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Over 400 Upper Iowa University students complete degree requirements

  Upper Iowa University announced today that over 400 students have completed their degree requirements in December 2010, which makes them eligible to receive their UIU diploma during the ...

Who’s Who of AmeriCorps NCCC Class 17 - Alanna Taylor

NCCC Team leader Alanna Taylor once worked at a Chuck E. Cheese.   By: Brittney Green   Today’s spotlight is Alanna Taylor who hails from Orlando, FL.  Leading Maple 7 this year, Team Leader Alanna graduated from the University ...

AmeriCorps NCCC Corps Member Spotlight - Sabrina Hassan

Sabrina Hassan   Name: Sabrina Hassan Hometown: Annandale, VA NCCC Team: Maple 7   Sabrina graduated from Annandale High School in 2010. She considers herself a patien...

Who’s Who of AmeriCorps NCCC Class 17 - Natalie Shedd

Natalie Shedd   By: Brittney Green   Today’s spotlight is Natalie Shedd who hails from St, Louis, MO. Leading Cedar 5 this year, Team Leader Natalie graduated from the University of ...

AmeriCorps NCCC Corps Member Spotlight - Juan Garcia

Juan Garcia   Name: Juan Garcia Hometown: Bealeton, VA NCCC Team: Oak 5   Juan graduated from Stonewall Jackson High School in 2006.  He then attended Norther...

Who’s Who of AmeriCorps NCCC Class 17 - Mike Langen

 Mike Langen    Today’s spotlight is Mike Langen who hails from Rochester, NY.  Leading Oak 3 this year, Team Leader Mike graduated from the State University of New York at Geneseo wit...

NCCC Team from Vinton Blogging for National NCCC Team Blog

  By: Gaby Nieves and Phil Schaefer   It's that time of year again: AmeriCorps NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps) members are leaving for their first projects. This...

Local teen has ‘amazing experience’ with national leadership council

Connor Roth   Connor Rothof Luzerne, Iowa recently returned from Orlando, Fla., where she served on the Youth Leadership Council (YLC) of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) d...

Who’s Who of AmeriCorps NCCC Class 17 - Kim Weiland

Kim Weiland   Today’s spotlight is Kim Weiland who hails from Neenah, WI. Working in the field as the Team Leader for Cedar 4, Kim graduated from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh with Bachel...

Young Iowan from Atkins secures appointments

  Senator Chuck Grassley said today that Joseph Gallet of Atkins has been selected by the U.S. Navy for admission to the academy in Annapolis for the 2011-2012 school year, and that Dylan ...