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ISU Alumni Association receives $2.5 million endowment

 

Lora and Russ Talbot

A Belmond, Iowa, couple has established an endowed president and CEO position for the Iowa State University Alumni Association. The $2.5 million gift from Lora and Russ Talbot, announced Friday night …

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Jazzed about the community

David Maxwell got the message early. 

Greater Des Moines developer William C. Knapp, whose name happened to adorn the campus arena, was holding court with Maxwell. Knapp told the newly appointed 12th president of Drake …

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New guide details workplace flex practices for manufacturers

The Society for Human Resource Management and the Families and Work Institute have released a new toolkit to help employers add workplace flexibility to an industry often considered inflexible – manufacturing. “Workflex and Manufacturing Guide: …

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Environmentalist, author McKibben to speak at Grinnell commencement

Bill McKibben, an author and environmental activist who has written extensively about climate change, will speak at Grinnell College’s commencement exercises May 18. The event, which begins at 10 a.m. at the central campus amphitheater, …

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Mercy College receives endowed scholarship gift

Mercy College of Health Sciences announced Wednesday that it has received an alumna gift of $426,772 from the estate of G. Frances Shiltz Weieneth to establish an endowed scholarship for the benefit of a nursing …

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AIB lays off 17 staff members

AIB College of Business has laid off 17 of its 80 full-time staff members, effective June 8, the college announced Tuesday. AIB plans to close June 30, 2016, and the campus will be donated to …

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A Closer Look: Tom Rice

Tom Rice took over as director of the University of Iowa’s John and Mary Pappajohn Education Center in downtown Des Moines in late October. In that role, he will look to boost the University of …

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Iowa schools receive financial literacy awards

Ten Iowa schools have been selected to receive a $1,000 award from the Iowa Bankers Association and its member banks for participating in Project Financial Literacy. Project Financial Literacy is a program designed to promote …

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Elevate Iowa offers $7,500 in scholarships

Elevate Iowa is offering $7,500 in scholarships to Iowa high school students interested in studying a manufacturing-related career at one of Iowa’s 15 community colleges. “Manufacturing firms supply more than 208,000 jobs to Iowans,” said …

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Central College adds engineering major

Central College will add an engineering degree beginning this fall. Three Pella companies — Vermeer Corp., Pella Corp. and Precision Inc. — are helping the college expand its work to advance STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics). …