The Heavy Lifters
DMU’s new campus steering committee raised its vision from the ground up.
A Bold Vision Made Real
President Angela L. Walker Franklin inspires DMU to dream big.
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DMU Receives $1.2M Rebate for Innovative and Sustainable Space
Des Moines University is fostering a cleaner, more sustainable future by implementing energy-efficient commercial systems in the buildings on its new West Des Moines campus at 8025 Grand Ave. The university moved its 10 graduate medical and health sciences degree
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DMU President and CEO to Speak at Tina Talks Event
Angela L. Walker Franklin, Ph.D., president and CEO of Des Moines University, will be among the six speakers at the second annual Tina Talks hosted by the West Des Moines, Iowa, Chamber of Commerce. The event will occur on June
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DMU names “Franklin Way” in honor of its president and CEO
Growing up in McCormick, SC, Angela Walker Franklin, Ph.D., was surrounded by loving parents and grandparents who instilled in her core values of hard work, discipline and the golden rule. From them, she learned that education is the way –
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DMU awarded $100,000 Prairie Meadows Legacy Grant
Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino in Altoona, IA, has awarded Des Moines University a $100,000 Legacy Grant to name the “Prairie Meadows Pathway,” the skywalk that will connect the Edge of Advancement Building and the Innovation Building on the University’s
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Best. (One) Day (for DMU). EVER
When Des Moines University asked its alumni, employees and friends to make gifts in celebration of One Day for DMU, they responded in a big way. During the annual 24-hour event, from noon to noon April 20-21, 293 donors contributed
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Transplanting our roots, literally
It started with the seed of an idea that has since grown: to transplant some of the small burr oak saplings on the University’s current campus to the site of the new West Des Moines campus.
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You name it: Make your mark on DMU’s new campus
DMU’s new West Des Moines campus is still a work in progress, but Dave Kapaska, D.O.’86, M.B.A., and his wife, Mary Ann, already have made their mark on it by naming the Telehealth Room, to be located in the Innovation
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New Campus Spotlight: Health and Wellbeing Building
As a symbol of Des Moines University as a champion of holistic health, the Health & Wellbeing Building will provide students and employees with on-site access to a fully appointed fitness center, medical clinic and student counseling services. The building
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