DMU’s vital signs are strong campus-wide. Here are highlights to inspire your DMU pride. Part of DMU’s 2017 Year in Review A look back at some of the DMU’s accomplishments and highlights from the year. View the Series The American Academy
How do educators know that their students are learning what they’re trying to teach? It’s a simple question at the heart of assessment – from preschool through graduate medical education. But as the technological tools for teaching and learning evolve
An appetite for assessment Read More
Marc B. Hahn, D.O.’84, president and CEO of the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, had a guest editorial in the Nov. 11, 2017, Kansas City Star on gun control and mental illness. A self-described “former soldier, a conservative
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I have come to have considerable respect for an organization called the Association of Governing Boards (AGB) which is the premier organization centered on governance in higher education. AGB provides leadership and counsel to member boards, chief executives, and others
Changing of the Guard Read More
Today I have been reflecting on the challenges of leadership and just how difficult it can be when politics enter into those decisions. In my book, “The Unconventional Journey..the Unlikely Choice “, I described my aspirations for leadership in higher
The Unlikely Choice May Be Chosen Read More
One very important role for any college/university president is fund raising. There are always needs and never enough funding to accomplish all that we want to do for our organizations. At Des Moines University (DMU), we have a carefully articulated
As a doctoral student in clinical psychology at Emory University, Angela Walker Franklin was selected for the Minority Fellowship Program of the American Psychological Association (APA), a comprehensive training, mentoring and career development program that helps promising students achieve lasting
DMU president receives special APA award Read More
Willie Stevenson Glanton, J.D., an attorney, civic leader and longtime member of the DMU Board of Trustees, died July 6, 2017. She was 95 years old. “Mrs. Glanton epitomized servant-leadership. She worked tirelessly to open doors for all people,” said
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Joining the DMU Board of Trustees this spring were Michael Helak, Market president of U.S. Bank, Des Moines; Michael Hubbell, a leader in several central Iowa businesses; Dave Kapaska, DO.’86, M.B.A., regional president and chief executive officer of Avera McKennan
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Michael Helak, Market president of U.S. Bank, Des Moines, and Michael Hubbell, a leader in several central Iowa businesses, joined the Des Moines University (DMU) Board of Trustees. Their service on the board will begin at the University’s March board
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