Eastern Iowa Community College District News
Browse past news stories for Eastern Iowa Community College District in Davenport, IA:
- Chickens past, present; Where will it end? (Quad-City Times)
posted on March 19, 2010 at 08:37:49 pm
Class teaches the raising of backyard poultry - Colleges team up for 3-year program (Quad-City Times)
posted on March 15, 2010 at 03:06:32 am
The Eastern Iowa Community College District, or EICCD, andWestern Illinois University-Quad-Cities are partnering on a new,three-year bachelor’s degree program in recreation, park andtourism administration. - Electronic books are kindling interest among readers, stores and authors (Journal Gazette & Times-Courier)
posted on February 25, 2010 at 06:34:06 am
David Burke, Lee News Service A good portion of Merri Scott’s library is no farther away than her purse. - Grants will help people make energy improvements (Quad-City Times)
posted on February 7, 2010 at 03:45:35 am
If you’re the owner of a older home who’d like to make someenergy-efficiency improvements but aren’t sure what measures wouldbe best, help is headed your way. - Q.C. unemployment rate challenges businesses and schools (WQAD Moline)
posted on January 29, 2010 at 08:46:35 pm
New stats show the Quad Cities lost 3,700 jobs in the last year. It's one of the biggest job losses since the economic downturn of the farm crisis during the 1980's. - Scott Turow: Lawyer/novelist gives case for dual careers (Quad-City Times)
posted on January 27, 2010 at 04:48:48 am
Attorney and novelist Scott Turow gave a summation of his careerTuesday night — from a 12-year-old reading “The Count of MonteCristo” to a lunchtime visit with actor Harrison Ford , who wasseeking advice on playing one of Turow’s legal eagles — before anAdler Theatre audience. - The coldest tricks in the book: Firefighters get ice rescue training (Muscatine Journal)
posted on January 19, 2010 at 12:24:18 pm
MONTPELIER, Iowa — Below freezing temperatures didn’t give Brandon Schadt pause for thought as he deliberately submerged himself in the icy cold waters of a frozen pond Saturday morning. - Scott Community College plans for culinary arts boom (Quad-City Times)
posted on November 23, 2009 at 04:45:24 am
For 13 years, Brad Scott has scrambled to find places where hisScott Community College culinary arts students could go forclassroom training. - LaFarge plant harnesses the power of waste (Quad-City Times)
posted on November 1, 2009 at 03:01:47 am
One person's trash is a Davenport cement maker's fuel. - Olympia Dukakis in the Quad-Cities: Oscar winner acts as advocate (Quad-City Times)
posted on October 7, 2009 at 03:28:51 pm
Her first role was at age 13, in her Greek immigrant father's theater company, portraying "the spirit of young Greece" and releasing doves - or pigeons, in this case, as a stand-in - as a sign of peace. - Scott Community College celebrates new entrance (Quad-City Times)
posted on August 6, 2009 at 12:31:21 am
Scott Community College's new entrance off U.S. 67 will ease the waiting time for students and staff at Belmont Campus. - Q-C's 'Iron Chefs' cook up culinary magic (Quad-City Times)
posted on August 3, 2009 at 03:37:04 am
The competition was tough. But the ostrich meat wasn't. The olfactory smack down called the Home Grown Iron Chef competition ended Sunday afternoon with Chef Eran Salzmann, of Z-Best Café on Main in Sheffield, Ill., named the winner. - 'Viewpoint' speaker series unveils lineup (Quad-City Times)
posted on July 12, 2009 at 12:36:20 am
The second season of the Eastern Iowa Community College District's "Viewpoint" speaker series will have an Oscar-winning movie actress, a best-selling author and a history-making head of state. - Community colleges partner with UI to offer degrees (The Daily Iowan)
posted on June 25, 2009 at 12:50:05 pm
Angela Crookshank, who graduated with an associate’s degree from Des Moines Area Community College in May, plans to teach at the college after completing a UI degree. - "Guerrilla Gardener" hits Davenport (WQAD Moline)
posted on June 24, 2009 at 02:56:35 am
Olenka Gadzik doesn't look threatening or like any kind of saboteur, but some say she's engaging in guerrilla tactics...guerrilla gardening to be exact. - ‘Guerrilla gardening’ sprouts around Davenport (Quad-City Times)
posted on June 21, 2009 at 04:56:28 am
It's noontime and the sun beats down as Olenka Gadzik kneels by a narrow strip of ground between the sidewalk and a parking lot on Davenport's West 2nd Street. - High school graduates adjust to tough economy (Quad-City Times)
posted on June 7, 2009 at 11:49:50 pm
Throughout most of his high school career, Taylor Borders saw himself moving away from home and attending the University of Iowa. - Federal stimulus funds help stimulate summer work for Q-C teens (Quad-City Times)
posted on May 16, 2009 at 05:39:52 am
Funds help stimulate employment for youth - Registration starts in summer youth program (Clinton Herald)
posted on April 29, 2009 at 01:59:51 pm
DAVENPORT — Iowa at Work, a part of Eastern Iowa Community College District, announced recently it received funding through the stimulus package to administer a summer youth program in eastern Iowa. - Cash-strapped Iowa colleges benefit as online courses gain popularity (The Des Moines Register)
posted on April 5, 2009 at 09:09:45 am
Record enrollment in online courses at Iowa’s 15 community colleges is generating tuition revenue and creating opportunities to save money at a time when the schools are facing drastic budget cuts, officials said. - Community college district starts renewable energy program (Quad-City Times)
posted on March 24, 2009 at 05:38:38 pm
Eastern Iowa Community College District today announced a new program to train students for positions in the renewable energy fields of wind, solar and biofuels. - Three finalists named in search for BHC president (Kewanee Star Courier)
posted on March 13, 2009 at 02:16:47 am
The Black Hawk College Presidential Search Committee interviewed six semi-finalist candidates for president of the college last week. - Help on horizon for laid-off workers (Quad-City Times)
posted on March 12, 2009 at 05:38:49 am
Eastern Iowa Community College District’s three campuses are collaborating with several area agencies to offer a workshop and agency fair next week to help those who have recently lost their jobs or facing other hardships in this economy. - Black Hawk College announces three finalists for president (Quad-City Times)
posted on March 9, 2009 at 06:39:10 pm
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