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James Leibold Earns Dean's List Honor at Illinois Central College

James R Leibold, of Newhall, IA, was named to the Dean's List at Illinois Central College for the Fall 2012 semester. The academic honor is presented to students who earn a 3.5 to 3.99 grade p...

FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Shea Douglas saw Katrina damage first-hand

Today we continue our FEMA Corps member spotlights, featuring Shea Douglas, who helped his brother at Loyola University deal with the damage and mess of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Name: Shea D...

Malea Schulte Named to Dean's List at Saint Mary's College

Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN, named Malea Schulte to the Dean's List for the fall 2012 semester. Malea is the daughter of Kevin and Kelynn Schulte of Norway, IA. To earn academic h...

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Sarah Dyer

 Name: Sarah Dyer Hometown: Elmhurst, Ill. Sarah is serving as a member of the AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps team Pine 4 at the Vinton Campus. She learned about NCCC from a coworker who...

Pettengill Hosts Constituent

Rep. Dawn Pettengill (Mount Auburn) welcomed Tom Boeckmamn to the capitol this week.  Tom is a constituent from Vinton. He is pictured here with Rep. Pettengill on the House floor....

Karleigh Miller Part of Winning Mock Trial Team

Karleigh Miller, a senior history and political science major from Keystone, Iowa, is a member of the Central College Mock Trial Team, which hosted an invitational event on campus Feb. 2-3. The te...

Register for a chance to win a $5,290 College Savings Iowa account

State Treasurer Michael L. Fitzgerald is advocating Iowans to take advantage of the benefits of College Savings Iowa to save for their loved ones future education expenses. "We want parents t...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Team Leader Spotlight: Garrett Stern

A Virginia native who has blacksmithing for a hobby is among the AmeriCorps Class 19 team leaders. Name: Garrett Stern Hometown: Roanoke, VA Garrett arrived in Vinton on January 8, 201...

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Tim Brown

  By: Krista Eichhorst Name: Tim Brown Hometown: Springfield, Mass. Tim is serving as a member of the AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps team Pine 3 at the Vinton Campus. He learned a...

Kirkwood Course Goes Global with more than 15,000 ‘Students’

Mkore than 15,000 people are learning to speak and write in Chinese for free, thanks to a Kirkwood Community College instructor and a new way of sharing classroom content. Alan Peterka is teaching ...