2008 Woodie Awards
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina massive relief efforts from organizations, companies and individuals have been directed to the American gulf coast.
Kirkwood's motto, "Learning for Your Lifetime" applies not only to its students but to their children as well. The National Association for the Education of Young Children awarded the Kirkwood Child Care Center its top level of accreditation in late August.
In celebration of Constitution Day, Kirkwood will present a day of discussion and debate on the U.S. Constitution on Friday. Sessions will be held on the main campus in Cedar Rapids and a final session at the Iowa City campus.
The 2005 fall semester at Kirkwood saw the introduction of a new web interface registration system called EagleNet. The abilities of this new system are far greater than those used through Kirkwood's previous form of registration, the K-TRAC system. With K-TRAC being terminated this summer, students were notified of the change to EagleNet in April via mail.
[b]KTS new season of classic movie scheduling[/b] Once again Phil Brown of Distance Learning/English will provide a line-up of movies to air Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 8 p.m. with the "Tumbleweed Theatre" and "At the Movies with Philm." Kirkwood Automotive Technology Program Appointments are now being accepted for oil changing, tire rotations, coolant flushes, transmission flushes, power steering flushes and brake inspections.
Last semester, Eastern Kentucky University Professor Gene Kleppinger had five students who copied information off the Internet and pasted it into their papers without citation. "It doesn't feel the same as copying something out of a book," he said. "They look at it on the screen and think it's public information.
IOWA CITY--The growing enrollment numbers at Kirkwood Community College are beneficial to students at all campuses. More students mean more money is being put into the school, which means better facilities for everyone. Nowhere is this growth more evident than at the Iowa City campus.