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Awards announced for Volunteer Generation Fund ARP grants

Volunteer Iowa is proud to announce $155,000 in funding awarded to nine K-12 schools through the AmeriCorps Volunteer Generation Fund American Rescue Plan. The funding, distributed via Youth Service-Learning Grants and Youth Mentoring Grants, aims …

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Iowa Western Community College receives $1M career academy grant

Iowa Western Community College was awarded a $1 million competitive grant through the Career Academy Incentive Fund to prepare more high school students for success in college, postsecondary training and the workforce. The college will …

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The Way Up Conference: Empowering Women in Higher Education Leadership

The 2023 Way Up Conference for women interested in leadership or administration positions in higher education in Iowa has been scheduled for Nov. 2-3 at Hilton Des Moines Downtown. The conference explores strategies to promote …

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Des Moines-area students awarded Bank Iowa scholarships

Bank Iowa annually grants more than 20 scholarships to high school students across the state. This year, the bank doubled its commitment by increasing the scholarship awards from $500 to $1,000 each. Three high school …

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UNI Advance Iowa launches Iowa Center for Employee Ownership

The University of Northern Iowa’s Advance Iowa program recently unveiled the Iowa Center for Employee Ownership, or IA-CEO, aimed at supporting and promoting employee ownership within the state. IA-CEO serves as a resource hub, offering …

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Ankeny High School team is crowned high school mock trial champion

Ankeny High School’s mock trial team won the 2023 National High School Mock Trial Championship. Team members included Hayden DeWitt, Stephanie Gray, Sareena Casady, Nicki Casady, Mallory Jordan, Chloe Andersen, Noah Yeager, Grant Miner, Hannah …

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Mercy College names new provost, vice president of academic affairs

Mercy College of Health Sciences announced the appointment of Timothy G. Laurent as the Des Moines institution’s provost and vice president of academic affairs. Following a national search led by Hyatt-Fennell Executive Search, a higher …

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IowaBio awards five STEM scholarships

The Iowa Biotechnology Association presented scholarships to five students at the State Science and Technology Fair of Iowa in March. The winning students applied to receive a Future Biotech Leader Scholarship and were selected by …

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Tippie College, Global Insurance Accelerator form partnership

The University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business has partnered with the Des Moines-based Global Insurance Accelerator to develop innovative insurance technology businesses.

The entrepreneurs participating in the GIA’s 100-day accelerator program will be able …

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Byers named Simpson College’s 25th president

Jay Byers, the president and CEO of the Greater Des Moines Partnership, will join Simpson College as its 25th president, the college announced today. He will succeed Marsha Kelliher, who announced in January that she …