The Oxford Language dictionary defines activism as a policy or action using vigorous campaigning to bring about political or social change. ... [read more]
Sep 28, 2022
Alumni Showcase
Consistency has been a guiding principle of Mike Clement’s baseball journey. Clement, a hitting coach for the Ole Miss Rebels who won their ... [read more]
Sep 28, 2022
On March 7, 1965, an event that came to be known as Bloody Sunday unfolded as a group of 600 civil rights activists, including the late Cong... [read more]
Jun 16, 2022
Chris Cox (‘21) attended Morningside in the early 2000’s and returned to graduate just last year. He now runs a non-profit organization call... [read more]
May 10, 2022
Amy Gerking Anderson ('89) has been teaching art at Le Mars community schools for 33 years. This spring, she will be retiring from teaching.... [read more]
Apr 13, 2022
Photo by Aileen Devlin | Virginia Sea Grant
While at Morningside, Lydia Bienlien (‘13) seized a summer internship opportunity that ignited ... [read more]
Mar 23, 2022
Nicole Cleveland ('08) is raising awareness for Turner syndrome—a rare genetic condition—through her blog and soon-to-be book, The Butterfly... [read more]
Mar 02, 2022
From starting a nonprofit for at-risk youth, to writing the first book in his new series, Jeremy Lahar ('09) is making a huge impact in his ... [read more]
Feb 18, 2022
Jeff Schoening ('84), a band director for Treynor Community Schools, recently had an experience most directors can only dream of.
Af... [read more]
Feb 09, 2022
In 2018, Chuck Martin (‘76) was looking for a way to give back to his alma mater and, as a result, established an endowed history adjunct pr... [read more]
Jan 31, 2022
As a high schooler, Kelsey Paumer (‘11) made an appointment to meet with Morningside Admissions at a college fair and, from there, decided t... [read more]
Jan 19, 2022
Following graduation from Morningside, Kyle Bubb (‘12) experimented with a few different career paths. He was on the search for a job that f... [read more]
Jan 14, 2022
When considering a school for her undergraduate studies, Amanda (Aschinger) Buse '12 discovered that Morningside had many of the features sh... [read more]
Dec 30, 2021
Barbara (Gist) Cook (‘77) and Diane (Davies) Koth (‘75) are helping people get into the holiday spirit by working on a Christmas tree farm o... [read more]
Dec 12, 2021
Former Morningside Homecoming Queen Kelly “Malibu” Boyce overcame facial body dysmorphia to be named Classic Ms. New England.
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Dec 06, 2021
After graduating with a degree in elementary education, Brittany Calvillo (‘12) began teaching and eventually picked up the hobby of creatin... [read more]
Dec 03, 2021
Read an Alumni Showcase about Becky (Boese) Pape ‘78 and her husband Tom Pape ‘77.
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Nov 29, 2021
Rebekah Mayer (‘20) always had a dream to work with artists and make music. Through her music production business, “Boss Pitch Audio LLC.,” ... [read more]
Nov 04, 2021
In 2020, Morningside graduate, Ross Wilcox (‘10), published his collection of fictional short stories titled Golden Gate Jumper Survivors So... [read more]
Oct 21, 2021
Learn more about the 2020 and 2021 CODA Award recipients.
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Oct 20, 2021
As a high schooler considering options for college and a young team member of Bomgaars, Lexi Gerry (‘19) applied for and received the Bomgaa... [read more]
Oct 13, 2021
As a Morningside mass communications and broadcasting major, Clark Rupert (‘86) enjoyed attending sporting events and getting the opportun... [read more]
Sep 30, 2021
Brooke (Niles) Happe chose Morningside for her undergrad because it offered many different aspects of a college she was looking for. Amongst... [read more]
Sep 23, 2021
Bruce Kaji attended Morningside after being incarcerated at the Manzanar Relocation Camp in the 1940s.
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Sep 16, 2021
Learn about the Dr. Esther M. Mackintosh ’69 Endowed Humanities Scholar of the University
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Sep 16, 2021
Initially selecting Morningside for its athletics program, Ally Hecht (‘20) came to college unsure what she wanted to study.
“There i... [read more]
Sep 16, 2021
Thomas Pargett ’08 uses his love of teaching to help educators reach financial goals.
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Sep 16, 2021
Morningsiders look out for other Morningsiders, no matter the distance or the time that has passed.
That fact was recently exemplified when... [read more]
Aug 12, 2021
Cleo Franklin '81 will release his second book of leadership lessons titled “Lessons from our Mothers and Fathers.”
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May 12, 2021
“I Never Lose, I Either Win or Learn”. This Nelson Mandela quote goes out in the signature line of every email Ryan Lickteig (‘09) sends. It... [read more]
Apr 29, 2021
When he was only a freshman in college, Timothy Jepson demonstrated great talent as a timpanist within the Morningside College Orchestra and... [read more]
Apr 22, 2021
What started out as just a couple of friends getting together to play their favorite songs in a basement in downtown Sioux City eventually b... [read more]
Apr 15, 2021
Dr. Miranda (Heyer-Stroh) Little, ’08, graduated from Morningside with a degree in Biology and Counseling Psychology along with a Dance Mino... [read more]
Apr 01, 2021
Morningside couple Jeremy and Tara Smith both ended up as music educators, despite taking two different paths to get there. Tara graduated f... [read more]
Mar 25, 2021
Jonalee (Jackes) DeNoble never passes up on the opportunity to bring people together, which is why she loves her career as an event planner.... [read more]
Mar 19, 2021
Reverend Darrell Mitchell ’51 attributes much of his success in his track career to his faith and time here at Morningside College.
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Mar 12, 2021
Jay Grooters didn’t envision a life as a stained glass artist for himself, but then again, he also didn’t have the typical college experienc... [read more]
Mar 04, 2021
2005 alumna Sarah Bradbury works to provide care and attend births as an advanced registered nurse practitioner. She launched Serenity ... [read more]
Feb 19, 2021
Morningside Alumnus Kelly Jacobsma recently received the 2020 Karl King Distinguished Service Award. This annual award is presented to a nor... [read more]
Feb 12, 2021
Morningside alumna Shannon Schroeder ’12 was able to successfully leverage her experiences at Morningside to pave the way to a successful ca... [read more]
Feb 04, 2021
Not only is Sondra Thoreson an assistant language teacher, but she’s doing the job in Japan. A 2018 alumna, Sondra works in the Japan Exchan... [read more]
Jan 29, 2021
Looking beyond the world through a telescope is what Jim Kloeppel has been fascinated with since the age of seven. Jim ’79 remembers i... [read more]
Jan 21, 2021
During last year's election, Erica Young ‘17 spent a lot of time talking with potential voters so that they feel confident going to the poll... [read more]
Jan 14, 2021
Saving the next generation is one small part of Ashley Lewis’s job at Concord Coalition. Concord Coalition is a nonpartisan, grassroots orga... [read more]
Jan 04, 2021
When Morningside College officially announced it would become a university on Thursday, November 13, 2020, one of its oldest living alums wa... [read more]
Dec 08, 2020
2013 alumnus Reid Rosen currently works for Rosen Diversified as Executive Vice President. Rosen Diversified is an agriculture holding compa... [read more]
Dec 08, 2020
Originally earning a degree in both Biology and Chemistry from Morningside in 2016, Mallory Sea is now working on a PhD in Marine Science at... [read more]
Nov 19, 2020
After Daren Koehler graduated in 2012 from Morningside with majors in General Psychology and English Literature, he continued to gain a mast... [read more]
Nov 05, 2020
Alumni of 2015, Blake Anderson has created and successfully developed Pet Parents®, a company which strives to provide fur-families with inn... [read more]
Oct 29, 2020
Tim Cohoon, a former graduate of Morningside College with a double major in Advertising and Business Administration, currently owns a succ... [read more]
Oct 16, 2020