h digitalfootprint web 728x90

Education

DSC 6869

Iowa school districts increasingly turn to debt to meet demands

Iowa school districts are increasingly turning to debt to handle student enrollments and aging facilities, with one district owing as much as $35,448 per student, reports the Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism. Iowa school districts …

DSC 6869

DMACC to launch Simon Estes School of Fine Arts

Des Moines Area Community College announced it will establish a school of fine arts named after Iowa native Simon Estes, the world-renowned opera singer. 

Initial plans for the Simon Estes School of Fine Arts at …

31211

A Closer Look: Paul Gibbins

For nearly the past two years, Paul Gibbins has led educational opportunities for Polk County residents in his role as executive director of Iowa State University’s largest county extension office. Gibbins has held various roles …

DSC 6869

UI pays nearly $4 million to keep Modern Piping off pharmacy-building construction

The University of Iowa paid $3.87 million in a change order to replace construction company Modern Piping as a subcontractor on the project to build a new facility to house the College of Pharmacy amid …

DSC 6869

High school students from sister city Saint-Etienne visit Des Moines

Greater Des Moines this week is welcoming high school students from Des Moines’ sister city of Saint-Etienne, France. Twenty-five students and two teachers from Lycée Sainte-Barbe and Lycée Saint-Louis are spending a week with host …

DSC 6869

Ag literacy workshops for teachers offered

Two-day professional development workshops for teachers will be offered throughout the summer around the state by the Iowa Agriculture Literacy Foundation and partner organizations. Among the Central Iowa workshop dates are June 13-14 in Pella, …

DSC 6869

UnityPoint Health, MercyOne leaders join DMU board

Des Moines University announced that Karl Keeler, president of MercyOne Central Iowa Medical Center, and Kevin Vermeer, president and chief executive officer of UnityPoint Health, have joined the DMU board of trustees. Their service on …

DSC 6869

Iowa regents postpone tuition-setting debate

The Iowa Board of Regents is not planning to consider the first of two required readings for 2019-2020 tuition rates during its meeting next week because the regents don’t know enough about the state’s funding …

DSC 6869

Koch installed as Kent Corp. Chair in Business at ISU

Iowa State University finance professor Paul Koch was recently installed as the inaugural holder of the Kent Corp. Chair in Business. Established with a gift from the Kent Corp. Charitable Foundation, the designation recognizes a faculty member …

DSC 6869

DMACC updates fall curriculum with added professional programs

Des Moines Area Community College has announced a variety of new program offerings for fall 2019, among them a degree program in digital marketing, several animation and rich media certificates, and an athletic coaching certificate. …