding micro transit vans inside the city.Staff from Marion, Cedar Rapids and Horizons presented three transit options to the Marion City Council during its work session Tuesday night.Marion city staffers are recommending the option that would extend the bus route along First/Seventh Avenue through Uptown Marion and loop back with a 15-minute frequency through Uptown. The preferred option also would add three micro transit buses. And the current transfer stop at Twixt Town Road would end and Marion passengers wanting to go into Cedar Rapids would simply stay on the bus. Marion has set aside $225,000 in federal American Rescue Plan Act dollars to buy three, 16-passenger buses for the micro-transit piece. The micro-transit buses also could pick up passengers anywhere in Marion and drop them off anywhere within Marion.

Gazette Daily News Briefing, November 8

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2022 3:16

Happy Election DayThis is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Tuesday, November 8.Your Election Day weather will be sunny and breezy. According to the National Weather Service it will be sunny with a high near 57 degrees in the Cedar Rapids area on Tuesday. On Tuesday night it will be mostly cloudy, with a low of around 50 degrees. A wind of 10 to 15 mph could gust as high as 20 mph.Polls are open 7:00 am – 8:00 pm in Iowa on Tuesday so remember to vote if you have not already. Then check back into thegazette.com later on for election results and coverage.Four years after taking over the sprawling Kirkwood Community College system in 2018 as its fifth president --- and its first female top leader — Lori Sundberg, 64, announced plans Monday to retire next fall.The Cedar Rapids-based Kirkwood board of trustees will launch a nationwide search for her successor “in the coming months,” according to an announcement of Sundberg's departure. The goal, Sundberg told The Gazette, is to name a new president by summer.Sundberg plans to stay on through Kirkwood's next Higher Learning Commission accreditation visit in October 2023, giving her time to help onboard a new president and avoid an interim leader.A University of Iowa inspection of the sixth-floor Mayflower Residence Hall window a freshman fell from early last Thursday has confirmed “no problems with the window and that it operates normally,” officials told The Gazette.The first-year male student who fell, according to initial reports, was playing catch with other students in a residence hall room just before 4:30 a.m. Thursday when he “leaned back and fell through the screen of an open window.”He landed on the north roof of Mayflower Residence Hall — meaning he fell about five stories, according to UI officials. The student was able to speak with first responders, who took him to the UI Hospitals and Clinics for treatment. The university hasn't publicly shared more details on his condition.A preliminary assessment found no foul play, but the incident does remain under investigation.Two separate groups of co-workers from Hiawatha businesses split $50,000 lottery winnings late last week.The Iowa Lottery announced that a group of 21 co-workers from the Hiawatha engineering firm Hall & Hall Engineers Inc. split $50,000 from Wednesday's Powerball drawing. The group's ticket was just one number from winning the $1.2 billion jackpot.A separate group of 10 co-workers from the Hiawatha manufacturer RUD Chain also split $50,000 from Wednesday's Powerball drawing, according to the Iowa lottery.With no jackpot winners, the Powerball has climbed to $1.9 billion.all has climbed to $1.9 billion.

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Hour One: Kirkwood CropCam, FFA Convention Report, Stine Seeds Harvest Update

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2022 32:17

Andy Petersen is at Kirkwood Community College's CropCam site and talked with Scott Ermer, Dean, College of Ag Sciences at Kirkwood, who summarized the growing season and preparing for harvest. Andy also talked with our NAFB Intern, Jennifer Holliday at the National FFA Convention, who spoke with National FFA President Cole Baerlocher. And in the final segment Andy talked with Todd Schomburg, Stine Seeds Head of Agronomy, and Tom Larsen, Regional Agronomist with Stine Seeds, on elease initial Stine product harvest performance.

Gazette Daily News Briefing, October 8 and October 9

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2022 4:03

Welcome to the weekend! This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Saturday, October 8, and Sunday, October 9. It may start out frosty, but temperatures will climb into a pretty nice weekend. According to the National Weather Service there will be widespread frost in the Cedar Rapids area on Saturday, mainly before 9 a.m. But it will be sunny, with an eventual high near 62 degrees. On Saturday night it will be mostly clear, with a low of around 39 degrees. On Sunday it will be sunny, with a high near 72 degrees. On Sunday night it will be mostly clear, with a high near 43 degrees. A Cedar Rapids couple will donate $2.1 million to seven Linn County nonprofits, United Way of East Central Iowa, one of the beneficiaries, announced Friday. The couple, Mike and Jo Cambridge, ran a staffing business called Cambridge TEMPositions in Cedar Rapids for more than 30 years before they retired in 2014. In 2015, the couple donated https://www.thegazette.com/news/cedar-rapids-couple-donates-4-5-million-to-catholic-schools-churches/ ($4.5 million) to five Catholic schools and churches. The seven nonprofits that will receive funds, along with United Way of East Central Iowa, are Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Dubuque, Foundation 2 Crisis Services, Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa, Mercy Medical Center Foundation, the Salvation Army of Cedar Rapids and Willis Dady Homeless Services. Each nonprofit will receive $300,000 over the next three years. So somebody decided that doing an active shooting drill on election day might be a bad idea. Kirkwood Community College officials on Friday notified the campus they're postponing an active shooter drill previously planned for Election Day, Nov. 8 — a delay that came after some faculty and staff voiced concern about the drill's timing and potential to disrupt voting. In the Friday “special update” announcing the active threat drill would be moved, Kirkwood Public Safety officials said they're working with the Cedar Rapids Police Department to find an alternative date. The entities originally picked Nov. 8 for the drill on Kirkwood's main Cedar Rapids campus solely because it worked for everyone's schedules according to a Kirkwood spokesman. Kirkwood's Cedar Rapids campus hosts two polling places, and its Iowa City campus hosts one polling place. A $5 million grant will aid an overhaul of the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum in West Branch, the state announced Friday, the same day former President George W. Bush was in Cedar Rapids to help raise funds for the museum's renovation. The grant was issued by the state's economic development agency through a program that promotes tourism. The grant is funded by federal pandemic relief funding, which Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds originally opposed. Herbert Hoover is the only U.S. president born in Iowa. https://hoover.archives.gov/ (The museum) features information about Hoover and his wife, First Lady Lou Henry Hoover. The Hoover Presidential Foundation is in the midst of https://www.thegazette.com/news/herbert-hoover-presidential-library-and-museum-open-again-in-west-branch/#:~:text=by%20Iowa%20taxpayers.-,Fundraiser,-One%20of%20the (a $20 million capital campaign) to renovate the museum's permanent galleries and exhibit galleries. The project will include the addition of 2,250 square feet of updated and interactive displays, and a modernized visitor experience. Former President Bush was scheduled Friday to https://www.thegazette.com/government-politics/former-president-george-w-bush-will-be-in-cedar-rapids-friday-heres-why-hes-here/ (receive a humanitarian award and headline a fundraiser for the museum). The event was not open to the media, per an agreement with Bush's staff.

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2022 27:54

The second hour of The Big Show features interviews based at Kirkwood Community College!

Gazette Daily News Briefing, June 18 and June 19

Restaurant Unstoppable with Eric Cacciatore

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2022 4:32

Welcome to the weekend. This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Saturday, June 18, and Sunday, June 19. This weekend will feature a dip into some slightly cooler weather, and then a return of the heat that will turn super hot again on Monday. According to the National Weather Service, on Saturday it will be sunny in the Cedar Rapids area with a high near 83 degrees. The low will drop to 58 degrees Saturday night with clear skies. Then on Sunday it will be sunny, with a high near 90 degrees and the low will also pop up to 67 degrees. The wind will remain mostly light most days, hovering at 5 to 10 mph with wind gusts as high as 20 mph. The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday cleared the way for lawmakers to severely limit or ban abortion in the state, reversing a decision by the court just four years ago that guaranteed the right to abortion under the Iowa Constitution. According to the Associated Press, the court, now composed almost entirely of Republican appointees, concluded that a less conservative court wrongly decided abortion is among the fundamental privacy rights guaranteed by the Iowa Constitution and federal law. Friday's ruling comes amid expectations that the U.S. Supreme Court will overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide, which would turn the decision to restrict abortion back to the states. If that happens, Iowa lawmakers could ban abortion without completing the lengthy process of amending the state constitution. The Iowa decision stemmed from a lawsuit filed by abortion providers who challenged a 2020 law that required a 24-hour waiting period before a woman can get an abortion, so that waiting period requirement would now go into effect. There will be no casino in Cedar Rapids for at least two years after Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law Friday a provision that places a moratorium on new casino licenses. An amendment to a larger gambling bill means regulators cannot issue any new licenses in Iowa — including plans for a https://www.thegazette.com/local-government/cedar-rapids-casino-plans-envision-250-million-cedar-crossing-entertainment-complex-at-old-coope/ (potential $250 million, 160,000 square-foot entertainment and cultural arts complex) at the site of now-demolished Cooper's Mill near downtown Cedar Rapids — until June 2024. Citing “gambling fatigue,” the Republican-led Iowa Legislature this year https://www.thegazette.com/state-government/iowa-lawmakers-propose-2-year-moratorium-on-new-casinos/ (approved the two-year moratorium on new casinos), essentially taking action on a matter that traditionally has been conducted by the state's Racing and Gaming Commission. The new law jeopardizes Cedar Rapids' third try for a casino. The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission previously denied a gaming license to Linn County in 2014 and 2017, both times citing studies showing it would “cannibalize” revenues from other casinos, particularly Riverside Casino & Golf Course in Washington County. Cedar Rapids casino backers were hopeful the current commission would be receptive to a Linn County casino, as previous opponents had cycled off the panel. Cedar Rapids-based Kirkwood Community College has announced plans to close two of its eight regional and county centers due to declining enrollment and a “significant decrease” in use of the locations. The college's 28-year-old Tippie-Mansfield Center in Belle Plaine and its 31-year-old Cedar County Center in Tipton will permanently close June 30, according to a Kirkwood news release. The closures will reduce Kirkwood's Eastern Iowa locations from 14 to 12 and eliminate its physical presence in Cedar County, one of the seven counties in its service area. The announcement this week comes less than a month after Kirkwood announced plans to re-evaluate use of its 97,000-square-foot Iowa City...

898: Ben Smart Executive Chef/Partner at Big Grove Brewery

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2022 117:50

With excitement, allow me to introduce to you today's guest, Executive Chef and Partner at Big Grove Brewery, Ben Smart. An Iowa City native, Ben studied Geo Science at the University of Iowa. After graduating, it didn't take long for Ben to realize that he wasn't cut out for the office life, so he went back to study at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids to study Culinary Arts. After a few short stints cooking in Iowa City, IA and Kansas City, MO, Ben moved to Woodinville, WA in 2008 to work at The Herbfarm. He didn't know it then, but he would spend the next six years of his career at The Herbfarm. In 2012, Ben and his family were ready to make the move back to Iowa, and coincidently, he got a call from an old family friend for an opportunity to be the Executive Chef at a new restaurant opening in Solon, IA; Big Grove Brewery. Ben jumped at the opportunity. Today Ben is a Partner in Big Grove Brewery in Solon, IA, Big Grove Brewery in Iowa City, IA, Pullmans Bar and Diner in Iowa City, IA, and St. Burch's Tavern in Iowa City, IA. Today's feature affiliate: Bentobox. In need of a restaurant website? Click this link to find out why so many of my guests use Bentobox! Show notes… Calls to ACTION!!! Join Restaurant Unstoppable Network and get your first 30 days on me! Connect with my past guest and a community of superfans. Subscribe to the Restaurant Unstoppable YouTube Channel Join the private Unstoppable Facebook Group Join the email list! (Scroll Down to get the Vendor List!) Favorite success quote or mantra: "Show me your friends, I'll show you your future." In this episode with Ben Smart we will discuss: Culinary school Networking Fine dining Mise en place Farm to fork Leadership Soft skills Tapping your professional network Visioning Labor Business partnerships Educating staff CORE values Imposter syndrom Today's sponsor: This episode is brought to you by Plate IQ, your Accounts Payable Automation and Expense Management solution. PateIQ works with 20,000 restaurants across the country. Plate IQ uses OCR "Optical Character Recognition" and Deep Machine Learning to eliminate manual data entry from the AP process. Automate the full life cycle of your invoices from General Ledger coding to bill payment via PlateIQ's VendorPay network. With PlateIQ's VendorPay you can seamless flow from invoice upload to paying your bills. You can earn cashback on invoices from over 180,000 vendors. With Plate IQ Vender Pay, you can see what is due when. Schedule payment by check/ACH/or Plate IQ Card. Lastly, VendorPay is also FOR Vendors. Keeping your vendors happy will give you leverage in negotiating your terms. Vendors participating in Plate IQ's VendorPay network LOVE it because it shortens Day Sales Outstanding by 25% - AKA: Vendors get paid 25% faster. To learn more head to plateIQ.com/unstoppable to get at least 25% off implementation. Fluctuating food prices. Staffing challenges- Now more than ever you need to control costs to remain profitable. MarginEdge is a restaurant management software that lets you see your food and labor costs in real time. By automating your invoice processing and totally digitizing your back office, MarginEdge saves your team hours on paperwork and gives you instant insights to manage your prime costs. Try MarginEdge free for 30 days. No contract. No setup fee. Learn more at marginedge.com/unstoppable Diageo Bar Academy equips bartenders, servers, managers, and hospitality professionals with the insights, stories, and tools to be better - raising the bar on industry standards. Diageo Bar Academy reaches a diverse audience, with backgrounds and skill levels of all ranges- providing them with skills, knowledge, and the techniques they need to improve their personal and professional lives. Knowledge Bombs: Which “it factor” habit, trait, or characteristic you believe most contributes to your success? Discipline What is your biggest weakness? Organization What's one question you ask or thing you look for during an interview? What is their connection to food? What's a current challenge? How are you dealing with it? All the moving parts Share one code of conduct or behavior you teach your team. Cut the tape What is one uncommon standard of service you teach your staff? Push our BOH team to "table touch" What's one book we must read to become a better person or restaurant owner? The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups by Daniel Coyle GET THIS BOOK FOR FREE AT AUDIBLE.COM What's one piece of technology you've adopted within your restaurant walls and how has it influence operations? Toast - KDS What is one thing you feel restaurateurs don't do well enough or often enough? Training their people - professional development Name one service you've hired. Bergan KDV - Business solutions If you got the news that you'd be leaving this world tomorrow and all memories of you, your work, and your restaurants would be lost with your departure with the exception of 3 pieces of wisdom you could leave behind for the good of humanity, what would they be? Surround yourself with people that challenge you Find something worth sacrificing for Life moves fast, so slow down and try to enjoy it Contact info: Instagram: @biggroveben Email: ben@biggrove.com Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for joining today! Have some feedback you'd like to share? 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Gazette Daily News Briefing, May 31

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Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2022 2:52

This is John McGlothlen with The Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Tuesday, May 31st. Hope you had a great Memorial Day weekend. Today we have a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, according to the National Weather Service. It will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. Winds from the southwest, 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Then tonight, partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Local casino backers have unveiled plans for a $250 million, 160,000 square-foot entertainment and cultural arts complex near downtown Cedar Rapids at the site of now-demolished Cooper's Mill. The Cedar Crossing casino proposal calls for bars, restaurants, a 1,500-capacity entertainment center and other venues along the west side of the Cedar River, between Kingston Village and Time Check Park. Gaming interests believe the complex would set a new bar for Iowa casinos. The project also would incorporate flood control to protect the structure from rising waters. The Cedar Rapids Development Group, an entity of mostly local investors, and Linn County Gaming Association, the nonprofit that would allocate a slice of revenue to local nonprofits, will jointly apply for a gaming license with the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission after the proposed state moratorium on new licenses ends in June 2024. The moratorium takes effect June 1, pending a signature from Gov. Kim Reynolds, who said Friday she was reviewing recently passed legislation with her staff. Over the next 24 years, if nothing changes, Kirkwood Community College is on track to spend nearly $40 million maintaining its 97,094-square-foot Iowa City campus — which has a current classroom-use rate under 40 percent and saw a 75 percent enrollment decline between 2016 and 2021. Given that makes little budgetary sense — especially in a post-pandemic age when many campuses are facing enrollment losses and fiscal challenges — Kirkwood earlier this year initiated a trio of consultants to study the Iowa City site. The goal was to better understand the needs of students, employers and the broader community in making “informed decisions about the future of Kirkwood facilities in Iowa City.” And the consultants have made their recommendation — Kirkwood should find another Iowa City site, downsize by more than two-thirds and recalibrate its course offerings. The appropriate size of a “New Iowa City Kirkwood Center,” according to the consultant's analysis, would be about 30,000 square feet. That would shave 67,094 square feet off Kirkwood's current Iowa City footprint, which is spread out across three buildings — a main credit center, annex and learning center. –

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Iowa Business Report Monday Edition -- May 09, 2022

Iowa Business Report

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2022 2:00

Iowa Business Report Monday EditionMay 09, 2022 Cedar Rapids Mayor Tiffany O'Donnell about "Skill Up CR," a partnership between the city, Kirkwood Community College, and local employers to help prospective employees receive income while they are taught appropriate skills.

Brain Health In School Age Children

The Institute for Person-Centered Care Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2022 29:01

Host Ann Garton welcomes Lynne Miller, Kamie Montoya and Angela Kight to discuss brain health in school age children on this edition of the "Institute For Person-Centered Care Podcast."Lynne Miller is currently the Training/Burnout Specialist at Vera French Community Mental Health Center. Lynne has been employed at Vera French (VF) for 12 years and works with adults with chronic mental illness at the VF residential facilities and VF Habilitation Group Homes. She also works with children who are experiencing some kind of grief, loss or trauma at VF Rick's House of Hope. Rick's House of Hope's mission is to ensure the needs of children who are experiencing grief, loss or trauma are not overlooked. Prior to working at Vera French, Lynne worked for Bettendorf Community Schools in the Elementary Special Education Department with children with mental health challenges. She has also worked at Wittenmyer Youth Center, which is a residential treatment center for youth who were adjudicated by the courts as children in need of assistance or delinquency. Lynne is a graduate of the University of Iowa as a Therapeutic Recreation Specialist and a certified Youth Mental Health First Aid Instructor. Lynne believes it takes a village to raise children to be resilient and healthy. Kamie Montoya is currently a Principal at Jefferson Elementary in the Davenport Community School District. She was born and raised in Davenport and a product of the Davenport Community Schools. During her educational experience at Kirkwood Community College she decided she wanted to go into education to help change the lives of children and shape our future. Kamie is an alumni of The University of Iowa with degrees in Elementary Education and Special Education – Multi-Categorical Resource. She worked at an after school program for at risk youth with extreme behavior disorders and found her life's calling through helping those children. She volunteered at Tanager Place in Cedar Rapids and confirmed her love for working with at risk youth. Right out of college, she went on to become a 6-8 Special Education Teacher at Smart Intermediate School. After serving in that position for several years, she went on to teach 6th Grade Language Arts. During this time she went back to school to obtain her Master's Degree in Teaching and Leadership from St. Ambrose University all while coaching volleyball and basketball each year. She then went on to become a crisis interventionist, instructional coach, and then SAM (School Administrative Manager) at Smart Intermediate School. She then realized she wanted to do more and hoped to help larger number of kids in our community so she went back to get a second Master's Degree in Administration and Special Education Supervision from St. Xavier University. Mrs. Montoya is also The Vice President of Philanthropy for The Batting for Kids Non- Profit Organization as she has a wonderful group of friends that has decided to put their time and effort to the cause that is near and dear to her heart- helping the kids and families in our community - one family- one generation at a time! Angela Kight is currently a Peer Support Supervisor with Vera French's Integrated Health Program. Angela was born and raised in the QCA and is glad to support accessibility of quality care and services. Her Bachelor of Science in Health Services and current role allows her to implement and support the philosophy of applying services in treating the whole person.Email: ipcc@sau.eduFacebook: facebook.com/SAUIPCC/Twitter: @sau_ipccWeb: www.sau.edu/institute-for-person-centered-careSt. Ambrose University is located in Davenport, Iowa, USA.

Tim Sandquist: Kirkwood Community College

Shooters Touch

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2022 95:01

Tim Sandquist(@Coach_Sandquist) is a well travelled coach in the JUCO ranks. From Dodge City, to Rockford to Cedar Rapids, his teams have consistently improved and won! When he made the move to Kirkwood(@KCC_MBB) he knew he was taking over a team with a winning tradition and he just couldn't pass up the opportunity. Let's get it! #hoopsIowa #shootersshoot Connect with us! @ShootersTouchIA --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theshooterstouch/support

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Thursday, April 21st, 2022

Here First

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2022

Federal officials are reporting a slight drop in COVID-19 hospitalizations in Iowa from last week's number. A coalition of underrepresented groups throughout Iowa is hosting its first climate justice summit that starts Thursday evening in Des Moines. Plus, Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids is rolling out a pilot program this summer to close campus offices on Fridays.

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Gazette Daily News Briefing, April 21

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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2022 3:42

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Thursday, April 21. Thursday will feature a break from the rain and some warmer temperatures. According to the National Weather Service the predicted high temperature for the day should be 68 degrees in the Cedar Rapids area. The day will start mostly cloudy before gradually clearing throughout the day. But Thursday night into Friday morning the rain and high winds will return, with the highest chance of rain will be Friday morning. How to deal with rising gas prices? How about a 4 day work week? With gas prices still hovering around record levels — and Iowa's college and university campuses facing a budgetary quandary in the form of inflation — Kirkwood Community College is rolling out a pilot program this summer to close campus offices on Fridays. The average national price for regular unleaded gas reached $4.33 a gallon in March — setting a record. The U.S. average was down to $4.11 Wednesday, with Iowa averaging $3.86, according to AAA. A year ago the national average was $2.87 a gallon. Kirkwood's pilot four-day workweek applies to office employees. It doesn't affect course and student schedules, which have been set for summer and fall and include Friday classes on campus. Excluded from Kirkwood's four-day summer schedule are the facilities department and The Hotel at Kirkwood Center. The Marion City Council at a meeting Tuesday leaned slightly toward a future aquatic center without a wave pool, but they are leaving the option open to add one. Marion Parks and Recreation Director Seth Staashelm presented the council with three options for the project during a Tuesday night work session. Each option differed in estimated pricing and space needed to complete it. Last yearhttps://www.thegazette.com/article/marion-presents-new-aquatic-center-concepts-with-large-slides-lazy-river-and-wave-pool/ (, more than 1,300 residents responded to a city survey) about the future aquatic center, exceeding the city's goal of hearing from 500 to 600 people. The Marion Municipal Swimming Pool at 1855 35th St. opened in 1987 and has seen attendance drop in the past few years, Staashelm previously told The Gazette. The aging facility is also experiencing ongoing and increasing maintenance. COVID-19 activity in Iowa is on the rise, according to data from the state public health department released Wednesday. The Iowa Department of Public Health reported 1,063 new infections in the past seven days, an increase from the 900 new cases reported last week. That compares to the 930 cases reported the week before, and the 478 new cases reported three weeks ago. The totals are still far below the Jan. 19 omicron surge, when 38,500 new cases were reported for the week. COVID-19 patients in intensive care reached an all-time low this week, totaling just two patients statewide as of Wednesday. Last week, seven patients were in intensive care. The previous all-time low was reported two weeks ago, when six COVID-19 patients were in intensive care in Iowa. Support for this news update was provided by New Pioneer Food Co-op. Celebrating 50 years as Eastern Iowa's destination for locally and responsibly sourced groceries with stores in Iowa City, Coralville and Cedar Rapids; and you can order online through Co-op Cart athttp://www.newpi.coop/ ( newpi.coop).

Gazette Daily News Briefing, January 25

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2022 3:54

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Tuesday, January 25. It's going to be another frigid middle of the week, starting on Tuesday. According to the National Weather Service it will be sunny in the Cedar Rapids area with a high near 3 degrees. Wind chill values will drop to as low as -25 degrees with wind speeds of 5 to 15 mph. On Tuesday night it will drop down to -16 degrees, with wind chills remaining at -25 degrees. A utility-scale solar project covering over 700 acres west of Coggon can start construction this spring after the Linn County Board of Supervisors voted 2-1 in favor of the project Monday night after hundreds of residents had packed meetings over the last few months to either praise or denounce the facility. Supervisors Ben Rogers and Stacey Walker voted for the project, while Louie Zumbach voted against it. The approval means that about 750 acres will be rezoned from agricultural to agricultural with a renewable energy overlay that expires after 35 years. The project, a partnership between Idaho-based Clenera and the Central Iowa Power Cooperative, will be located almost 3 miles west of Coggon in rural Linn County. While the project has enlisted property owners to voluntarily take part in the array, it has drawn opposition because of its large scale, because it temporarily removes farmland from growing crops and because some neighboring property owners say it comes too close to encroaching on their land. Two weeks after the only remaining LGBTQ bar in Cedar Rapids https://www.thegazette.com/food-drink/belles-basix-longtime-lgbtq-bar-in-cedar-rapids-to-close/ (announced its closure), a buyer has stepped in to preserve Club Basix — the owners of the LGBTQ nightclub Studio 13 in downtown Iowa City. Jason Zeman and two partners in Corridor Entertainment Group were announced as the new owners of the club at 3916 First Ave. NE. They brought one of four serious, prospective offers, according to outgoing owner Andrew Harrison. A purchase price was not disclosed. The purchase announcement comes after a flood of support for the bar inundated Harrison, to his own surprise. After 10 years of owning the bar, he will depart from Belle's Basix — a namesake derived from his former drag name, Pretty Belle — on Feb. 1. As businesses for years have struggled to recruit skilled workers to fill open positions — a challenge COVID-19 has only worsened — the city of Cedar Rapids and Kirkwood Community College announced Monday they are launching a partnership to fill local workforce needs. Cedar Rapids will allocate $500,000 of its $28 million share of federal American Rescue Plan Act funds toward the College Career Connection program, a new workforce scholarship initiative with Kirkwood that will be the first of its kind among Iowa cities. Students in the college's Career & Technical Education programs will receive grants totaling up to $6,000 a year when funding becomes available this fall, helping to fill the gaps for students when state, federal and other financial aid doesn't cover an individual's need. To be eligible, students must be Cedar Rapids residents and qualify financially as determined by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Kirkwood President Lori Sundberg said the students who would most benefit are those who surpass income eligibility for a Pell Grant but still have “significant financial need.” Support for this podcast provided by New Pioneer Food Co-op. Celebrating 50 years as Eastern Iowa's source for locally and responsibly sourced groceries with stores in Iowa City, Coralville and Cedar Rapids; and online through Co-op Cart at http://www.newpi.coop/ (newpi.coop).

One Voice: Lisa Neher, PhD (Part II)

Opera Uprising

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2021 32:03

For Part I of the interview, please see Previous Post With a shared passion for Music, Text & Story, we talk about the many hurdles young musicians face in getting the support they need to succeed. We talk about the impact of the pandemic and the lessons we've learned along the way. Most importantly we talk about the soul-deep need for community that is the human experience, and how we can use music to connect. New music powerhouse Dr. Lisa Neher (pronouns: she/her, last name pronounced "NEER") is an award-winning composer, mezzo-soprano, and actress on a mission to transform audiences through sound, story, and vulnerability. Described as a “maestro of beautifully wacky noises” (Oregon ArtsWatch) and a composer of “varied and imitable” vocal lines (Contemporary Classical), Lisa writes music inspired by female athleticism, the tender love of friends, the ambiguities of death, and the eerie mystery of deep ocean life. Praised as “a small woman with a very big voice” and “especially alive” (Oregon ArtsWatch), Lisa captivates audiences as a performer with her electrifying dramatic commitment and unforgettable vocal colors. Lisa's musical-theatrical fluency and passion for contemporary music have led to engagements such as Reciter for William Walton's Façade with the Portland Columbia Symphony Orchestra, the world premiere of Space Station 189: A Micro-Opera for Instagram at New Music Gathering, the first staged version of Sun Songs: Three Micro-Operas by Augusta Read Thomas with the Center for New Music, the world premiere of Aaron Israel Levin's Fiumana, for mezzo-soprano singing while playing the bass drum, and the leading role of Jennifer in the world premiere of Rita Ueda's chamber opera One Thousand White Paper Cranes for Japan with the Singaporean ensemble Chamber Sounds. Her recent engagements include performances with Third Angle New Music, the Resonance Ensemble, Opera Theatre Oregon, Queer Opera, and the International Saxophone Symposium. Lisa is an active advocate for new music, frequently premiering new works as well as established masterworks of the last fifty years. She is the creator of the One Voice Project, a one-woman performance combining contemporary poetry and new musical works for unaccompanied voice chosen through a call for scores initiative. Lisa is in high demand as a concert soloist. Her credits include Duruflé's Requiem, Mozart's Requiem, Vesperae Solennes de Confessore, and Coronation Mass, Bach's Magnificat and Ascension Oratorio, and Arvo Part's Pässio, with groups such as the Central Iowa Symphony, the Grinnell Oratorio Singers, and the Chamber Singers of Iowa City. Her operatic credits include Dorabella in Così fan tutte with Iowa City Concert Opera, Dolores in The Gondoliers, Mrs. Malaprop in The Rivals, Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus and Annio in La clemenza di Tito with Martha-Ellen Tye Opera Theatre, the Student in the premiere of the chamber opera The Nightingale and the Rose by Li Kai Han Jeremiah with Helianthus Ensemble, and Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro with the Midwest Institute of Opera. Lisa was a Young Artist with Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre and the Vancouver International Song Institute. Lisa's compositions include solo and chamber music for instruments and vocal works in the operatic, song, and choral genres. Her particular passion for text and poetry has led to works such as her chamber operas Sense of Self, about a triathlete struggling with a breast cancer diagnosis and White Horizon, about a nineteenth-century Arctic expedition gone wrong. Lisa's major song cycle, No One Saves the Earth from Us But Us speaks the the urgency of the global climate crisis. Her commissioners include Third Angle New Music, Third Angle New Music, Opera Elect, Opera Theatre Oregon, Coe College Symphony Orchestra, Kirkwood Community College Choirs, the Glass City Singers, tenor Zach Finkelstein, pianist Michael Kirkendoll, and flutists Rose Bishop and Hal Ide. Lisa was selected to be part of the inaugural year of the Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music. Lisa is a member of the Iowa Composer's Forum, Cascadia Composers, the National Association of Teachers of Singing, and ASCAP. In addition to her creative work, Lisa coaches singers on technique, acting, and interpretation, and composers on writing and marketing their music. Recognized in particular for her deep knowledge of the voice and extended techniques, she frequently teaches workshops on composing for singers. Lisa has served on faculty at Lewis & Clark College, Coe College, Kirkwood Community College, and Grinnell College. Lisa graduated summa cum laude from Lewis & Clark College with degrees in vocal performance, music composition, and theatre, and holds a master's degree in music composition from the University of Kansas and a Doctor of Musical Arts in voice performance and pedagogy from the University of Iowa. Her doctoral essay explores the chamber vocal works of composer Gabriela Lena Frank. She is a vocal student of Julia Nielsen, Stephen Swanson, Katherine Eberle, Julia Broxholm, and Susan McBerry, and studied composition under the tutelage of Michael Johansen and Forrest Pierce. Born just south of Seattle, Lisa is an outdoor enthusiast and triathlete. She spends her free time distance running, watching science fiction movies, and baking delicious treats involving copious amounts of chocolate. DR. LISA NEHER: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Instagram LATEST NEWS: Announcing Something About Isolation, a series of web releases Nov 8-20 Lisa is selected as one of 10 composers for this season's NATS Mentoring Program for Composers Lisa's opera with Kendra Preston Leonard Par for the Course programmed on New Opera West's Pop-Up Festival 2022! Lisa's choral work Three Basho Haiku chosen for Project: Encore Catalog Lisa is the winner of the 2021 Iowa Composer's Forum / Iowa Choral Directors Association Composition Contest for Three Basho Haiku Lisa and Kendra Preston Leonard release new Halloween songs for young singers Read Now: BRINGING GRIT AND GUTS TO OPERA, a profile of Lisa in Oregon ArtsWatch Read Now: MUSICAL READINGS ON A BROKEN WORLD, the story behind Red Vespa's commission of Upon a Broken World in Women's Song Forum

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One Voice: Lisa Neher, PhD (Part I)

Opera Uprising

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2021 29:46

With a shared passion for Music, Text & Story, we talk about the many hurdles young musicians face in getting the support they need to succeed. We talk about the impact of the pandemic and the lessons we've learned along the way. Most importantly we talk about the soul-deep need for community that is the human experience, and how we can use music to connect. New music powerhouse Dr. Lisa Neher (pronouns: she/her, last name pronounced "NEER") is an award-winning composer, mezzo-soprano, and actress on a mission to transform audiences through sound, story, and vulnerability. Described as a “maestro of beautifully wacky noises” (Oregon ArtsWatch) and a composer of “varied and imitable” vocal lines (Contemporary Classical), Lisa writes music inspired by female athleticism, the tender love of friends, the ambiguities of death, and the eerie mystery of deep ocean life. Praised as “a small woman with a very big voice” and “especially alive” (Oregon ArtsWatch), Lisa captivates audiences as a performer with her electrifying dramatic commitment and unforgettable vocal colors. Lisa's musical-theatrical fluency and passion for contemporary music have led to engagements such as Reciter for William Walton's Façade with the Portland Columbia Symphony Orchestra, the world premiere of Space Station 189: A Micro-Opera for Instagram at New Music Gathering, the first staged version of Sun Songs: Three Micro-Operas by Augusta Read Thomas with the Center for New Music, the world premiere of Aaron Israel Levin's Fiumana, for mezzo-soprano singing while playing the bass drum, and the leading role of Jennifer in the world premiere of Rita Ueda's chamber opera One Thousand White Paper Cranes for Japan with the Singaporean ensemble Chamber Sounds. Her recent engagements include performances with Third Angle New Music, the Resonance Ensemble, Opera Theatre Oregon, Queer Opera, and the International Saxophone Symposium. Lisa is an active advocate for new music, frequently premiering new works as well as established masterworks of the last fifty years. She is the creator of the One Voice Project, a one-woman performance combining contemporary poetry and new musical works for unaccompanied voice chosen through a call for scores initiative. Lisa is in high demand as a concert soloist. Her credits include Duruflé's Requiem, Mozart's Requiem, Vesperae Solennes de Confessore, and Coronation Mass, Bach's Magnificat and Ascension Oratorio, and Arvo Part's Pässio, with groups such as the Central Iowa Symphony, the Grinnell Oratorio Singers, and the Chamber Singers of Iowa City. Her operatic credits include Dorabella in Così fan tutte with Iowa City Concert Opera, Dolores in The Gondoliers, Mrs. Malaprop in The Rivals, Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus and Annio in La clemenza di Tito with Martha-Ellen Tye Opera Theatre, the Student in the premiere of the chamber opera The Nightingale and the Rose by Li Kai Han Jeremiah with Helianthus Ensemble, and Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro with the Midwest Institute of Opera. Lisa was a Young Artist with Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre and the Vancouver International Song Institute. Lisa's compositions include solo and chamber music for instruments and vocal works in the operatic, song, and choral genres. Her particular passion for text and poetry has led to works such as her chamber operas Sense of Self, about a triathlete struggling with a breast cancer diagnosis and White Horizon, about a nineteenth-century Arctic expedition gone wrong. Lisa's major song cycle, No One Saves the Earth from Us But Us speaks the the urgency of the global climate crisis. Her commissioners include Third Angle New Music, Third Angle New Music, Opera Elect, Opera Theatre Oregon, Coe College Symphony Orchestra, Kirkwood Community College Choirs, the Glass City Singers, tenor Zach Finkelstein, pianist Michael Kirkendoll, and flutists Rose Bishop and Hal Ide. Lisa was selected to be part of the inaugural year of the Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music. Lisa is a member of the Iowa Composer's Forum, Cascadia Composers, the National Association of Teachers of Singing, and ASCAP. In addition to her creative work, Lisa coaches singers on technique, acting, and interpretation, and composers on writing and marketing their music. Recognized in particular for her deep knowledge of the voice and extended techniques, she frequently teaches workshops on composing for singers. Lisa has served on faculty at Lewis & Clark College, Coe College, Kirkwood Community College, and Grinnell College. Lisa graduated summa cum laude from Lewis & Clark College with degrees in vocal performance, music composition, and theatre, and holds a master's degree in music composition from the University of Kansas and a Doctor of Musical Arts in voice performance and pedagogy from the University of Iowa. Her doctoral essay explores the chamber vocal works of composer Gabriela Lena Frank. She is a vocal student of Julia Nielsen, Stephen Swanson, Katherine Eberle, Julia Broxholm, and Susan McBerry, and studied composition under the tutelage of Michael Johansen and Forrest Pierce. Born just south of Seattle, Lisa is an outdoor enthusiast and triathlete. She spends her free time distance running, watching science fiction movies, and baking delicious treats involving copious amounts of chocolate. DR. LISA NEHER: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Instagram LATEST NEWS: Announcing Something About Isolation, a series of web releases Nov 8-20 Lisa is selected as one of 10 composers for this season's NATS Mentoring Program for Composers Lisa's opera with Kendra Preston Leonard Par for the Course programmed on New Opera West's Pop-Up Festival 2022! Lisa's choral work Three Basho Haiku chosen for Project: Encore Catalog Lisa is the winner of the 2021 Iowa Composer's Forum / Iowa Choral Directors Association Composition Contest for Three Basho Haiku Lisa and Kendra Preston Leonard release new Halloween songs for young singers Read Now: BRINGING GRIT AND GUTS TO OPERA, a profile of Lisa in Oregon ArtsWatch Read Now: MUSICAL READINGS ON A BROKEN WORLD, the story behind Red Vespa's commission of Upon a Broken World in Women's Song Forum

68. Lisa Roberts & Jim Trepka

Best Show Ever

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2021 35:47

On this week's episode we're getting lit for literature with founder of Iowa City Poetry, Lisa Roberts. We'll also hear from Jim Trepka, professor of electronic engineering at Kirkwood Community College. The episode features music by Gossip Cult, Alex Body, and “Your Other One” by Sophie Mitchell for our Song of the Week. Thank you to Martin Construction for sponsoring this episode. Ongoing support comes from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Iowa Arts Council, and from the United States Regional Arts Resilience Fund. Phase 1 is an initiative of Arts Midwest and its peer United States Regional Arts Organizations made possible by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Best Show Ever is produced by the Englert in Iowa City, Iowa, and is supported by Friends of the Englert. Visit www.englert.org/friends to support our programming. -------------------- Host: Elly Hofmaier Line Producer: Elly Hofmaier Audio Engineers: Elly Hofmaier & Ioannis Alexakis Executive Producers: John Schickedanz & Andre Perry --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/englert/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/englert/support

349: Community College Creativity - with Dr. Kristie Fisher, Chancellor at Iowa Valley Community College District

The EdUp Experience

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2021 47:36

We welcome YOU back to America's leading higher education podcast, The EdUp Experience! It's YOUR time to #EdUp In this episode, President Series #120, YOUR guest is Dr. Kristie Fisher, Chancellor at Iowa Valley Community College District, YOUR special guest co-host is Dr. Amardeep Kahlon, YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio, & YOUR sponsor is LeadSquared! Joe & Amardeep talk with Kristie about running a system of rural community colleges. Kristine outlines the supply & demand issues that exist & why being creative, especially when working with employers, is critical for long-term success. The hosts & Kristie also have a fascinating exchange about what “unbundled” means in higher ed! Dr. Fisher has been the Chancellor since 2019. Prior to that, she was with ACT in Iowa City since 2014 & with Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, where she was Vice President of Student Services from 2006-2014, Director of Special Projects & Assistant to the President from 2004-2006, & Annual Giving Director from 1995-2000. From 2000 to 2004 she worked as Director of Community Relations for College Community School District in Cedar Rapids. Thank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp! Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - Elvin Freytes & Dr. Joe Sallustio ● Learn more about what others are saying about their EdUp experience ● Join YOUR EdUp community at The EdUp Experience! ● YOU can follow us on Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter | YouTube Thank YOU for listening! We make education YOUR business!

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Dr. Lori Sundberg, Kirkwood Community College

Academic Dean

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2021 40:26

Dr. Lori Sundberg is the 5th president of Kirkwood Community College and the first female to serve in that role. Sundberg holds a Doctor of Business Administration in Management from St. Ambrose University (2003) as well as a Master in Business Administration in Marketing from Western Illinois University (1998). She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Knox College with a double major in Economics and History (1995). Prior to coming to Kirkwood, Sundberg served for eight years as the President of Carl Sandburg College in Galesburg, Illinois. Sundberg was the 6th president for Carl Sandburg College and the first graduate and female to lead the institution. She has more than 25 years in community College leadership.

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Marty Sutherland- University of Iowa | Technology in Baseball

Figure It Out Baseball

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2021 70:05

Marty Sutherland is the Assistant coach at the University of Iowa, a Division I program in the Big 10 conference. He played the first two years of his collegiate baseball career from 1999-2000 at Kirkwood Community College, a Junior college in Iowa. He then finished his career at Northern Iowa from 2001-2002. Later, in 2003 he began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Wofford College. Than from 2004-2009 he went back to the University of Northern Iowa and was an assistant coach, but in 2009 UNI dropped their baseball program. From there Coach Sutherland went to the High School level and coached at Cascade High School as well as worked at Bases Loaded Academy. He then went back to the collegiate level in 2013 and was the recruiting coordinator for the University of Iowa up until 2017 when he was promoted to Associate Head Coach, where he still remains. In this episode, we start off talking about his relationship with Coach Heller, the Head coach for the University of Iowa baseball team, as well as his time playing for and coaching alongside him. We then dive into how Coach Sutherland plans his daily hitting plans and the teams use of technology during practice. We also talk thoroughly about the science of launch angle a new topic to the baseball world. As well as the art of squaring the ball up and the importance behind it. If you want to hear and learn from an Assistant coach at the highest level of collegiate baseball than listen to this conversation between Coach Marty Sutherland and I. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fiob/support

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Planting the Kirkwood Crop Cam!

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Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2021 56:58

Andy is at his alma mater, Kirkwood Community College, planting the new Crop Cam site with Stine Seeds, Verdesian Life Sciences, and Vision Ag. Also, Jamie Kohake wraps up the show, and the WEEK, with a look at markets.

Culture Crawl 628 “Dumpster Choir”

KCCK Culture Crawl with Dennis Green

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2021 11:52

Kirkwood Community College presents the “Celebration of Visual and Performing Arts” Friday April 30, 6pm at New Bo City Market. Held outside for COVID safety, Jennifer Cunningham, Dean of Arts and Humanities says the event will showcase Kirkwood vocal and instrumental groups, theatre, and a few surprises. There will also be a student art show, … Continue reading The post Culture Crawl 628 “Dumpster Choir” appeared first on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.

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Kicking off Re-Tree Iowa!

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2021 56:15

Andy is at Kirkwood Community College today kicking off the Re-Tree Iowa initiative after the devistating derecho seven months ago. Andy is joined by Governor Kim Reynolds, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig, Kirkwood CC President Dr. Lori Sundberg, Dean of Agriculture Sciences Scott Ermer, Horticulture Instructor Bob Smith, and Kirkwood students! Jamie Kohake wraps up the show, and the week, with expert market analysis!

Talkin’ Baseball with Todd Rima from Kirkwood Community College

Dubuque Area Baseball Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2021 42:37

Todd Rima fresh off of earning his 600 career college victory sat down with the Dubuque Area Baseball Podcast to talk about the benefits of playing JUCO baseball. We talked about the success of his program, getting guys to the next level, and also the large amount of Dubuque County kids currently playing in the program. In true form, we also talked about the greats from the past. Find Us On Social Media Facebook: Dubuque Area Baseball Podcast Twitter: @CoachManeman Instagram: Dubuque Area Baseball Podcast --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nmaneman/support

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#116: Scott Samuelson - Seven Ways of Looking at Pointless Suffering

The Primalosophy Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2021 40:02

Scott Samuelson teaches philosophy at Kirkwood Community College in Iowa City, Iowa. He's the author of The Deepest Human Life: An Introduction to Philosophy for Everyone and Seven Ways of Looking at Pointless Suffering: What Philosophy Can Tell Us about the Hardest Mystery of All. He's published articles in the Wall Street Journal, the Huffington Post, the Chicago Tribune, the Chronicle of Higher Education, The Philosopher's Magazine, and Christian Century. His article "Why I Teach Plato to Plumbers" in The Atlantic has been widely circulated. He's been interviewed on NPR and given various public lectures and talks, including a TEDx talk "How Philosophy Can Save Your Life." Connect with Scott Samuelson: https://scottsamuelsonauthor.com/ Seven Ways of Looking at Pointless Suffering: What Philosophy Can Tell Us about the Hardest Mystery of All Connect with Nick Holderbaum: Wellness Coaching: https://www.primalosophy.com/ https://www.primalosophy.com/unfuckedfirefighter Nick Holderbaum's Weekly Newsletter: Sunday Goods (T): @primalosophy (IG): @primalosophy Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-primalosophy-podcast/id1462578947 Spotify YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBn7jiHxx2jzXydzDqrJT2A The Unfucked Firefighter Challenge

Isabella Lake

Unforget Me: Writings and Stories from Incarcerated Students

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2020 27:32

In this episode of Unforget Me we're going to listen to a song written by Michael Blackwell two years ago that feels even more relevant today. You can learn more about the Oakdale Community Choir, which helped bring Michael's song to life, by visiting their website at: https://oakdalechoir.lib.uiowa.edu. We will also read a touching published memoir piece featuring memories of some favorite places from childhood written by Richard Winemiller. Richard has served over 30 years of a life sentence in Iowa and has been dedicated to learning, both formally and informally, throughout most of his incarceration. Richard's essay titled Isabella Lake: A Place of Firsts, is published in Kirkwood Community College's arts and literature journal The Cedar Valley Divide, 2020 edition. You can learn more about Cedar Valley Divide here: https://www.kirkwood.edu/programs/degrees/cedar-valley-divide. You can look forward to hearing more from both Richard and Michael in later episodes. We finish the episode with a poem written by Gilbert Ellis in response to the work titled: The Prison Cell, written by poet Mahmoud Darwish.

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FVPC #130 Live Virtual Recitals, Guidelines for posting on SM, Defining your studio offers

The Full Voice Podcast With Nikki Loney

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2020 67:52

Studio owner Jessica Saunders shares details about her successful LIVE virtual recitals. Social Media Expert Karen Michaels is helping us with graphic and copy guidelines for our social media posting. Vocologist Heather Nelson discusses the cricothyroid muscle, and our Business Expert Michelle Markwart Deveaux is discussing how to define your studio offerings. Pedagogy and business strategies for you and your voice teaching studio, right here on episode 130 of the FULL VOICE Podcast. Episode 130 www.thefullvoice.com/fvpodcasts/130 Live Virtual Recitals with Dr. Jessica Saunders (2:00) Jessica Saunders is the owner of Saunders Vocal Studios, a private voice studio based in Iowa, where her studio motto is "Building Confidence One Note at a Time!". She also serves as an adjunct professor of voice at Kirkwood Community College. Jessica has been teaching for 7 years and works with students ages 8 to adult. She is passionate about working with young singers because she was in voice lessons at the age of seven and believes that children make amazing voice students. She just wished The Full Voice workbooks had been around when she was a child. Jessica is a member of NATS and currently serves as the Central Region Audition Coordinator Co-Chair; she is also a member of the Speakeasy Cooperative. Warm-Up of the Week: Falling Leaves Legato Study Social Media best practices with Graphics and Copy with Karen Michaels - (26:05) Social media expert Karen Michaels discusses best practices for using graphics and copy on your Facebook, IG, and LinkedIn posts. Links mentioned in this episode: Canva.com https://www.canva.com/ Word Swag http://wordswag.co/ Lumyer app https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lumyer-photo-animator-editor/id949876643 Bazaart Photo Editor https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bazaart-photo-editor-design/id515094775 The Cricothyroid Muscle - Dr. Heather Nelson (36:35) Vocologist Dr. Heather Nelson gives an overview of the cricothyroid muscle. You can find Heather Nelson at drheathernelson.com. IG @drheathernelson The Cricothyroid Muscle Your Voice Studio Offers (part three) - With Michelle Markwart Deveaux (42:30) Lessons, workshops, audition prep, and small group classes are just some of the offerings teachers may consider as part of their business services. Michelle continues this mini-series by discussing how to develop, package, and market your studio offerings. Link for SpeakEasy Coop (A Voice Teacher mastermind/co-learning group) www.thespeakeasycoop.com Link for Michelle's site www.faithculturekiss.com

Clean Water starts at Kirkwood Community College!

Dubuque Area Baseball Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 50:45

Clean Water Wednesday takes Andy to his alma mater, Kirkwood Community College, with the Iowa Corn Growers Association and Soil Health Partnership. It is also Wyffels Wednesday with Chris Eichhorn! And Nathan Fischer continues our Candidate Profile series, sitting down with 2nd Congressional District Democratic candidate Rita Hart.

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Jackson Bennett's Journey: From the Cornfields of Dyersville Iowa to the Spartans of East Lansing

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020 38:13

From Dyersville Beckman, to the Kirkwood Community College Eagles, to the Spartans of Michigan State University. Follow the Jackson Bennett story as one of the top preps in Iowa playing for Hall of Fame Coach Tom Jenk Jr. at storied program Dyersville Beckman. Jackson was a member of the 2017 season where Beckman won its 6th state championship with Coach Jenk watching from the press box. Coach Jenk passed a few months after that remarkable season, but a Hollywood movie should be in the works. After Dyersville Beckman Jackson took his talents to Kirkwood Community College to play for Coach Todd Rima. After two outstanding years at Kirkwood, the Spartans of Michigan State came knocking and Jackson answered. We have some fun with Jackson during the Around the Horn segment and also the 7th Inning Stretch which is audience driven questions. The podcast ended with Closing Time and we went "Back to Back with Bennet" as he dropped a ton of knowledge on us. Enjoy this episode of the Dubuque Area Baseball Podcast for such an amazing young man. Find Us On Social Media: Facebook: Dubuque Area Baseball Podcast Twitter: @CoachManeman Instagram: Dubuque Area Baseball Podcast --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nmaneman/support

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Jody Donaldson - Community College Fundraising

Fundraising Voices from RNL

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2020 25:22

Community Colleges are a key social, economic and educational engine in our communities. Jody Donaldson knows this and that's why she's dedicated to advancing Kirkwood Community College. I sat down with Jody live at this year's CASE VI conference to talk about community college donor engagement, her advice for working with a community of supporters, and how these special institutions help our communities. Find out more about the Kirkwood Foundation's work here.

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Skills and the 2020 Election

Skilled America

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2020 68:23

LIVE from the 2020 Skills Summit (February 4, 2020), it's the debut episode of the Skilled America Podcast. Host Rachel Unruh welcomes panelists Stephanie Martinez-Ruckman of the National League of Cities, Traci Scott of the National Urban League, and Brian Turmail of the Associated General Contractors of America to talk about skills, the 2020 election, and what their organizations are doing to advocate for their members.3:06 - Panel talks about their constituencies and how skills training fits into the mission7:10 - NSC's Ayobami Olugbemiga reports from the Iowa Caucuses11:24 - Panelists talk about why they think we've heard so little about skills training on the campaign trail and how it could be discussed to resonate with their constituencies21:58 - Panelists talk about what policies they'd like to see to address skills training35:47 - We hear from Steve Ovel, member of the Board of Trustees of Kirkwood Community College, about his experience zigzagging the state of Iowa talking to candidates about skills43:43 - Rachel and the panel talk about how their organizations are working to amplify the voices of their constituencies57:12 - Question from the audience: The panel talks about America's older workers1:02:15 - Question from the audience: How can states get more discretion to scale successful programs?Support the show (https://www.nationalskillscoalition.org/action/donate)

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Empowering Women

Max Out Mindset

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2020 78:56

In this podcast, I had the honor to sit down with Kirsten Bernthal Booth, Head Coach Creighton Volleyball. We explore her life from before she became a coach, to the early years at Kirkwood Community College, and her entire journey at Creighton University. We talk about what she does well and what she has learned along the way in her own evolution as a coach. She shares so many nuggets that high performers in business, sport, and life can use in their own pursuit of excellence. I'd also like to share the first and last paragraphs of the chapter called “The Power of Positive Coaches-Kirsten Bernthal Booth” in my upcoming book called: Max out When it Matters the Most: The 16 Powers That Will Help You in Business, Sport, And Life. I am just going to start off and say it. Coach Kirsten Bernthal Booth, head coach of Creighton University Women's volleyball team, is the most well-rounded coach that I have ever been around. One of her WHY's and my WHY's are in complete alignment; To help empower young women and to do our part in helping them become the best versions of themselves as they transition into adulthood. Nobody does it better than Coach Booth! She has been the head coach since 2003 when she was still in her 20's, and I met her in January 2012 after she inquired about getting some help for her team. The past eight years collaborating with her, her staff, and the team have been some of the most joyful experiences of my life. Her process-focused approach has translated into high-level performances year after year. Her record in the eight years I've known her is 213-50 with eight straight NCAA appearances, two Sweet 16, and one Elite Eight appearances. Her teams have won six straight Big East Conference Championships and five of the past six Big East Tournament Championships. She is a better person than a coach. I will leave you with this quote from Maya Angelou that gets at the heart of what makes Coach so special “People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Follow Coach Booth Twitter

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Marketing is All About Identity & Funko Pops, with Shane Kemp

Explicit Content Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2020 40:15

Vaulted Vinyl® brings you unparalleled protection for your most valued Funko POP!® vinyls. We aim to go above and beyond our customers' expectations to deliver you the quality and value that you deserve. We take pride in delivering you products that you can be proud of. You're proud of your collection, and protecting it should be no different. The time and money it took to amass such a beautiful collection, no matter how big or small it is, should be valued tremendously. Here at Vaulted Vinyl we share the same view and deliver exceptional products for those collectibles that mean the most to you. We're glad to have you here. Welcome to The Vault.Born in Iowa, home of the Field of Dreams, Shane Kemp grew up with a strong passion for baseball. He started off his college baseball career in 2012 at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, IA where he earned All-American Academic honors.In 2014, Kemp transferred to the George Washington University in Washington, DC – a member of the NCAA Division I Atlantic 10 Conference. He played one season as a Colonial before being selected in the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates.During his career, Kemp played across five different levels of minor league baseball from Rookie-Ball to High-A. Following the 2016 and 2017 seasons, Kemp received the Pirates Community Commitment Program Award – honoring one player from each affiliate that best exemplifies the game of baseball, leadership, community involvement and contribution to the individual’s team. In addition, the Pirates awarded Kemp with the Pirates Community Commitment Program Scholarship in 2017, which is provided to players who best model the Pirates' values of mastery and selflessness by showing outstanding commitment and service to their community.Kemp was presented with the Iowa Governor’s Volunteer Award in 2017 from governor Kim Reynolds. He was nominated by the Boys and Girls Club of the Cedar Valley for outstanding community service and having a positive impact on the lives of the youth.Kemp, a lifelong collector with a passion for business, founded Vaulted Vinyl in 2018 after his baseball career came to an end. He returned to the George Washington University that year to finish his degree in Economics while running the business full time. In 2019 he graduated with a B.A. in Economics.Kemp's passion for collecting is deeply rooted in his childhood love for baseball cards and it has grown into many other areas of pop culture including Funko POP! figures. He was introduced to the POP! world as a buyer and seller of high-end Funko POP!s during his baseball days and maintains strong ties within the Funko POP! community.With a strong passion for building brands, innovating, and bringing products to market, Kemp leads the Vaulted Vinyl team with vision and a commitment to deliver the highest quality products and service to customers, while highlighting and protecting their passion.Outside of his career, Kemp is an avid learner – always trying to better his skills, tinker with new ideas, and increase the value that he gives to others. In his free time, he likes to golf, fish, and find the best hole-in-the-wall restaurants to eat.Where to find Shane:www.vaulted-vinyl.comVaulted Vinyl on Facebook@vaultedvinyl on Twitter and Instagram Thank you for listening to the Explicit Content Podcast. For more information, check out enterprisemarketer.com.

3. Why Product/Market Fit Should be the First Objective of any Organization w/ Brandon Mateika

Hardwired For Growth

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2019 35:48

Forty-three percent of start-ups fail because of a lack of product/market fit. Brandon Mateika is passionate and a tad bit unrelenting when it comes to helping business owners achieve their business goals and objectives. Brandon breaks down the steps new and existing businesses should take to validate product/market fit. He shares a number of real-world examples of success and learnings from the companies he works with. Brandon is the CEO and founder of Sales and Marketing Inc., a growth agency dedicated to taking the confusion out of sales and marketing. He specializes in the SMB market, but has worked with numerous Fortune 500 and Inc. 5,000 companies across the United States and globally, including companies as large as Google. In addition to running Sales and Marketing Inc., Brandon works with America’s SBDC of Iowa, 1 Million Cups, Kirkwood Community College, and the University of Iowa as a mentor and business coach. Due to this outreach, he has helped over one-hundred business owners across the United States reach new levels of success personally and professionally. Brandon’s Social Channels: LinkedIn Website

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428: Chad Chase on Urban Farming as a Business

The Urban Farm Podcast with Greg Peterson

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2019 32:01

Building an urban farm dream. In This Podcast: We are joined by Chad Chase, co-owner of Arrandale Farm and Urban Grounds Coffee Company. Chad has built his 2.5-acre farm from scratch, and now farms fruit trees, field crops, alpacas, and chickens. Listen in to hear how he's building his urban farm dream and how he hopes to impact his community in the future! Don't miss an episode! Click here to sign up for podcast updatesor visit www.urbanfarm.org/podcast Chad Chase is the co-owner of Urban Grounds Coffee Company, a full-service coffee shop on wheels sourcing ethical, natural, local and wholesome products and ingredients. He is also a co-owner operator of Arrandale Farms, a two-acre farm in NW Phoenix that focuses on various fruit trees, field crops and chicken eggs. They currently sell farm fresh eggs at the Phoenix Public Market and the Ahwatukee Farmers Market, and in the coming months will be adding fresh fruit and vegetables as well. Chad has a Certificate of Entrepreneurship from Kirkwood Community College in Iowa, an Advanced Diploma in Mortuary Science from Des Moines Community College, and a bachelor's degree in Public Administration from Northern Arizona University. Go to www.urbanfarm.org/arrandale for more information and links on this podcast, and to find our other great guests. 428: Chad Chase on Urban Farming as a Business

Greta Songe Q & A

Q&A Catich Gallery Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2018 36:41

Greta Songe is an artist, surface & textile designer, and an educator based in Iowa. She earned her MFA from the University of Iowa and is an Assistant Professor of Art at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Her exhibition Accumulation was in the Catich Gallery in the fall of 2017. Music Credit: Bensound.com- AllThat

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Accessibility Intro - 016

Education Is - Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2017 2:58

I've been talking with some knowledgable people about accessibility lately. Arron Wings, Barb Mussman and Amanda Thompson of Learning Services at Kirkwood Community College provide a detailed sketch of support for students needing accommodations. Lauri Hughes, Nursing Department Coordinator, describes her personal story of receiving support as a student at Kirkwood and where that has led her career and her heart. Andrea Skeries of Geonetric regularly educates me on web accessibility (A11Y) solutions and news. Maryam Rod Szabo and Wilson Rojas from KCELT help me fit accessibility into the big picture of Universal Design for Learning. Five conversations to be published over the next five weeks (or so). My goals are to raise awareness and to continue the conversation about making learning accessible to everyone. Thanks for listening!

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Ep 7 - How to Live the Deepest Human Life

Philosophy Bakes Bread, Radio Show & Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2017 68:35

This seventh episode of the Philosophy Bakes Bread radio show and podcast features an interview with Dr. Scott Samuelson of Kirkwood Community College, on how to live the deepest human life. Dr. Samuelson is the author of The Deepest Human Life and he is presently developing his next book, titled Seven Ways of Looking at Pointless Suffering. Listen for our “You Tell Me!” questions and for some jokes in one of our concluding segments, called “Philosophunnies.” Reach out to us on Facebook @PhilosophyBakesBread and on Twitter @PhilosophyBB; email us at philosophybakesbread@gmail.com; or call and record a voicemail that we play on the show, at 859.257.1849. Philosophy Bakes Bread is a production of the Society of Philosophers in America (SOPHIA). Check us out online at PhilosophyBakesBread.com and check out SOPHIA at PhilosophersInAmerica.com.

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Scott Samuelson, “The Deepest Human Life: An Introduction to Philosophy for Everyone” (U of Chicago Press, 2014)

New Books Network

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2014 46:48

Philosophy does not have to be stuck in the clouds. It can have relevance in everyday life, for everyday people, and Scott Samuelson attempts to do just that in his book, entitled The Deepest Human Life: An Introduction to Philosophy for Everyone (University of Chicago Press, 2014). Samuelson weaves in a personal narrative from his experience teaching at Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa and a deep historical exploration of philosophy. His students provide interesting and everyday lessons that the author forges into the foundation for complex philosophical issues. The book is organized into four sections that each focus on a single question, yet vast question: What is Philosophy? What is Happiness? Is Knowledge of God Possible? and What is the Nature of Good and Evil?. From Socrates, to Pascal, from the Stoics to Epicureans, Samuelson allows for an easier understanding of advanced philosophical discourse, and without watering down the complexity. He joins New Books in Education for the interview. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Scott Samuelson, “The Deepest Human Life: An Introduction to Philosophy for Everyone” (U of Chicago Press, 2014)

New Books in Education

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2014 46:48

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Travel Times Guatemala

Trundlebed Tales

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2013 20:00

Join host Sarah Uthoff as she talks to Kirkwood Community College President Mick Starcevich about the service learning trip he took to Guatemala with Kirkwood students. This service learning trip gave something to both sides the Kirkwood students and staff who traveled there and the people they helped build a new home.

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T4LT Interview - Mona Parekh and the Livescribe Pen

Technology for Learners and Teachers

Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2012 7:40

Emily talks with Mona Parekh, Math instructor in the Distance Learning department at Kirkwood Community College, on her use of the Livescribe Pen to support her students' learning. More information on the Livescribe pen can be found on the web at www.livescribe.com.

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Kirkwood Community College: Growing for the Future

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Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2011 1:12

Kirkwood Community College - Horticulture, Floral Careers, Truck Driving, Animal Health Technology, Iowa Equestrian Center, Horse Science Technology, Pet Grooming, Pet Shop Management, GIS Technology, GPS technology, K-12 partnership, Culinary Arts, The Hotel at Kirkwood Center, The Vineyard at Kirkwood, The Winery at Kirkwood, The Class Act Restaurant, Bakery, Healthcare Simulation Center, wind turbine, Energy Production & Distribution, Glass blowing, Ali Farokmanesh, Men's Basketball

Kirkwood Community College: Big School, Small Cost

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2010 0:35

Every year more than twenty-thousand people choose Kirkwood for higher education. Its a big school, with a small cost. If you want to attend a four-year school, think about this: two years at Kirkwood will cost you less than one year at a four-year school, and if you plan ahead, all of your courses can transfer! Our more than 120 programs range from accounting to welding and include biotechnology, dental technology and business. And oh, by the way, Kirkwood has the lowest tuition in the state! Make the smart decision.

Paraprofessionals

Voices in Education Mini Series

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2009

Mindy Fiala is our guest today. Mindy has an A.A. from Kirkwood Community College in theater and a B.S.S from Cornell College in Mount Vernon Iowa in theater with a minor in art. Mindy is now in her third year as a high school paraprofessional in a credit recovery program. She helps students gain credit […]

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Kirkwood Community College : The Hotel at Kirkwood

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2009 4:52

The Hotel at Kirkwood Center brings a new, real-world learning style to students in Kirkwood Community Colleges Hospitality programs. Because much of the classroom time is spent catering and working in the hotel/conference center, students gain remarkable, practical experience. This experience will set them apart from students in other hospitality programs. Come be a part of something exciting!

Kirkwood Community College : Tour of Hotel Construction

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2009 3:45

Construction on The Hotel at Kirkwood Center is painting a clearer picture of what students and guests can expect from the facility when it opens in summer 2010. The learning area for Kirkwood Community College hospitality and culinary students will be the first of its kind for a community college in the country. Take a tour from the basement to the top as this work-in progress starts to take shape.

Kirkwood Community College : International Student Ziryab Albaloula from Sudan

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2009 1:15

Ziryab Albaloula is an international student from the Sudan. He says he's found a love where he didn't expect it in chemistry class! Ziryab says he wants to become an engineer and stay in the United States. He says Kirkwood Community College gave him a reason to stay in Iowa after he graduates.

Kirkwood Community College : International Student Heba Aboutaleb from Egypt

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2009 1:11

Heba Aboutaleb is an international student from Egypt. She spent two years learning what its like to live in America. She says Kirkwood Community College was one of the best decisions of her life.

Kirkwood Community College : International Student Ceysum Giritli from Turkey

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2009 1:19

Ceysum Giritli is an international student from Turkey. She spent two great years at Kirkwood Community College to give herself a world-wide perspective on life. Come to Iowa and set yourself apart.

Kirkwood Community College : International Student Tugba Guz from Turkey

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2009 0:53

Tugba Guz is an international student from Turkey. She says as an international student at Kirkwood Community College she studied hard and worked closely with her instructors to grasp the English language and what it takes to be successful in America. She plans to use what shes learned to better position herself for work back home in Turkey.

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