Holiday hours
Don’t forget: the University is closed Dec. 23-26 but will re-open Dec. 27. It will then be closed again Dec. 30-Jan. 1. The halls get pretty quiet around here on those days in between so we’ll probably cya all in …
Des Moines University announces Angela L. Walker Franklin, Ph.D., as new university president
Des Moines, IA – Angela L. Walker Franklin, Ph.D., will be Des Moines University’s 15th president in the school’s 112-year history, the University’s board of trustees recently announced. A search committee has been working to fill the role since the …
Thanksgiving plans?
Sometimes holiday plans are hard to schedule around school and students may not be able to travel home or make dinner on their own. For that reason, our Student Services department organizes a DMU Family Thanksgiving each year! The DMU …
Grad school interview tips
It’s interview season at DMU and colleges across the country. Most days you will find young people walking around campus in suits looking nervous or excited. Before your grad school interview, here are some tips from our admission office for …
Free dinner conference on young adults with cancer includes national experts, panel of cancer patients
Hodgkin’s lymphoma, breast cancer, leukemia — these are not things most 20- and 30-somethings worry about. They are, however, very much part of a personal journey for local young adult cancer survivors. Ryan Flood, Katie Mangan and Ronnette Vondrak will …
DMU narrows field to three finalists for university president
Des Moines, IA – Three finalists for Des Moines University president were announced to employees and students October 11. A search committee has been working to fill the role since the retirement of Governor Terry Branstad in October 2009. The …
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Global Health conference
On October 13, our global health department and the Heartland Global Health Consortium are again hosting an awesome conference. This year’s topic, “the influence of agriculture on global health,” ties really nicely to the World Food Prize conference going on …
Free film viewing to share stories of malnutrition
(Des Moines, IA) – Locally parents worry about childhood obesity. In other countries parents worry about getting enough food to feed their families. The film “Starved for Attention,” exposes the neglected atrocities of childhood malnutrition around the world. The public …
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Be a health care professional
Health care is one of the fastest growing industries in the United States and you don’t have to be a doctor to be part of it. Business professionals are needed to work in health services administration. Their role is to …