Class 18 NCCC Team Leaders Serve on their First Project

AMERICORPS NCCC
January 30, 2012 7:02 pm

  By: Stephanie Ferguson, Dania Munnigh and John Miller   It has been nearly a month since the AmeriCorps NCCC Team Leaders settled in at the NCCC campus on the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School grounds.

Andrew Schanbacher Named to Buena Vista University Dean's List

VINTON TODAY
January 30, 2012 1:22 pm

  Andrew Schanbacher from Newhall, was named to the Dean's List for the fall semester at Buena Vista University. Students named to the Dean's List must have a minimum grade point average of 3.

KIRKWOOD ANNOUNCES DEAN'S LIST HONORS

KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE
January 30, 2012 1:15 pm

    KIRKWOOD ANNOUNCES DEAN'S LIST HONORS Kirkwood Community College has released its Dean's List for the Fall 2011 Semester.

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 18 Team Leader Spotlight: Holly Lee

ANGELA SARRELS
January 27, 2012 9:55 am

  Name: Holly Lee Hometown: Taylor, Michigan   Holly Lee is leading Class 18’s Cedar 1 at the Vinton campus. Her and her team will serve on approximately four to seven projects over the next 10 months throughout the North Central Region.

Heart Awareness Month – Fun Facts

WINDSOR MANOR
January 26, 2012 5:49 pm

  * Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day. * Your heart pumps about 2,000 gallons of blood each day! * The heart pumps about 1 million barrels of blood during an average lifetime! * Women’s hearts beat faster than Men’s.

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 18 Team Leader Spotlight: Caleb Klima

ANGELA SARRELS
January 26, 2012 5:41 pm

  Name: Caleb Klima Hometown: Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin   Caleb Klima is serving as a Team Leader for Class 18 at the Vinton campus.

Pettengill hosts Community College Student

JOSIE ALBRECHT
January 26, 2012 5:38 pm

  Tony Jones, a student at Kirkwood Community College, visited the Capitol this week and met with Rep. Dawn Pettengill (R-Mount Auburn). Also pictured is Rep.

IFAA Offers Iowa Youth $97,000 in Scholarships

VINTON TODAY
January 25, 2012 2:28 pm

  IFAA Offers Iowa Youth $97,000 in Scholarships College-bound Iowa youth active in 4-H and/or FFA livestock projects and current undergraduate students may apply for $97,000 in scholarships available from the Iowa Foundation for Agricultural Advancement (IFAA).

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 18 Team Leader Spotlight: Ellen King

ANGELA SARRELS
January 25, 2012 2:28 pm

  Name: Ellen King Hometown: Ann Arbor, Michigan   Ellen King is serving as a Class 18 Team Leader at the Vinton campus and will lead a team of 10-12 Corps Members over a 10-month period.

New Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) Policy Enacted

USDA
January 25, 2012 1:05 pm

  John R. Whitaker, State Executive Director for the Iowa Farm Service Agency announced that there is a new Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) policy for 2012.