Simpson College News

What I do: I recruit prospective graduate students in the areas of business, education and nursing for Grand View University's Master of Science in Innovative Leadership .

Job description: My main responsibilities are the evening, weekend and graduate programs at Simpson College.

Des Moines father of three and musician Joel Kinser considers his music a part of his spiritual ministry.

Mr. Jack B. White, 95, died on Sunday, November 1, 2009, after a brief illness. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday, November 6, 2009, at Fain Presbyterian Church with Rev.

Forget for a few months about tulip time in Pella. It's tuba time in Perry. The 31st annual William Bell Memorial Tuba and Euphonium Day will take place Saturday at the First United Methodist Church, with a clinic for tuba players - 'tubists' if you're fancy - and a public concert at 4 p.m. 'There's a lot of low overtones, that's for sure, and a ...

RICHARD DOAK is a retired Register editor, a lecturer at Iowa State University and an adjunct at Simpson College.

Eleven students at Simpson College completed 300 hours of community service apiece in one year as part of the federally funded Iowa Campus Compact AmeriCorps Program.

Some come to acting early, some come to it late. But few people come to acting after preparing, as Mount Prospect native Mari Stratton did, for a career in opera.

Grinnell College senior Barbara Monaco, a mathematics major from Des Moines, was awarded a $1,450 UPS Scholarship and a $400 U.S. Bank Scholarship for the 2009-2010 academic year through the Iowa College Foundation.

An international art exhibit will bring Art 4 Health to Iowa. A4H is a traveling art exhibit launched by the World Health Organization to increase awareness of women's health issues.

Four people were identified Friday in connection with a string of assaults near Simpson College.

Indianola police say they hope to make at least one arrest before the weekend in connection with three assaults near Simpson College.

Simpson College Security has issued a campus-wide alert following two separate assault investigations.

Indianola police have stepped up security around the Simpson College campus after a series of attacks.

Editor's Note: This letter was written by Toledo native Michael Patterson, a professor of music at Simpson College Indianola, in support of the Iowa Great Places and other grant efforts for the Wieting Theatre restoration.

Conservative Christians' arguments against legalizing gay marriage are very poor, but one common problem with them is how they can easily apply to straight marriages.

A Simpson College internship program has taken a St. Charles student from the covered bridges of Madison County to the steps of the nation's Capitol.

Sophia: October brings us cool temperatures and even cooler concerts with two back-to-back-night mega shows at Wells Fargo Arena.

Whether bacon or jazz is your thing, there's probably a festival in Des Moines to rouse your passion.

Simpson College is pleased to announce the establishment of the John C. Culver Fellowship Program to support and encourage students with a passion for politics, history and public service.