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The I-BEST Program at Hawkeye Community College
Hawkeye Community College launched their I-BEST Program in 2015.  Community colleges in Washington State first developed the I-BEST model and now it is in use across the country.  I-BEST stands for Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training.  I-BEST students learn basic skills such as reading, math, and English language acquisition in an integrated manner while they complete college coursework in an identified area of local employer need.  This integration increases student motivation, decreases barriers to learning, and addresses the dual needs of adult learners to obtain workplace skills and basic skills.  This compresses the time traditionally needed for this instruction, which allows Hawkeye to provide better assistance in filling the region’s skilled worker shortage.
 
 
 
Sandy Jensen is the Director of Urban Centers and Adult Literacy at Hawkeye Community College.  Sandy began at Hawkeye in 1991 as a teacher and became an administrator in 2005.  A graduate of Drake University in Des Moines, Sandy taught in southwest Iowa, but she has called the Cedar Valley home since 1986.  Sandy currently serves as the Adult Education and Literacy representative on the Region 7 Workforce Development Board.
 
Dr. Jane Bradley has worked in higher education for over 20 years.  She is currently the Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at Hawkeye Community College in Waterloo, Iowa.  She earned an A.S degree in Life Sciences from Seminole State College in Seminole, OK, a B.S. degree in Microbiology from Oklahoma State University, an M.S. degree in Microbiology from the University of Oklahoma and a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from Iowa State University.  She is active in the Iowa Governor’s STEM initiative serving as an appointed member and chair of the Northeast Iowa STEM Advisory Council. 
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Eclipse 2017 in Waterloo
As you leave our regular meeting Monday, you'll notice (even if it's cloudy) that it's not quite as bright as it should be at 1:00 in the afternoon.  Waterloo will experience a partial solar eclipse (90% obscured) at 1:10 pm. The forecast does not look promising for actually seeing the eclipse in Eastern Iowa, but here are a couple links to follow for more details and weather info:
 
 
 
 
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