Under the Friday night lights this fall, the Roosevelt Roughriders football team wasn’t just playing for one school; they were representing both Hoover High and Roosevelt as they united into one team. The team finished with a 2-7 record on the season, but wrote a story worth so much moreRead More

What are you planning on doing after your time at Des Moines Area Community College? These DMACC alumni have already made a name for themselves and deserve to be in a “DMACC Hall of Fame” with their names forever written in history. DMACC has its own “Notable Alumni” page andRead More

Nikki Erlick, the author of “The Measure,” spoke to a full audience at the DMACC Ankeny campus on Tuesday, November 4, in Building 5 at 10 a.m. “The Measure” is the 2025 selection for the DMACC Library’s “One Book, One College, One Community.” Erlick spoke about how she was inspiredRead More

DMACC students, faculty, and staff recently had the chance to hear from two very different but equally important and inspiring speakers. On Oct. 30, Former U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia, Kenneth Quinn, and a panel of Kenyan professionals who now call the U.S. and Iowa home. Quinn served more than 30Read More

The search for the next DMACC president will be postponed after two of the three finalist candidates withdrew their names from consideration for the job, according to a DMACC press release. Candidates were scheduled to come to the DMACC campus in mid-October for interviews. With the future president uncertain, DMACCRead More

Students with a keen eye may have noticed that the Campus View looks a little bit different this Fall. This is due to the ownership of the property changing hands over the summer. The property is now owned by Haverkamp Properties, which also owns Prairie Point. Since changing hands, theRead More

As part of the Celebration of the Literary Arts, author Jess Walter came to the DMACC Ankeny campus on Sept. 11 to discuss his new book, “So Far Gone,” and answer questions from the audience.  He discussed his life, and he described how he got the idea for “So FarRead More

This summer, Professor Carl Lindberg spent 10 weeks in Chicago acting professionally at Steppenwolf Theatre Company.  Lindberg, who is the drama professor and program chair at the Ankeny campus, was part of the cast of “You Will Get Sick” by Noah Diaz. He calls the theater a “world-renowned theater companyRead More