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NCCC Maple 1 team builds homes in the Upper Peninsula

   NCCC team, Maple 1, arrived in Michigan to work with the Marquette County chapter of Habitat for Humanity and has been hard at work since September 12. From day one, they have hit...

NCCC Team Assists in Mississippi

By: Amy Stahl   On September 25, NCCC  team, Maple 3, was sent down to help the people of Mississippi in response to Hurricane Issac.  Maple 3, is working with IRD Gulf coas...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 18 Corps Member Spotlight: Kaitlin Faticoni

by: Rachel Lebeaux   Name: Kaitlin Faticoni          Hometown: Burlington, Connecticut   Kaitlin is currently serving as...

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Dane Gellerup

Dane Gellerup By: Krista Eichhorst  Name: Dane Gellerup  Hometown: Berlin, Wis.  Dane is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Spruce 4 at the Vinton Campus. He chose to par...

Jordan, Speidel announce engagement

Steve and Lexa Speidel are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennica Sue, to Brandon Ray Jordan. Brandon is the son of Kurt Jordan and Michelle Jordan and Ron Brecht. Brando...

NCCC Composite Team Assists the Minneapolis Veteran’s Home

By: Lauren Brostowitz, Composite Team – Zetus Lapedus 10   In AmeriCorps NCCC, each corps member must be highly flexible and adaptable. So, when nine corps members were asked to ...

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Jordan Jimcoily

Jordan Jimcoily By: Krista Eichhorst Name: Jordan Jimcoily Hometown: Belle Chasse, La. Jordan is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Pine 6 at the Vinton Campus. He is no stranger to natio...

Vikes of the Week: Monaghan and Upmeyer

Vikes of the Week: Shane Monaghan and Matt Upmeyer   This week's Vikes of  the Week include: Shane Monaghan- (Ms. Cox) He helped decorate for the homecoming dance even though he was not in student senate. Matt Upmeyer - (...

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Team Leader Spotlight: Rebecca Atkinson

Rebecca Atkinson   The FEMACorps Spotlight today feaures Rebecca Atkinson of Colorado.   Name: Rebecca Atkinson   Hometown: Colorado Springs, Colorado   Rebecca is s...

VS alum Cooling among Kirkwood ACT Scholarship honorees

Ten current students have been awarded ACT Endowed Scholarships for the 2012-13 academic year. The scholars are Aaron Hartke of Marion; Ashley Allen of Cedar Rapids; Bryan Griswold of Cedar Rapids;...