Iowa Conservatory sees 10 students, high spirits in boarding school’s first year
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Iowa Conservatory sees 10 students, high spirits in boarding school’s first year
That concept the children intuitively understood -- that giving can be as inspirational as getting – is one that UI honors program associate and longtime professor Dave Gould decided to explore this fall in his final semester teaching “Life Design,” an esteemed Blank Honors Center course that over more than a decade has produced community leaders, community events, and community change.
The University of Iowa shift in leadership and decision-making power has meant “significant” challenges for the $525.6 million hospital campus it’s building in North Liberty, according to an Oct. 18 audit by Baker Tilly, provided to The Gazette through an open records request.
A group named Mount Vernon-Lisbon Child Care Solutions led a six-week fundraising effort.
‘The regents are overreacting“ he says after officials discovered the videos he did with his wife.
Cedar Rapids schools’ designates Janessa Carr as district’s first safe and secure learning coordinator
Across colleges and universities, the words and lived experiences of addiction and recovery, dependence and therapy, mental illness and counseling are becoming less taboo, making initiatives like Iowa State University’s Collegiate Recovery Program more popular and important for students seeking support.
Kaitlyn Schmidt-Rundell earned the ‘Gold Award,’ the highest achievement award offered in Girl Scouts, for her conservation efforts.
Rise identifies 15- to 17-year-olds who show promise in cultivating ideas and solutions that could change the world and works to support them in different ways.
Chad Schumacher melds his vocations as an educator and construction administrator in new role with the Cedar Rapids school district.
Universities nationwide, including those across Iowa, are prioritizing access and affordability to higher education among their recruiting strategies – even as tuition rises – and many hope a first update to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid in many decades will help.
As the University of Iowa continues its takeover of Mercy Iowa City, administrators are sharing more details about the transition — including the appointment this week of Deborah Berini to lead management and integration with the now-bankrupt community hospital.
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