‘Latest News’ Archives
Graduates Receive Diplomas
Morningside College conferred 270 bachelor’s degrees and 185 Master of Arts in Teaching degrees during its 115th spring commencement held Saturday, May 11. In addition to the spring graduates, degrees were conferred upon August and December 2012 graduates, as well as students expected to graduate in August 2013. Morningside awarded [...]
Student Fights Corruption
Last fall David Riveros Garcia attended two anti-corruption conferences in Brazil. He facilitated and led sessions on anti-corruption, met the vice president of the World Bank, and advocated his own organization, Youth Change Reaction. David Riveros Garcia, a junior at Morningside College, has a bit more on his plate than most college [...]
iPads Enhance Learning
Students Kyle Huggenberger (left) and Cameron Meter use iPads in an education class. At Morningside College, it is important to provide students with access to the technology that they will use in their careers. The iPad has become an important tool in both the workplace and the classroom. Three Morningside professors have implemented the [...]
Staff Excellence Awards
Morningside College presented the 2012 Thomas S. Thompson Staff Excellence Awards to Sheri Hineman, assistant director of student life; Mike Husmann 2003, senior systems administrator; Colleen Knapp, admissions database assistant; Brett Lyon 2004, assistant security director; David Nash 1990, head track and cross country coach; and Paul Treft [...]
Faculty Excellence Awards
Dr. Jessica deVega (left), Dr. Jackie (Brummond) Barber 1995 and Dr. David Elder Morningside College has awarded its 2012 Sharon Walker Faculty Excellence Awards to Dr. Jackie (Brummond) Barber 1995, professor of nursing education; Dr. Jessica deVega, assistant professor of religious studies; and Dr. David Elder, assistant professor of [...]
Morningside College Choir Tour
The Morningside College Choir performed in six communities between March 2 and 7 during a spring break tour of Iowa. (more…)
RN-to-BSN Program
The Morningside College Department of Nursing is offering registered nurses a new online option to obtain a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree. Mary Kovarna, chair of the nursing department, said the new online component to Morningside’s RN to BSN program is specifically designed for the registered nurse who has a diploma or [...]
Assessment Awards
Three Morningside College faculty members and one academic department have received the Dr. William C. Yockey Assessment Awards, which annually recognize outstanding efforts to improve student learning at Morningside. Faculty members who received awards for general education courses they teach include Dr. Kimberly Christopherson, [...]
Doug Livermore retires
Dr. Doug Livermore, professor of business administration and economics, retired at the end of the 2011-2012 school year. Livermore taught at Morningside for 32 years, and served as chair of business administration and economics from 1984 to 2005. He served terms as faculty senate president and curriculum committee chair, and [...]