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Drake, Principal, D.M. schools launch STEM mentor program

Three Des Moines institutions on Thursday launched a pilot program designed to give talented high school students a pipeline to higher education and employment in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

The 35 high school …

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Iowa Soybean Association offers scholarships

The Iowa Soybean Association is offering 10 $1,500 scholarships to high school seniors planning to pursue agricultural studies at an Iowa college. Applications can be found here and are due March 1. Winners will be announced April …

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CRE Professional of the year nominations open

The Business Record is now accepting nominations for the inaugural Great Western Bank Commercial Real Estate Professional of the Year award.

 

The award is designed to highlight an outstanding CRE professional from Central Iowa for his …

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DMACC launches industrial painting program

Des Moines Area Community College’s Center for Career and Professional Development at Southridge Mall  has launched an industrial painting program. “Industrial painters are in high demand, but no one was teaching this highly technical skill. Industrial painting …

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Drake’s Maxwell lands new job

Departing Drake University President David Maxwell has accepted a position as senior fellow at the Association of Governing Boards, a national association centered on governance in higher education. The year-long, renewable fellowship will begin July …

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ISU, UNI express interest in using AIB campus

University of Iowa President Sally Mason on Thursday said she is open to working with Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa to expand offerings at the AIB College of Business in Des …

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Regents name Robillard as chair of UI presidential search panel

The Iowa Board of Regents has selected Dr. Jean Robillard, vice president for medical affairs at the University of Iowa, to chair the presidential search committee. The committee will lead efforts to replace President Sally …

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Gov. Branstad appoints Townsend to run Iowa Workforce Development

Gov. Branstad on Tuesday appointed Beth Townsend as director of Iowa Workforce Development.

Townsend had served as acting director since Jan. 11, when Teresa Wahlert resigned the position amid controversy over closing unemployment offices and …

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Grinnell College, UI join forces in digital technology initiative

Grinnell College and the University of Iowa have received a $1.6 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to develop humanities-centered collaborations that expand the use of digital technology among faculty and students. It’s the first …

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Drake tops $200 million fundraising goal months early

Drake University has surpassed its $200 million fundraising goal — the largest in school history — well before the scheduled end of the campaign on June 30, the school announced today.


The distinctlyDrake campaign, which …