As you may know, a great number of DMU students live near campus.  I watch them from my window every day as they dodge cars on Grand Ave. on their way to class.

The last few weeks has been another spectacle entirely – moving mayhem!  Students, friends, parents, little siblings – all helping move belongings in or out of apartments. Maybe the students moving out are on their way to rotations or residencies, or those moving in are brand new students that will join us this August (Orientation starts August 4)!  It’s also possible they have no affiliation with DMU and just happen to like living in our neighborhood.  At this moment I can see U-hauls, a couple minivans and there is even a horse trailer blocking one lane of traffic on Grand while its contents are being emptied onto the front lawn!

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I’ve received a few questions this week regarding running resources in Des Moines, so I did a bit of research on the topic.

First I thought I’d start by sharing a few of my favorite places to run: To the fridge during commercials, to the mailbox on my birthday and to the ice cream truck as it passes my house on a summer day. If that’s not what you had in mind, then perhaps these sites might be more helpful…

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I’ve been getting lots of questions about housing from students bringing dogs with them. I did a quick Google search awhile back for “pet friendly apts Des Moines” and came up with a short list:

• Westpointe Apts, 2510 Canterbury Rd, Urbandale
• Signature Place Apts, 210 S. Prairie View Dr, West Des Moines
• Ashley Square Apts, 5501 Aurora Ave, Des Moines
• Regency Woods Apts, 1137 11th St, West Des Moines
• Saddlebrook Apts, 8301 Colby Pkwy, Urbandale
• Country Club Village, 1200 Office Park Rd, West Des Moines
• Weston Park Apts, 4200 Park Ave, Des Moines

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Because we work for a University, everyone always assumes we get spring break vacation just like the students. This is not true, in fact spring break is actually a very busy time for us in the admission office.

Even though we’re busy, we try to take a little time for spring break fun so we can at least feel like we’re on vacation. Now that it’s over, let me share with you how it went… 

With our cafeteria closed we had to get creative for lunch. Our St. Patrick’s Day Potluck ‘O the Irish was enviable.  Per the instructions, nearly every food item arrived in a very unnatural shade of green.  

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Yesterday’s Discover DMU event marked our two year anniversary of hosting these campus open houses, and it’s amazing to see how it’s grown!

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RSVP here!!

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