As we get ready for the next few days, we have to say thank you to our sponsors! Trustees at each of our local community colleges across the state will be in one space to dive into governance and leadership. This is made all the more special with the support of:
🧡 Speer Financial, an independent municipal advisory firm specializing in financial planning services to governmental entities, with a location in Waterloo.
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Community Colleges for Iowa retweeted
📍 Location matters more than you think!
Research shows students living far from community colleges are significantly less likely to attend college at all.
#Commcolleges bring education closer to home—and that changes lives.
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Community Colleges for Iowa retweeted
CNA Academy: PPE Day #LifesCalling
Dr. Lori Suddick will begin leading Iowa’s largest community college on June 15.
Read more from KCCI at loom.ly/-B6wssc.
“Dr. Suddick is a strategic, thoughtful leader with a proven track record of enhancing student momentum and deepening her institution’s impact across the area it serves,” said president of the DMACC Board of Directors Kevin Halterman in a provided statement.
Dr. Lori Suddick has officially been appointed as President of Des Moines Area Community College. Her 26-year career in higher education made her a standout during the extensive national search for this role.
Read the full announcement at bit.ly/3NVOUy0.
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Director McKenzie Snow, along with Bureau Chief Amy Gieseke and Legislative Liaison Eric St Clair, shared leadership insights and statewide priority work yesterday with senior-level community college leaders taking part in the Iowa Community College Leadership Institute (ICCLI) and emerging leaders taking part in the Leadership Institute for a New Century (LINC) during their Legislative Issues Symposium in Des Moines. Led by @IowaStateU Community College Leadership Program Faculty in partnership with the Iowa Association of Community College Presidents, @CCforIowa and the Iowa Department of Education, the programs aim to grow and develop Iowa community college leaders. #ChooseYourPathIA #PostsecondaryPathwaysIA
A day spent seeing the Capitol close up during community college professional development! Check out in the thread everything the Community College Leadership Development Consortium's LINC and ICCLI groups got up to during today's tour! ⬇️
We're grateful for our partnership with Iowa State University (@IowaStateU), Iowa Department of Education (@IADeptofEd), and Iowa Association of Community College Presidents, united in our commitment to bolstering community college leadership.
To learn more about the consortium, visit loom.ly/GeTJlTo.














