A bill passed by the Iowa House and moving toward a vote in the Senate would prohibit public colleges or universities in Iowa from requiring students or faculty to engage in certain diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices.  The bill would make it so that students are not required toRead More

On Wednesday, April 9, therapy dogs from the Animal Rescue League visited the DMACC Ankeny campus as part of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week. ARL volunteers Rusty Shore and Cyndy Phelps brought dogs Bennet and Oakley to Building 5 after Criminal Justice major Kierstin Trost reached out to them.  Shore,Read More

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 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

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

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

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

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