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A $15,000 Community Ties award From Union Pacific will improve access and restore wetland habitat at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s 365-acre environmental research area.

A longtime ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ connection will have a lasting impact on the College through an estate gift from William Gruenwald ’42 and his wife, Joan. Their gift, expected to total $11 million, will support ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s endowment, providing resources that can benefit the College and its students for generations to come.

The Class of 2030 brings to ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ a remarkable range of experiences, perspectives, and ambitions that reflect both the strength of the College's mission and its growing national and global reach.

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ has received a $600,000 grant from the Sherman Fairchild Foundation to launch a four-year initiative that will expand the integration of technology throughout the College's arts curricula while creating new opportunities for collaboration, creative exploration, and interdisciplinary learning.

This summer, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ is investing more than $1.2 million to ensure students can pursue meaningful research, internships, and community-engaged learning experiences that prepare them for lives of purpose and impact.

Through the Exhibition Seminar, students move beyond studying exhibitions to creating one. From selecting artworks to writing catalog essays and installing the exhibition, they experience the work of museum professionals firsthand.

Four faculty members at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ have been awarded a $311,000 grant from the Mid-Iowa Health Foundation (MIHF) to lead a collaborative research study examining the impact of emergency rental assistance on low-income households across Central Iowa.

Students who have strong ties to their communities received a new scholarship and have found ways to connect here in ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ.

Professor Brigittine French won a research grant to support an anthropology project in Guatemala

Jennifer Honeycutt ’91 has dedicated her highly successful career to ensuring the planet has clean water. Now, she has made a significant gift toward creating an endowed chair in environmental studies and catalyzing the next generation of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ environmental leaders.