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TRIO Student Support Services
Learn more about what kind of services the TRIO programs offer in this quick conversation between TRIO advisors, a TRIO tutor, and Vic. The office is located on the second floor of Urban Campus and […]
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DMACC National Crime Victims’ Rights Week
Three DMACC Honors capstone students chose to partner with DMACC’s National Crime Victim’s Rights Week committee as part of their service learning project to publish information that raises awareness on NCVRW. DMACC is hosting events […]
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Getting Involved at DMACC Urban
Joyanna, Lynell, and Vic discuss DMACC Urban clubs and resources for students. They also share the benefits of getting involved. https://www.urbanvibenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/uv_pod_gettinginvolved.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Giving Back to the Veteran Community One Rucksack at a Time
War always brings uncertainty. But for retired major Sean Taylor, it was a moment of opportunity. At 35, Taylor was close to aging out of eligibility to join the National Guard, but he made it […]
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From Serving the Country to Serving Our Community
DMACC Urban Campus is full of unique stories. Professor Jessica Robinson-Rabon’s story went from serving our country to serving our communities. She is a professor of English, Writing, Comp I & II, Intro to Literature, […]
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From the Courtroom to the Classroom
Professor Lisa Ash, Wes Des Moines, has taught at DMACC for 11 years but her work did not begin in a classroom—it started in a courtroom. Upon her high school graduation in her small hometown […]
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Getting to Know the UV Team
Spring UV staffers Joyanna, Vic, Lynell, and Stephen share a little bit about themselves for the first podcast of the semester. https://www.urbanvibenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/getting_to-know-the-uv-team_uv.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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The Impact of Sustainable Urban’s Community Fridge, Urban Food Forest, and OLEs
A 2020 study by the Governmental Accountability Office states that almost one out of four college students are food insecure. The Sustainable Urban program at DMACC does its best to lower that number, having a […]
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Previewing the start of our DMACC Bears Men’s Basketball team season
With the season slated to start this week, the DMACC Bears Men’s Basketball Team reflects on last year’s success, losing key players, and what to expect from this year. Last year the DMACC Bears […]