A new school year brings hundreds of new eager faces to our campus, compounding hundreds of different ethnicities and cultures. People of all backgrounds interact with one another as students collaborate and befriend strangers. But with an abundance of different cultures also comes potential for racism and unease towards theRead More

In 2018, there have been 26 school shootings in the United States when including K-12 and higher education. That begs the question, “do you feel safe at school?” Many students might not be aware of all that DMACC security does to keep them safe on campus every day. Eight randomRead More

The Bears men’s golf team opened their season in Mason City last Monday with the NIACC Invitational team championship. In their first competition of the year, the Bears posted a seven-under-par score of 281, beating out SWCC by seven strokes. The DMACC women’s team came second behind Iowa Lakes CommunityRead More

Iowa Culinary Institute’s new program director, Chef John Andres, almost led a very different life.  At the age of 3 he started learning violin, and growing up in Waterloo, Iowa, participated in various chamber groups and orchestras. Later on he attended Drake on a music scholarship. Chef Andres said “[I]Read More

The Chronicle featured DMACC Sophomore Molly Jacobsen, of Adel, after she was named 2018 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Preseason All-American First Team by Fastpitch News. The NJCAA and the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) named Jacobsen the Division II Pitcher of the Week for March 12-18. SheRead More

The Salt Company Conference is an annual gathering of college students from major universities’ Salt Companies around the midwest. This year, it was held in Des Moines at the Iowa Events Center with speakers Aaron Rodgers, Rob Warren, Jake Each and Ankeny’s Salt Company Director, Austin Wadlow. This year thereRead More

DMACC’s Ankeny campus provides students with “learning community” opportunities. Learning communities are classes that allow students to work in a small group setting with two different instructors while completing two different classes. Students are used to being taught one subject at a time: Math, History, Sociology, English, etc.  Learning communitiesRead More

DMACC Advisor Whitney Riggs is someone you may have seen advising students, teaching an Honors or Student Development class, or even leading a committee. She is one of those staff members here at DMACC that can’t seem to sit still. Riggs has held many positions here at DMACC, starting inRead More