Spruce Six Assists in Cleaning the Potomac River

AMERICORPS NCCC
May 7, 2013 10:13 am

  By Emily Roldan On Saturday, April 6 team Spruce Six of AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps worked with the Surfrider organization to pick up trash along the Potomac River from 9am-Noon.

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Team Leader Spotlight: Andrew Newell

AMERICORPS NCCC
May 7, 2013 10:13 am

  By: Rebecca Bigler Andrew Newell, from Fairless Hills, Pa., is the Team Leader for Cedar 3 in NCCC’s Class 19. He arrived in Vinton on January 8, 2013, to start his 11-month service term leading a team of people between the ages of 18 and 24.

NCCC FEMA Corps Pine 6 celebrates youth by giving education a creative spin

NCCC FEMA CORPS
May 6, 2013 10:36 am

  By Annika Van Raalte Youth service takes place 365 days a year around the world and on April 26 to 28 it was recognized and celebrated as Global Youth Service Day.

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Sean Page

KRISTA EICHHORST, NCCC
May 6, 2013 10:35 am

  Name: Sean Page  Hometown: Storm Lake, Iowa Sean is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Pine 7 at the Vinton Campus.

Alyson Garwood Presents Social Research at Central College

VINTON TODAY
May 3, 2013 2:26 pm

   Alyson Garwood, a native of Dysart, Iowa, presented a group semester-long research project at Central College on April 29. The research was done as part of the Methods of Social Research course.

NCCC Cedar 1 helps with Minot, N.D. flood, and non-profits

AMERICORPS NCCC
May 2, 2013 8:35 pm

  By Michael Weisgarber Team Cedar 1 spent their first project working in Minot, North Dakota, cleaning up and repairing flooded houses while also helping others in the community.

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

STATE TREASURER, MICHAEL FITZGERALD
May 2, 2013 5:37 pm

  State Treasurer Michael L. Fitzgerald is asking Iowans to celebrate 529 Day on May 29 by exploring the benefits of using a 529 plan, such as College Savings Iowa, to save for their loved ones future higher education expenses.

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Team Leader Spotlight: Elizabeth Sprague

AMERICORPS NCCC
May 2, 2013 5:37 pm

  By: Rebecca Bigler Elizabeth Sprague, from North Berwick, Maine, is the Program Office Support Team Leader in NCCC’s Class 19.

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Alex Cutts

AMERICORPS NCCC
May 1, 2013 8:46 pm

  By: Krista Eichhorst  Name: Alex Cutts  Hometown: Coweta, Okla.  Alex is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Pine 3 at the Vinton Campus.

Deadline to Apply for Robert D. Blue Scholarship Draws Near

STATE TREASURER, MICHAEL FITZGERALD
April 30, 2013 12:10 pm

Treasurer Fitzgerald Announces Deadline to Apply for Robert D. Blue Scholarship Draws Near State Treasurer Michael L. Fitzgerald reminds students the deadline to apply for a Robert D.