Following his graduation from University of Northern Iowa, Dr. Mick Starcevich taught math for five years before assuming administrative positions . First as a principle and later as a superintendent at nearby College Community Schools. Mick came…
After a national search, the Board of Trustees selected Dr. Lori Sundberg as the Kirkwood's fifth president. Prior to Kirkwood, Dr. Sundberg was president of Carl Sandburg Community College in Galesburg, IL for eight years after holding various…
A 50-page history of the first ten years of the college. It was incorporated into the 1976 annual report which was included in the Volume 6., No.2, Summer 1976 issue of the "Community Quarterly".
Under Dr. Starcevich's leadership, innovation and partnerships continued or expanded. A few notable accomplishments in his 12 1/2-year tenure are: the construction of The Hotel (one of two teaching hotels in the country); construction of a wind…
In 1966, the Area Ten Board selected a site one-half mile south of Highway 30 on Bowling Street for its new campus. The 315-acre site was purchased for $407,500 at an average cost of $1,300 per acre. In the summer of 1968 construction began on the…
