PELLA, Iowa, Sept. 8 -- Central College issued the following news: Central College received a grant for more than $43,000 from the John Deere Foundation to support the college's long-standing Upward Bound program. This program helps low-income, potential first-generation college students achieve academic success. The Upward Bound program at Central serves students in Des Moines Public Schools who are low-income, potentially first-generation college students and want to go to college. Upward Bo  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 8 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2023: Today, Gov. Reynolds and the Iowa Economic Development Authority announced $5 million in awards to four nonprofits that are investing in the infrastructure to increase the availability of food distributed to local food pantries throughout the state. The Iowa Food Insecurity Infrastructure Fund was established to help more Iowans in need get access to fresh, nutritious food. The grants wer  more

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Sept. 8 -- Morningside University issued the following news: Morningside University President Dr. Albert Mosley and Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Chris Spicer are pleased to announce a number of new faculty and staff hires for the 2023-2024 academic year. Dr. Nicole Baker has been hired as an assistant professor of education in the Sharon Walker School of Education. Baker previously served as the university research methodologist and dissertation chair in th  more

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Sept. 8 -- Morningside University issued the following news: * * * Lumsden, Treft promoted to VP; additional promotions and title changes announced * * * Morningside University President Dr. Albert Mosley announced two changes within his executive leadership team. Dr. Erin Edlund was promoted to chief of staff and vice president for university engagement effective July 15. In this role she works closely with the president on partnerships, planning, and other strategic init  more

CALMAR, Iowa, Sept. 8 -- Northeast Iowa Community College issued the following news: Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC) and the University of Iowa (UI) have finalized a new partnership agreement allowing NICC Nursing graduates to seamlessly transfer to the UI College of Nursing and complete their Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degrees. With this RN to BSN 3+1 Articulation Agreement, students may attend NICC to complete the Associate Degree of Nursing program and then transfer to th  more

ORANGE CITY, Iowa, Sept. 8 -- Northwestern College issued the following news: For the fifth consecutive year, Northwestern College has set enrollment records. This fall's enrollment is 1,715, up three students from last year. Northwestern has set another record with 543 graduate students enrolled in Northwestern's master's degree programs in education, physician assistant studies, and counseling, up from 531 last year. Northwestern's Graduate School and Adult Learning division has a total of 6  more

ORANGE CITY, Iowa, Sept. 8 (TNSres) -- Northwestern College issued the following news: Dr. Laird Edman, research professor and professor emeritus of psychology at Northwestern College, will spend the next two years studying the impact of religious ritual in faith communities thanks to a $234,000 grant from the Templeton Religion Trust. "What if people of faith--in particular, church leaders--could leverage the way human minds work to better support faith development?" asks Edman. "What if unde  more

AMES, Iowa, Sept. 8 (TNSres) -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: Donald Trump far outpaces other Republican presidential nominees in an Iowa State University/Civiqs poll, which surveyed 1,128 registered voters from Sept. 2-7. The results are the first in a five-part, monthly poll intended to track shifting voter perspectives before the Iowa caucuses on Jan. 15, 2024. Among the participants, 434 said they "definitely" or "probably" will attend the Iowa Republican Caucuse  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 8 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: * * * The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Mid-America Transportation Center has won a five-year, $15 million grant to remain the transportation research and workforce development hub for the U.S. Department of Transportation Region 7, comprised of Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri and Kansas. * * * This competitive grant is administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation through   more