Campus & Community News

Four local Poweshiek County students decided to remain in Grinnell, Iowa, for college, only a few miles away from home. 

Kylie Ann Smith ’27 and Preston Yoshino ’27 traveled 3,985 miles from their hometown of Honolulu, Hawaii, to attend college in Grinnell, Iowa. Learn about their motivations here.

On Friday, September 15, the Grinnell College Museum of Art (GCMoA) will open the exhibition Stephen Appleby-Barr: Correspondence, continuing through Sunday, December 10.

Experience the captivating journey of Caribbean Indigenous resilience through the bilingual (Spanish/English) traveling Smithsonian exhibition, “Caribbean Indigenous Resistance / Resistencia indígena del Caribe ¡Taíno Vive!” available to the public at the Drake Community Library.  

Delve inside the Asian-American Association, an organization shaped by fun, openness, and acceptance.

The Student Organization of Latinx, an affinity group for Grinnell’s Latinx members, hosts long-time traditions like Quince, SOL Potluck, and Reggaeton.

Peek inside Grinnell College’s Swing Society, a student organization where people swing dance and have fun! Never tried to swing dancing? No worries — you’ll fit right in with a quick crash course. Learn some of Swing Society’s favorite dance moves, such as the “Mummy,” “Titanic,” and the “Pretzel.”

Beyond the events, the food, and the fun sponsored by the International Student Organization, ISO’s most important role is to create a home for international students at Grinnell.

Build a Better Grinnell 2030 (BABG 2030) has received a grant of $197,153 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Placemaking Innovation Challenge. These funds will support the mission of the BABG 2030 project: to identify and prioritize community needs as well as resources, assets, and partners to guide community development and quality-of-life improvement over the next decade. 

Grinnell College President Anne F. Harris will serve on the Capital Crossroads Advisory Council leading the development of the 2040 regional vision plan. The Advisory Council represents a diverse array of organizations to ensure people of different backgrounds and interests have an opportunity to inform the future direction of Central Iowa.