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Eco-friendly, tech-rich admissions office opens at Grinnell College

Grinnell College recently opened its new Admission and Student Financial Services building on the Grinnell campus. The $12 million, two-story facility provides a technology-rich presentation room where visitors are invited to learn more about Grinnell …
By BPC Staff | Nov 28, 2018
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ISU researchers to apply game theory to cyberthreat assessment

A team of researchers at Iowa State University will use the mathematical concepts behind game theory to develop a better way to assess the threats of cyberattacks on the power grid. The ISU researchers, led …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Nov 21, 2018
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Iowa State College of Engineering launches new cyber security engineering major for fall 2019

Iowa State University’s College of Engineering is introducing a Bachelor of Science degree in cybersecurity engineering, which will begin in fall 2019. The Board of Regents approved the major at its Nov. 16 meeting. 

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By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Nov 19, 2018
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ISU receives regents approval for Doctorate of Education program

Iowa State University announced it will launch a Doctorate of Education program aimed at preparing educational leaders to support educational opportunities in systems from preschool through doctoral education, or “P-20” education. Students who complete the …
By BPC Staff | Nov 16, 2018
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Iowa Wesleyan to remain open, secures funding for 2019-2020 school year

Iowa Public Radio: Financially troubled Iowa Wesleyan University administrators say donations from alumni, community donors and a collaboration with the USDA’s Rural Development Office will be enough to keep the university afloat, at least through the …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Nov 16, 2018
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Paustian wins book award No. 7

DMACC West Campus Provost Tony Paustian’s book “A Quarter Million Steps: Creativity, Imagination and Leading Transformative Change” was a runner-up among 2,000 entries in the Los Angeles-based American Book Fest Best Leadership Book in the …
By BPC Staff | Nov 15, 2018
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Mercy College has record fall applications, enrollment

Applications for admission to Mercy College of Health Sciences this fall reached a new record, and new student enrollment reached its second-highest level for any term in its history, the college announced. Applications for the …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Nov 14, 2018
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University of Northern Iowa drops controversial conference

Cedar Rapids Gazette: University of Northern Iowa administrators have decided to no longer host an annual conference featuring the controversial technique “facilitated communication.” “The academic leadership at UNI has met to discuss our practices with conferences …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Nov 13, 2018
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IWCC board member to chair national organization

The Association of Community College Trustees has elected Connie Hornbeck as the 2019 board chair. The nonprofit educational association of governing boards represents more than 6,500 elected and appointed trustees who govern more than 1,200 …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Nov 12, 2018
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Professor donates $500,000 to struggling Iowa Wesleyan University

Iowa Public Radio: A professor and alumna of Iowa Wesleyan University is donating half a million dollars to help keep the school open. The gift comes a little over a week after school leaders announced they’re …
By BPC Staff | Nov 9, 2018