Area Students rank in the top 2% at ISU

VINTON TODAY
May 23, 2013 3:55 pm

  The following area students ranked in the top 2% of their class at Iowa State University.     Kevin Basemann, junior, from Atkins, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

NCCC Team Working on the Mississippi

AMERICORPS NCCC
May 23, 2013 3:54 pm

By Forrest Maher and Jessica Beck AmeriCorps NCCC team Oak 4 is working with the US Army Corps of Engineers on the Mississippi River Project for their second project.

ECC announces Spring Term Dean's List

VINTON TODAY
May 23, 2013 3:54 pm

  One hundred fifty-four students have been named to the Spring 2013 (January to May) Dean's List at Ellsworth Community College.  To be eligible for the Dean's List, students must have taken 12 or more credit hours during the semester (a full-time class load) and have earned at least a 3.

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Corps Member Spotlight: James Wilborn

AMERICORPS NCCC
May 23, 2013 12:42 pm

  By: Rebecca Bigler James Wilborn, from Mountain Pine, Arkansas, is a member of Maple 4 in NCCC’s Class 19. He arrived in Vinton on February 5, 2013, to start his 10-month service term on a team of people between the ages of 18 and 24.

Kirkwood Nursing Students All Pass National Board Exam

KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE
May 23, 2013 12:42 pm

    Kirkwood Nursing students are prepared for a career in the real world, if you consider how well they perform on their national board exams.

Treasurer Fitzgerald Reminds Iowans it is Their Last Chance to Celebrate 529 Day

STATE TREASURER, MICHAEL FITZGERALD
May 22, 2013 10:34 pm

  Register for a chance to win a $5,290 College Savings Iowa Account State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald wants to remind Iowans it is their last chance to celebrate 529 Day by registering to win a $5,290 College Savings Iowa account for a child in their life.

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Teleia Stringfellow

KRISTA EICHHORST, NCCC
May 22, 2013 10:34 pm

Teleia Stringfellow of Riverdale, Ill, is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Hickory 5 at the Vinton Campus. She learned about AmeriCorps NCCC from her cousin who served with the program and recommended it to her.

FEMA Headquarters Gets Boost From Vinton FEMA Corps Team

NCCC FEMA CORPS
May 22, 2013 10:34 pm

By: Dane Gellerup AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps team Spruce 4 has been working in the External Affairs office at FEMA’s national headquarters in Washington since late March, assisting the personnel there in many different fields related to external affairs.

NCCC FEMA Corps Team Hickory Two Supports Boys and Girls Club

NCCC FEMA CORPS
May 22, 2013 10:34 pm

By Andrew Nellenbach On Thursday, May 16 and Friday, May 17 National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) FEMA Corps team Hickory 2, in partnership with the Wakeman Boys & Girls Club Smilow-Burroughs Clubhouse, organized a supplemental learning experience to their after-school program in Bridgeport, Conn.

NCCC FEMA Corps Team Hickory Two Supports Boys and Girls Club

AMERICORPS NCCC
May 22, 2013 10:34 pm

  Andrew Nellenbach On Thursday, May 16 and Friday, May 17 National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) FEMA Corps team Hickory 2, in partnership with the Wakeman Boys & Girls Club Smilow-Burroughs Clubhouse, organized a supplemental learning experience to their after-school program in Bridgeport, Conn.