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Colletti named interim ag/life sciences dean at ISU

Iowa State University has appointed Joe Colletti as interim dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, effective Nov. 20. Colletti, who is senior associate dean of the college and associate director of the …
By BPC Staff | Nov 7, 2017
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Principal Community Scholars announces 2018 class

Twenty-five college students from Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin have been selected for the 2018 class of the Principal Community Scholars Program. The recipients were selected after being nominated by faculty or staff from their college …
By BPC Staff | Nov 7, 2017
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Simpson to cover tuition for students of families earning $60,000 or less

Simpson College officials today announced a new financial aid initiative they hope will spur moderate-income families to take another look at the private college. 

With the Simpson Promise, the college will cover the full cost …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Nov 6, 2017
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STEM master’s candidates come to U.S., Canada from around the globe

The New York Times reports that 68 percent of master’s degree candidates in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields were international students, according to an annual survey of U.S. and Canadian universities. By comparison, 40 …
By BPC Staff | Nov 6, 2017
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Gender pay gap larger among Iowa university administrators, data show

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Female administrators at Iowa’s public universities made 66 percent of what their male counterparts were paid last year — an even larger chasm than Iowa’s overall gender pay gap of 77 cents on …
By BPC Staff | Nov 3, 2017
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Dec. 8: Leading Courageous Change Competency Development Workshop

Host: Central Iowa Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management
About: Get inspired and equipped to lead your organization in implementing changes in 2018. Today’s leader needs to be courageous when it comes to …
By BPC Staff | Nov 2, 2017
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CIRAS’ Cox to step down as associate dean

Ron Cox, director of Iowa State University’s Center for Industrial Research and Service, will step down from his additional role as associate dean in the College of Engineering Dec. 31. Cox will continue to direct …
By BPC Staff | Nov 2, 2017
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Wintersteen selected as ISU’s president

The Board of Regents on Monday named Wendy Wintersteen to lead Iowa State University as its 16th president. Wintersteen, dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences since 2006, will be ISU’s first female …
By BPC Staff | Nov 2, 2017
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Drake’s new athletic director ‘high-character leader’

Drake University today named Des Moines native Brian Hardin as its athletics director, following a national search. 

Hardin, who was a Drake Relays champion while at Valley High School and competed at the Relays at the university…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Oct 31, 2017
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‘A powerful combination’

Before Exile Brewing adopted the Entrepreneurial Operating System about three years ago, there was a fair amount of finger-pointing and miscues going on within the startup company, recalled Exile’s founder, R.J. Tursi. 

Developed about 10 …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Oct 31, 2017