
Coe News & Features

Aug 5, 2024
Coe was recently honored as a 2024 Major Champion by the Zach Johnson Foundation (ZJF) at the organization’s annual gala. The recognition celebrates the ongoing Kids on Course partnership.
Based in Cedar Rapids, Kids on Course provides tutoring, enrichment, parent engagement, summer learning and long-term mentoring for students at high poverty schools, beginning with programming in elementary school and continuing throughout their education.

Jul 11, 2024
As Coe College seniors Maggie Wanyana Nansamba ’25 and Celestte Panduro-Orellana ’25 prepare for a term abroad, they share more than just the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship helping to facilitate their adventures. Both exemplify Coe's commitment to creating globally minded graduates equipped to make an impact.

Jun 25, 2024
Coe College’s Prison Learning Initiative (PLI) was awarded a grant from the Associated Colleges of the Midwest (ACM). The grant funding is part of an effort to foster the development and execution of innovative community-based learning initiatives.
Jun 24, 2024
50 years of global flavors and friendships! This past year, Coe College's International Club celebrated half a century of bringing cultures together. From sizzling pans to colorful performances, I-Club continues to spice up campus life and foster lasting connections.

Jun 13, 2024
Coe College’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site has been officially renewed for three years with an award of $464,737 funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF).

May 24, 2024
Novy co-founding Partner and Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Coe College, David Tominsky ’98, is teaching a May Term class alongside Assistant Professor of Psychology and Faculty Co-Director of C3: Creativity, Careers, Community Dr. Samantha Brown. The course is geared toward young Iowa entrepreneurs and titled “Why to Start a Startup.”

May 22, 2024
In partnership with Revv Aviation and the Eastern Iowa Airport (CID), Coe College is opening a flight school and aviation management program. Those interested in becoming a professional pilot can complete their certification while enrolled as students within Coe's new aviation management concentration.

May 9, 2024
Coe College announces Transfer+ a transfer option allowing students with an associate degree to bypass additional general education requirements and immediately engage with the state’s premier faculty, career services and internships in their field of interest

Apr 29, 2024
A prominent Cedar Rapids businessman and current Coe College student will address the Class of 2024 during Coe’s Commencement. Duane J. Smith, executive chairman, TrueNorth, will address Kohawk graduates as Coe College’s 2024 Commencement guest speaker. Cecilia Kintopf ’24 will address her classmates as the student speaker.

Apr 26, 2024
Zach Huitink ’09, Piper Cooper ’22 and Luke VanderSchaff ’22 are all representing Coe at the top-ranked public affairs college in the country, the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. And it’s not just representation, they’re excelling in the competitive education environment.

Apr 26, 2024
Tyler Salrin ’25 came across Coe serendipitously during his senior year of high school, but since that moment, he has been intentional in his pursuits, including his latest accolade — a Goldwater Scholarship.
The Goldwater is a highly regarded scholarship for students who intend to pursue research careers in science, technology, engineering or mathematics.

Apr 24, 2024
Ever since she learned about Fulbright teaching assistantships in high school, Sarah Hyatt ’24 saw an opportunity to combine her love of traveling and education. That opportunity just became reality as Hyatt was awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student Program English Teaching Assistantship for the 2024-25 academic year. Hyatt joins the nearly 30 Kohawks to receive Fulbrights in the past decade.

Apr 16, 2024
The Iowa Ready initiative is driven by additional scholarships and grants for first-time college students from Iowa to ensure a direct cost equal to or less than the 2023-24 average direct cost of Iowa’s three regent institutions — $21,060 — which includes tuition, fees, housing and meal plan. Many students will see an out-of-pocket cost less than the regent average of $21,060 as additional scholarships, grants, work-study and loans are applied.

Apr 5, 2024
Learning beyond the classroom and gaining real-world experience is a pillar of the liberal arts approach at Coe College. One of the college’s most unique and memorable opportunities for hundreds of alumni is the Wilderness Field Station (WFS).

Mar 29, 2024
For decades, the people, businesses and organizations of Cedar Rapids have welcomed Kohawks to their new hometown. And, for decades, Kohawks have strived to give back to the Cedar Rapids community. While the importance of community building and involvement remains, the manner in which the Coe community reaches beyond the physical space of the campus is always evolving…

Mar 21, 2024
A longstanding partnership between Coe and Tanager has served student and community needs, improving the lives of others.

Mar 15, 2024
For the past 33 years, Sally Fels Meyers ’64 has thrived as the children’s librarian for the Tom Green County Library System in San Angelo, Texas. She has been recognized multiple times for her immense contributions to making the library a diverse, welcoming and fun environment for children and their families. Her work building the library, however, is just one piece of a long and storied life dedicated to creating equality for others — and for Sally, an idealistic girl from Amana, Iowa, this lifelong commitment to equality started during her time at Coe College.

Mar 5, 2024
Coe College and Heritage Area Agency on Aging (Heritage AAA) have partnered to provide nursing students an immersive and valuable hands-on experience this spring.
Students in the Coe Nursing Department’s Wellness in Aging course are volunteering at Encore Café this term to learn about diners’ experiences with aging firsthand. Encore Café is a senior nutrition program in Marion and Cedar Rapids operated by Heritage AAA.

Feb 29, 2024
Beginning this fall, students at Coe pursuing an art degree can also choose to add concentrations in multimedia graphic design, media production and non-profit arts and creative leadership. Minors in art history and museum studies are also offered in addition to the traditional art major.

Feb 28, 2024
The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation named Coe College’s Katie Ameku ’25 as a 2024 Truman Scholarship finalist — she is Coe’s sixth Truman finalist in the last six years.