EICC News
Nine Months Later, Three Students Find More Than a Career Path
College didn't feel like the right fit. A career wasn't mapped out. The future looked more like a question mark than a plan.
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EICC Names New Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs
EICC has named Comanchette “Camie” McBee, M.Ed., as its next vice chancellor of academic affairs. She will begin in mid-July and provide leadership for academic programs and services across all college facilities, including the Clinton, Muscatine, and Scott campuses.
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One More Question | Adam Long
Growing up in Davenport, Long was homeschooled by his mother. Lessons rarely stayed confined to the day's assignment. A topic in a textbook could turn into a YouTube video. A YouTube video could lead somewhere else entirely. One answer usually led to another question.
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There Is No Perfect Time. Bruce Started Anyway | Bruce Powell
Bruce Powell had a steady job at ADM and a place he knew. He also had a pull toward something else.
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She Didn’t Grow Up on a Farm. She Built a Future in Agriculture Anyway | Kylie Daily
She did not grow up on a farm. She was from Davenport, about 25 minutes from the Eastern Iowa Community Colleges Muscatine campus. And for a while, she did not think college would be part of her plan.
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For Him | Lauren Eden
Lauren Eden remembers her younger brother coming home from school and walking a little differently than normal. At 17 years old, Oliver was active and healthy. Nobody thought much of it in the beginning.
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After Losing Almost Everything, EICC Graduate Kept Moving | Kyle Behrens
A fire had taken nearly everything: his possessions, his memories, and the place he knew as home. When it started, Behrens ran upstairs to save his dog. By the time it was over, he had to figure out where to stay and how to keep going.
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Summer Hours: June & July 2026
Eastern Iowa Community Colleges (EICC) will operate on a four-day schedule starting June 1 through July 31, 2026.
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What Care Becomes
Lori Sheppeard, an Eastern Iowa Community Colleges associate professor recently received two honors for her impact on students: WQAD Channel 8’s Pay It Forward Award and the Starfish Award. Both recognize what her students and colleagues have long seen: Sheppeard helps students understand care as something they can practice, not just feel.
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Not the expected timeline. Still the finish line | Rachel White
She was class president, one of 58 students in the Class of 2020, and had already been chosen as a speaker when COVID changed the ceremony. Then Basic Training changed the timeline again.
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