Education

Martha Willits, president and CEO of the Greater Des Moines Partnership, will discuss the importance of advancing Central Iowa as part of the spring Let’s DU Lunch speakers’ series at Drake University on April 6. …

Gregory Geoffroy announced today he will step down as president of Iowa State University after nearly 10 years on the job.
 
He will leave his position no later than July 31, 2012.
 
In …

Paul Williamson, assistant principal at Roy J. Wasson High School in Colorado Springs, Colo., has been tapped as the new principal of Lincoln High School in Des Moines. Williamson’s experience in developing and implementing career …

The University of Iowa will offer a new online program next fall that offers a bachelor’s degree in business management to students across the state.

Through the program, the university will offer a Bachelor of …

The Iowa State University College of Business annual Voorhees Supply Chain Conference is scheduled for April 9 at the university’s Reiman Gardens. Advance registration is $140 and includes all materials, speaker sessions and lunch. Iowa …

Four business owners will talk about the lessons they have learned and the obstacles they have overcome Thursday during the Young Professionals Connections’ Lunch & Learn at the Greater Des Moines Partnership, 700 Locust St. …

Iowa Student Loan and Gov. Terry Branstad are scheduled today to announce a new online resource to educate private student loan applicants about the implications of borrowing too much to pay for college.

The interactive …

Rebecca Taylor, Iowa State University graduate and senior adviser on innovation and entrepreneurship for the U.S. Department of State Office of Science and Technology, will be the speaker at Iowa State’s Reiman Entrepreneurial Speaker Series. …

Cathann Kress, who serves as a senior policy analyst and program lead for Military Community and Family Policy at the U.S. Department of Defense in Washington, D.C., will become Iowa State University’s next vice president …