The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business issued its Innovations That Inspire award to Drake University’s College of Business and Public Administration, recognizing Drake’s role as host institute for the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. The award recognizes Drake University’s role as a model for community-based mentorship, both in participants and the greater Des Moines community.
Workforce, Education & STEM
April 11, 2018
Cedar Rapids security firm finds growing demand for cameras at schools, universities
When Marc Meyer founded the video security management startup Inteconnex in Cedar Rapids eight years ago, it was expected that the web-based cameras could serve security needs for systems like Mercy Medical Center, or Lincoln, Nebraska’s traffic surveillance needs. Today, Inteconnex’s biggest growth is with universities and k-12 schools in Iowa, Nebraska and Colorado, CBS2/FOX 28 reports. “We probably have more than twenty school districts that we’re actively working with
April 11, 2018
Loras College first in state to host DataFest
Liberal arts school Loras College will be the first Iowa school to host DataFest, a national undergraduate data analytics competition, from April 13-15 on campus, the school announced Friday. Teams of five undergraduate students will compete during 48 hours in categories from Best in Show, Best Visualization and best Use of External Data, judged by regional experts in analytics. More than 2,000 students take part yearly.
April 5, 2018
Des Moines Social Club opens studio doors to East High School
Junior Luz Bautista sat in the Des Moines Social Club with her East High School classmates on March 29, their first day of audio class.Bautista doesn’t have any experience with audio production, although she’s been involved in play productions, producing the annual fashion runway event and Movement 515, a spoken word poetry initiative.“I love singing, so I was interested in how that works,” Bautista said. “Mostly I like pop music,
March 28, 2018
Dwolla event raises more than $10,000 for Pi515 nonprofit
The Dwolla-sponsored event Monetery raised $10,265 for an after-school coding education program, Dwolla announced on Tuesday. More than 250 participants attended as panels of investors, entrepreneurs and community members explored what it takes to create value and diversity in the midwestern business community. All money raised was donated to Pi515, which educates underserved Iowa students – mainly refugees – in grades 7-12 on basic computer coding skills.
