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The DMACC Transfer Fair

The DMACC Transfer Fair

April 9, 2025 at 12:22 pm 0 comments

DMACC hosted a transfer fair on March 10 in Building 5 and had many colleges across Iowa and even Minnesota, South Dakota, Arizona, and Kansas come to talk to DMACC students. Many schools had pitches and offered information for DMACC students searching for schools to transfer to and undecided onRead More

DMACC's "Ride The Cyclone" musical takes you on a ride

DMACC’s “Ride The Cyclone” musical takes you on a ride

April 4, 2025 at 5:19 pm 0 comments

DMACC’s Theatre program is preparing for their musical, “Ride The Cyclone,” which will be performed April 4-6 and April 10-13, with the Sunday shows at 2 p.m. and all others at 7:30 p.m.. The performances are free and will be in the Black Box Theatre in  Building 5 on theRead More

Iowa moves toward K-12 phone restrictions

Iowa moves toward K-12 phone restrictions

March 31, 2025 at 11:43 am 0 comments

On Jan. 24, Gov. Reynolds proposed a bill that would ban “Personal Electronic Devices” in the classroom for grades K-12. This would not affect any post-secondary education institutions like DMACC. The Iowa Senate passed the bill Monday March 24, it will now move to the House for a vote. NotRead More

DMACC Daily moves to the "Portal"

DMACC Daily moves to the “Portal”

February 27, 2025 at 1:00 pm 0 comments

There are changes being made to the DMACC Daily, which has been around for close to 30 years, keeping students, faculty, and staff up-to-date about what’s going on at the school.  The DMACC Daily used to be a daily email to staff, faculty, and students to notify them of upcomingRead More

Mental health workshop gives advice for healthy relationships

February 25, 2025 at 6:20 pm 0 comments

DMACC’s counseling offices offer opportunities for DMACC students to attend workshops that aim to assist college students.  This month, in time for Valentine’s Day, counselors Erin Borchardt and Sunny Duffney held a workshop on Tuesday,  Feb. 11, with the goal of teaching students the differences between healthy and unhealthy relationshipsRead More

Students react to TikTok's uncertain fate

Students react to TikTok’s uncertain fate

January 30, 2025 at 9:02 am 0 comments

The end of an era? That’s what the future may hold for one of the world’s most popular apps and for millions of users.  Since its launch in 2016, the video-sharing platform has grown worldwide and has led to the rise of various trends and cultural movements as one ofRead More

Building 5, DMACC Ankeny Campus. Photo by Andy Langager

Spring student activities at Ankeny DMACC

January 30, 2025 at 8:54 am 0 comments

The spring semester is here. Faculty, staff, and students alike are very excited to get this semester up and running. Between the upcoming musical, intramurals starting again, and just having students back on campus, there is a lot going on. Student Activities Coordinator Erin Smith has some upcoming events thatRead More

DMACC President Robert Denson. Photo by Kennedy Ballinger (Chronicle archives)

After 21 years, DMACC’s Rob Denson announces 2025 retirement

January 29, 2025 at 5:05 pm 0 comments

On Wednesday, Robert Denson, DMACC’s fourth president, announced his retirement effective Dec. 30, 2025.  Denson’s career has spanned many colleges. From Ames-based Iowa State, Santa Fe Community College in Florida, and North East Iowa Community College in Calmar. In 2003, Denson was hired as DMACC’s president and has spent theRead More