Iowa Culinary Institute’s new program director, Chef John Andres, almost led a very different life.  At the age of 3 he started learning violin, and growing up in Waterloo, Iowa, participated in various chamber groups and orchestras. Later on he attended Drake on a music scholarship. Chef Andres said “[I]Read More

After being handed their first loss of the season last Wednesday to #19 Hawkeye community college, the #5 Bears volleyball team refocused and dominated both of their opponents 3-0 during last Friday’s Yellow Jacket Volleyball Invite in Rochester, Minnesota. The first victory came against Madison, Wis. College in their secondRead More

After being handed their first loss of the season last Wednesday by #19 Hawkeye Community College, the #5 Bears volleyball team refocused and dominated both of their opponents 3-0 during last Friday’s Yellow Jacket Volleyball Invite in Rochester, Minnesota.  The first victory came against Madison, Wis. College in their second meeting against DMACC thisRead More

In a 3-1 victory over the rival Kirkwood Eagles on Wednesday night, the DMACC Bears volleyball team rose to 6-0 for the season, and 1-0 in Iowa Community College Athletics Conference standings. Although the Eagles came to Boone on a three-game win streak and split the first two sets withRead More

DMACC Softball standout Molly Jacobsen has pursued her dream of playing Division I softball. She has chosen to continue her education and softball career at the University of Mississippi as Rebel. “On my visit to Ole Miss, I loved everything about it and couldn’t find a negative, so I knewRead More

Alex Brown (Brownie) has been involved in productions at Des Moines Area Community College for about two years and has played varying roles throughout his time at DMACC. He has played Schroeder in “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.”, Dennis in “Mauritius”, a small unscripted role in “FOOLS”, Malvolio inRead More

The 16th Celebration of Literary Arts Festival is preparing to take place across all DMACC campuses with events beginning on Monday, April 2 through Wednesday April 4. National and local writers of various genres will be sharing their work and meeting with students. It will be a unique opportunity forRead More

In this episode Bailey sits down to Patsy Steffen, an Education Professor here at DMACC.