Ankeny Community School District has announced plans for a new “innovative hub” facility that is set to open in the 2028-29 school year. The vision for the Innovative Hub is an integrated space that offers specialized programs and facilities that cater to diverse learning experiences and serves as a catalyst for connecting people, ideas and […]
The Ford Foundation has approved a grant of $315,000 to the University of Northern Iowa Foundation to support the Iowa Center for Employee Ownership (IA-CEO) program, which is housed in the Wilson College of Business’s economic outreach arm. IA-CEO will use the funding to promote the Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP) model to business owners through in-person presentations, speaking […]
Adam Keune, co-founder of Coralville-based Higher Learning Technologies, has been named the new executive director of the Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (Iowa JPEC) at the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business. Keune was Iowa JPEC’s entrepreneur-in-residence in 2023-24 and has served on the center’s advisory board since 2018. He also received the center’s […]
Mike Rice and Keith Giffney have partnered to launch the Momba Group, a new technology staffing company with a charitable component. For each staffing placement in IT and engineering, the organization will sponsor a child in Kenya to provide “nourishment, education and spiritual guidance until the age of 18 years old,” according to a news […]
Entrepreneurship takes many forms, but there is a growing recognition of an entrepreneurial mindset that students and professionals alike can develop to think more innovatively, whatever their career. As president of Iowa State University since 2017, Wendy Wintersteen has strived to instill a campuswide entrepreneurial mindset and cultivate a culture where everyone — students, faculty […]
Tech Journey, a Des Moines-based nonprofit that aims to connect students with Iowa’s technology industry, is hosting its fourth annual charity golf outing on Sept. 12. The Tech Journey Open will be held at the Waveland Golf Course in Des Moines starting at 9 a.m. Proceeds from the event will support Tech Journey and provide scholarships for […]
Pi515 AI Challenge opens door for exploration of new AI tools Pi515’s AI Challenge was an event four years in the making for founder and executive director Nancy Mwirotsi. With the rapid development of new artificial intelligence tools, she wanted to make it easy for high school and college students to learn about the variety […]
Doug Elrick, professor and co-chair of the DMACC IT-Cybersecurity Digital Forensic Investigation program, was recently honored with the 2024 Spirit of IACIS Award from the International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists. IACIS is a nonprofit volunteer organization dedicated to training, certifying and providing membership services to computer forensic professionals around the world, according to a news release. Elrick […]
University of Northern Iowa physics faculty members will receive four federal grants to expand research efforts and support student training to enter the workforce. UNI will play a critical role in a five-year, $20 million National Science Foundation grant aimed at bolstering research capacity and infrastructure for Iowa’s bioscience and advanced manufacturing sectors. It’s part […]
Coe College in Cedar Rapids held a May Term course teaching students how to move an early-stage idea through ideation and validation. The course was taught by David Tominsky, Coe’s entrepreneur-in-residence, and a co-founding partner of Novy, and Samantha Brown, assistant professor of psychology and faculty co-director of C3: Creativity, Careers, Community, a career services program […]