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DMACC Professor Paul Byrd
Paul Byrd grew up in the Quad Cities, just east of Des Moines, where he met his wife of fourteen years. They met when they were just eleven years old and got married the summer […]
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Powwow for Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women’s Awareness
For my photo journal, I chose to travel to Chicago, Illinois to be a part of the Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women’s Powwow event. This was held to offer support and comfort to those closely […]
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Students Care About Mental Wellness and Explore Ways to Cope
Stephanie Harrington for Honors AGH 912 Mental health is something important to us all. I’ve talked to several students on campus about my personal experience with mental health and through my honors projects discussed their […]
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Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden
Gardens are truly beautiful, they can bring you instant peace of mind and tranquility, but they also provide many benefits to the environment. Gardening reduces the carbon footprint, purifies the air around us, and has […]
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Ruth Ann Gaines: Instructor and Politician
Ruth Ann Gaines has proved herself over the years as not only an educator, but as a legislator speaking on the specific issues that concern students in the Des Moines area. Graduating with a bachelor’s degree in drama and […]
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Urban Vibe Podcast: Interview with DMACC Ankeny Theatre
In this episode, Corinne interviews Carl Lindberg and Lo Stone about the upcoming production of “The Creative Age.” For more information about this show and other productions mentioned visit the DMACC Ankeny Theatre page. https://www.urbanvibenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/MMP-Beltrame-Edit.mp3Podcast: Play […]
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Finding Purpose Abroad
Many people only dream of traveling overseas, but Zoey Chumbley is no stranger to seeing the world. A recent DMACC graduate, Chumbley has traveled to over eight countries and plans to see even more. On a trip to Malaysia in […]
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Getting to Where You’re Going
At the age of 25, Yulia Sauer’s journey brought her to several countries before becoming an honors paralegal student at Urban. Originally from Russia, Sauer recalls “I had no idea I was going to live […]
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A Refugee Letter to the President – Saida Dahir Visits DMACC Urban
On Feb. 11, Saida Dahir told the DMACC Urban audience that speaking in front of crowds is still hard and she gets scared sometimes. This is coming from someone who spoke in front of a […]
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“Nobody’s Self-Made” – Jeffrey J. Weiss, DMACC instructor
Jeffrey J. Weiss, an adjunct Social Sciences instructor at DMACC, had a question for his seventh grade history teacher after class. The lesson gave the European settlers’ perspective of their westward expansion in the United […]