May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and few in the Marshalltown community do more to bring attention to the issue on a day-to-day basis than Center Associates
As attitudes and approaches to the topic of mental health have changed over time, one struggle remains almost constant. For too many people, the wait times to s
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Students at Iowa Valley Community College are facing challenges this year as they search for employment after graduation, on top of the isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Isolation and uncertainty from pandemic conditions have denied students a traditional college experience this year.
“Campus has been very quiet,” Angie Redmond, Marshalltown Community College Dean of Enrollment and Student Life said. “The students that were here this fall really did not have a true college experience. They are unable to connect with their peers, meet new people and engage on campus.”
Redmond said a student is more likely to succeed academically if they are engaged on campus, but COVID-19 has put most student engagement opportunities to an end.