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A screenshot from Lama Abu Jamous's Instagram page as she covers the Israel-Hamas war.

A young journalist covers the war on social media

February 17, 2024 at 10:44 am 0 comments

The bravest faces in conflict can sometimes come from the most unexpected places.   In the ongoing conflict involving Gaza, the hardest hit populations have been women and children, thousands of whom are currently displaced, with no family or friends left to care for them.   Close to the heart of theRead More

DMACC President Rob Denson

Denson marks 20 years as DMACC president

January 16, 2024 at 12:59 pm 0 comments

This past November, President Rob Denson made DMACC history by becoming the longest-serving person in his position in the college’s 57-year history.  During the 20 years that President Denson has been at DMACC, the college has grown by more than 50 percent by focusing on faculty and staff instruction, keepingRead More

The President's Advisory Council speaks to DMACC students and faculty. Photo courtesy Robert Denson

President’s Advisory Council speaks to students and faculty

October 25, 2023 at 12:19 pm 0 comments

Prominent Iowa business leaders comprising the DMACC President’s Advisory Council spoke to a room of about 70 students and faculty on Tuesday, Oct. 17 in the Building 5 Black Box Theater.  The council was formed two years ago by the president of DMACC, Robert Denson, and the president of theRead More

Photo illustration by Kennedy Ballinger

DMACC rolls out Canvas for Fall 2023

October 20, 2023 at 2:11 pm 0 comments

A new school year has started at DMACC and Fall 2023 has proven to be eventful as DMACC has said goodbye to Blackboard and turned to Canvas.  For more than 10 years, DMACC Community College has used Blackboard as its primary software for online learning.  In 2020, DMACC’s contract withRead More

Former NYC firefighter Joe Torrillo (image courtesy joetorrillo.com)

Former NYC firefighter speaks about his experience on 9/11

October 9, 2023 at 11:19 am Comments are Disabled

On Sept. 26, Des Moines Area Community College hosted Joe Torrillo, a former New York City firefighter who was buried alive twice on September 11, 2001. Torrillo spoke to an overflowing room in Building 2, and many audience members were brought to tears during his story.    Torrillo opened his speechRead More

Cup plant is one option for native wildflower landscaping. Photo by Sarah Outterson-Murphy

Native prairie landscaping offers a range of ecological benefits

October 6, 2023 at 4:33 pm 0 comments

By Sarah Outterson-Murphy, special to the Chronicle Fluffy seeds wave along little bluestem stalks. Tiny purple aster petals pour down shrubby branches that flop on the dry soil. End-of-summer sun beats down as bees dangle from flowers in every direction, readying food in dried flower stems and soil burrows forRead More

Transfer Fair 2023 Highlights

Transfer Fair 2023 Highlights

October 6, 2023 at 10:32 am 0 comments
Johnston-Grimes fire department leads controlled burn training

Johnston-Grimes fire department leads controlled burn training

May 4, 2023 at 6:54 am 0 comments

On Thursday, March 30, the Johnston-Grimes Fire Department led a controlled burn on Merle Hay Road in West Des Moines. This was made possible by a donation from Bombers Golf Course in Johnston. The golf course purchased the property where an old dealership had previously stood. The golf course plansRead More