AABP EP Awards 728x90

Education

DSC 6869

As staffing shortages continue, Waukee, Johnston increase pay for teachers, substitutes

Des Moines Register: Waukee and Johnston school districts made moves last week to attract and retain substitutes as districts across the state struggle to adequately staff schools amid the ongoing pandemic. In a bid to draw …
By BPC Staff | Jan 19, 2022
DSC 6869

ISU Student Innovation Center scaled up international recruiting program in 2021

An Iowa State University recruitment program geared toward international students, which was first piloted in December 2020, expanded its programming during 2021. The Office of Admissions and the Student Innovation Center’s Innovation Fellows program partnered …
By BPC Staff | Jan 19, 2022
34963

UI Office of Strategic Partnerships’ outreach strategy takes shape

Businesses and nonprofit organizations of all sizes across Iowa that may not have considered partnering with the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business as a consulting or analytical resource might want to take another …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Jan 18, 2022
34961

A Closer Look: Dave Ernst

Dave Ernst’s heavy business travel schedule throughout his career enabled him to earn significant airline mileage perks for frequently flying out of Cedar Rapids — often logging more than 100 flight segments a year. But …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Jan 18, 2022
DSC 6869

Drake to triple size of Crew Scholars program

Drake University announced that it will greatly expand its Crew Scholars program, which has been successful in helping to close long-standing racial disparities in retention rates, grade-point averages and graduation rates. Currently, 20 to 25 first-year students …
By BPC Staff | Jan 17, 2022
DSC 6869

$1.7 billion settlement reached with student loan servicer Navient

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller announced today that Navient, one of the nation’s largest student loan servicers, will provide relief totaling $1.7 billion to resolve allegations of widespread unfair and deceptive student loan servicing practices and abuses …
By BPC Staff | Jan 13, 2022
DSC 6869

Drake University to start semester online as omicron cases climb

Des Moines Register: Drake University students will start the first two weeks of their spring semester remotely because of possible classroom disruptions from climbing COVID-19 cases. Drake’s first scheduled day of the semester for most students …
By BPC Staff | Jan 13, 2022
DSC 6869

Partnership chosen to take part in community college minority program

The Greater Des Moines Partnership will participate in a new national program to help strengthen chamber of commerce partnerships with community colleges and organizations to increase the number of people of color who earn credentials …
By BPC Staff | Jan 12, 2022
DSC 6869

Task force recommends creation of artisanal butchery program at community colleges

The state’s Artisanal Butchery Task Force is recommending the creation of a one-year artisanal butchery certificate program at the state’s community colleges. The task force was created during the 2021 legislative session to explore the …
By BPC Staff | Jan 12, 2022
DSC 6869

Athene expands Game Changers scholarship program, seeks applicants

Athene USA announced that the application period is now open for its 2022 Game Changers Scholars Program. Now in its second year, the program has been expanded and will award $80,000 in scholarships annually through …
By BPC Staff | Jan 7, 2022