FB: American Rivers Conference

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A day after losing their HC, Luther names his replacement.

https://www.luther.edu/sports/men/football/headlines/?story_id=795508

DC Caleb Padilla promoted to HC.  Iowa native played at D2 Winona St. 

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Swift, decisive move.  Good hire.

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The Simpson Promise - recruits Iowans

The Simpson Promise covers the full cost of tuition (inclusive of Simpson, federal and state gift assistance) for qualified students from Iowa families with a 2016 family adjusted gross income at or below $60,000.

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The Simpson Promise - recruits Iowans

The Simpson Promise covers the full cost of tuition (inclusive of Simpson, federal and state gift assistance) for qualified students from Iowa families with a 2016 family adjusted gross income at or below $60,000.

With an endowment around $70million, and annual giving around 4-5 million...how exactly will Simpson be able to afford that? 

Or, is the reality, there won't be many families with adjusted gross income at or below $60,000 so this just ends up as good press for the school?

Will this piss off families with a gross income of $65,000 knowing a neighbor kid could go to Simpson for significantly less cost?

At this point, this is only for 2018...but could be implemented for additional years.

We had friends that now live out of state that had their child live off campus and dropped to a part time student so he could gain in-state residency status at Iowa State.  Would this work at Simpson?   


2014 enrollment 1,412
2017 enrollment 1,295

What are the real figures at other IIAC schools?

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The Simpson Promise - recruits Iowans

The Simpson Promise covers the full cost of tuition (inclusive of Simpson, federal and state gift assistance) for qualified students from Iowa families with a 2016 family adjusted gross income at or below $60,000.

With an endowment around $70million, and annual giving around 4-5 million...how exactly will Simpson be able to afford that? 

Or, is the reality, there won't be many families with adjusted gross income at or below $60,000 so this just ends up as good press for the school?

they're getting 30 calls/week

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Central College Advancing Concussion Research

Central is the first college or university in the U.S. to serve as a pilot program for the testing tool, developed by Safety in Motion, Inc. (SiM) of Northville, Mich., a company launched by former Ford Motor Company executive and retired attorney Walter Borda.

Guided by medical experts at Henry Ford Health System, a team of former automotive engineers transformed Borda's idea and developed the SiM-1000 portable force plate (www.sim-technologies.com). ... The force plate utilizes auto air bag sensors in a small, portable device intended to take the subjectivity out of concussion evaluation through data-based balance testing. It's powerful, yet small enough to use on a playing-field sideline.

"It will facilitate the ability to measure the athlete's condition through balance evaluation," Borda said. "Balance is one of the pathways that is used in the concussion diagnostic process."   

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Chalmers Field Cited as Nuscnence

Council Member David Resnick said Dubuquers have approached him about stadiums being too loud during some events.  "To me, and to many neighbors, hours and hours of blaring recorded music is the very definition of annoying," ... this isn't about games, but more about practices and non-sanctioned events, where some people say the music can go on for hours.

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Loras' Screeching Scoreboard Noticeably Unmentioned

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Coach McMartin Welcomes Newest Recruit

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Loras' Screeching Scoreboard Noticeably Unmentioned

In a catholic city...they'll attack the protestant school...especially after that protestant school has beaten the catholic school 7 straight years 

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Coe paid to study glass

Coe College in Cedar Rapids is receiving a grant of $636,000 to fund research on glass from the National Science Foundation

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BV to Give Full Rides

Dr. Joshua Merchant, president at Buena Vista University announced an Education for Service Scholarship program for students of high schools within Buena Vista County. Ten full-tuition annual scholarships, amounting to $34,000 each, will be awarded, beginning in April 2018.  Guidelines, include:

• A student must be a first-generation college student;
• A student must be a graduate of a high school within Buena Vista County;
• A student must have earned a minimum 3.0 cumulative grade-point average while completing a college preparatory curriculum; and
• The student must be eligible to receive the federal Pell Grant or the Iowa Tuition Grant. 

http://siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/columnists/gallagher/merchant-unveils-scholarship-program-for-bv-county-first-generation-college/article_480fe878-2042-58cb-85a1-014fa5cc908a.html

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Beaver to Give (full) Ride

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Maybe there are incentives beyond tuition breaks in Storm Lake I don't want to know about 

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BVU releases their 2018 schedule

http://www.bvuathletics.com/sports/fball/2018-19/schedule

Once again, scheduling an NAIA opponent...and once again, starting on a Thursday night. 

08/30 - Hamline
09/08 - @ Concordia (NE)
09/15 - @ Wartburg
09/22 - Coe (Homecoming)
09/29 - @ Central
10/06 - Loras
10/13 - @ Luther
10/20 - Dubuque
10/27 - BYE
11/03 - @ NWU
11/10 - Simpson