Holly Hedberg Eklund is thinking a lot about higher education lately. Not only is Hedberg Eklund is an English composition instructor here at DMACC Ankeny Campus and Grand View University, she is also attending Iowa State University as a graduate student with a focus on higher education administration. Hedberg EklundRead More

On April 3, Prairie Meadows hosted The 10th Annual Governor’s Conference on LGBTQ Youth. Nate Monson of Iowa Safe Schools coordinated the event. The event raised awareness and honored advocates of the LGBTQ community. The mission was to educate and engage students, educators, and others in the community about promotingRead More

DMACC, in consultation with marketing agency leaders, has designed a new Digital Marketing Certificate program to be introduced next fall. The program is aimed at providing marketing students with the technical skills needed to tap into what is becoming a growing field in marketing. According to Neil Kokemuller, professor ofRead More

What are some of your literary works that you will be showing at the festival? I just had a new book come out this year entitled You Are Indeed an Elk But This is Not the Forest You Were Born to Graze. It features haunted swanboats, starstruck rodeo servants, andRead More

                  I’m going to Iowa State University in the fall. That’s right, I’m jumping on the Iowa State bandwagon and not because I want to see the amazing basketball team (even though they are good), but for other good reasons. I’m double majoring in management information systems and journalism. MyRead More

A majority of DMACC transfer students go to Iowa State University, followed by University of Iowa, Grand View, Drake, Kirkwood, University of Northern Iowa and others, according to statistics from the year 2010 provided by DMACC. There are many reasons why a student chooses a particular school over another. ThisRead More

On March 10, Adam Carroll took over the Quiet Lounge in Building Five to give a talk on how to live a better life. One of his first points had to do with being the “architect of your own life.” His point was that you should not wait around forRead More

Sunday, March 29 at 8p.m., the season finale of “The Walking Dead” season 5, “Conquer” aired at last. It was a special 90- minute episode, followed by an airing of “The Talking Dead”, which featured actress Melissa McBride (Carol Peletier), actor Norman Reedus (Daryl Dixon), and actor Lennie James (MorganRead More