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Ballerina Misty Copeland named 2025 Bucksbaum Lecture speaker

Drake University has named ballerina Misty Copeland as the featured speaker for its 2025 Martin Bucksbaum Distinguished Lecture at 7 p.m. on April 2 at the Knapp Center. Copeland, an award-winning ballet dancer, co-founded Life …

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MVS launches Sease Awards at Drake Law School

McKee, Voorhees & Sease PLC (MVS) has launched the Sease Awards, a new program at Drake Law School named after Edmund J. Sease, a former managing partner of MVS. Sease helped develop MVS into an …

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UNI@DMACC program sees increased spring 2025 enrollment

Enrollment in the UNI@DMACC program has increased 35% for the spring 2025 semester compared with enrollment in the spring of 2024. A total of 170 students are enrolled, up from 126 in the spring of …

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Iowa Workforce Development opens youth internship grant opportunity

Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) is opening a new round of grant funding through its Summer Youth Internship Program. The program helps nonprofits, educational institutions, employers and others provide internship programs in one of the state’s …

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Iowa Department of Education seeks sponsors for summer meal, snack sites

The Iowa Department of Education announced it is seeking sponsors for a federally funded program that provides meals and snacks to children in low-income areas of the state during the summer months. The U.S. Department …

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Employer registration open for skilled trades career event

Iowa Skilled Trades has opened employer registration for the 2025 Build My Future career event for high school students scheduled for April 16. More than 7,000 students are expected to attend to learn about different …

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DMU, Hawkeye Community College partner on occupational therapy pathways

Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences and Waterloo-based Hawkeye Community College have partnered to provide a more streamlined way for students interested in occupational therapy to train and practice. The agreement includes seats in …

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Report: Iowa students still making up losses caused by COVID-19

A new report on learning loss during the pandemic shows the average Iowa student continues to lag behind pre-COVID achievement levels in reading and math, with some trailing by a year or more.

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Mercy College of Health Sciences announces campaign to raise $15M for new nursing school as part of its mission to become the ‘school of choice’

Joyce Lillis was inspired to become a nurse after watching the care her mom received after suffering a stroke, and later as a senior in high school, Lillis’ appendix ruptured and she was hospitalized for …

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Drake athletics signs with Taymar Sales U. to handle ticket sales and operations

Drake athletics and Taymar Sales U., a North Carolina-based college athletics marketing company, have signed a multiyear agreement for the firm to handle outbound ticket sales and operations for Drake. Mark Waigand, currently the assistant …