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A Closer Look: Peter Dorhout

After moving around in both childhood and career, Peter Dorhout returned to a familiar place when he accepted the position of vice president of research at Iowa State University. He started the role in January …
By SARAH BOGAARDS | Dec 15, 2021
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Drake plans live commencement, holiday street party on Saturday

Drake University will host its 151st commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Knapp Center. The university will award 363 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees. Masks are required for all attendees in compliance with …
By BPC Staff | Dec 15, 2021
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DMACC enters articulation agreement with Dunwoody College for architecture students

Architectural technologies students at Des Moines Area Community College have a new and seamless path to earning a Bachelor of Architecture degree and pursuing a career as an architect through an articulation agreement recently signed …
By BPC Staff | Dec 13, 2021
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Report: Unmet need for rural after-school programs surges

The number of rural children enrolled in after-school programs has dropped nationally compared with a previous tally seven years ago, according to a new study released today by the Afterschool Alliance, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit. Eleven percent …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Dec 8, 2021
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$4M in state funding to expand regional career academies for rural school districts

Des Moines Community College and three other community colleges have each been awarded $1 million from the Career Academy Incentive Fund. The state funding is intended to increase access to career academy programs in high-demand fields through …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Dec 6, 2021
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NOTEBOOK: University diversity officers discuss how to make new diverse hires feel included

 

Picture this: Your house is a mess. There are dog toys on the floor, crumbs on the counters, mail scattered all over the coffee table and your kids have somehow managed to leave their …
By EMILY KESTEL | Nov 29, 2021
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ISU, UI named in top 50 undergraduate entrepreneurship programs

Iowa State University and the University of Iowa both ranked on the Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine’s list of the top 50 undergraduate programs for entrepreneurship, ranking at No. 11 and No. 28, respectively. The …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Nov 24, 2021
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Staub named dean of Drake School of Journalism and Mass Communication

Following a national search, Drake University has named Catherine Staub as the next dean of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Staub, an associate professor at Drake since 2015, is currently the Peggy Fisher and Larry …
By BPC Staff | Nov 23, 2021
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ISU pays $275,000 to settle with former lab director claiming harassment from chair

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa State University has agreed to pay a former professor and lab director $275,000 as part of a settlement stemming from years of accusations both from her and against her — including that …
By BPC Staff | Nov 22, 2021
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Wellmark Foundation $25K contribution supports iJAG student leadership conferences

The Wellmark Foundation has awarded Iowa Jobs for America’s Graduates $25,000 to assist with iJAG’s fall leadership development conference and spring career development conference. More than 300 middle and high school students from 42 Iowa cities were …
By BPC Staff | Nov 22, 2021