WELLS FARGO DONATION. July 28, In this issue...

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1 July 28, 2016 In this issue... WELLS FARGO DONATION WELLS FARGO DONATION UPS DONATION DMACC STUDENTS TOUR THE SALISBURY HOUSE ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER NIGHT AT THE URBAN CAMPUS ANIMATION CAMP JOB OPENINGS APPLIED VOICE HONORS CONCERT DMACC President Rob Denson (second from right) accepts a $25,000 donation from Wells Fargo Great Plains Region President Don Pearson (third from left). Those participating in the check presentation include iheartmedia Account Executive Betsy Pearson, Wells Fargo Community Affairs Representative Sarabeth Anderson, Don Pearson, DMACC English Professor Dr. Eden Pearson, Evelyn K. Davis Center for Working Families Director Marvin DeJear, Denson, and Wells Fargo Manager Tony Dickinson. The money will be used to support the Summer Youth Employment Program at the Evelyn K. Davis Center and the Mark Pearson FFA Scholarship at the DMACC Foundation. Mark Pearson was a long-time farm news broadcaster. He hosted Iowa Public Television s Market to Market program for more than 20 years and was the host of WHO Radio s The Big Show. He died in 2012 at age 54. The Mark Pearson FFA Leadership Scholarship offers a full-tuition grant to those who served as president of their local Iowa FFA chapter during their senior year in high school. Students can enroll in any degree program at DMACC s six campuses or learning centers and must maintain at least a 2.5 grade point average. So far, 23 students have received Pearson FFA Scholarships through the DMACC Foundation. The Summer Youth Employment Program serves youth ages 14 to 21 and provides participating students with life skills, job training, employment experiences, career guidance, financial literacy training, and social growth opportunities while helping them become better prepared for post-secondary education and high quality employment opportunities.

2 July 28, 2016 July 30 3-on-3 Wild Wild West Basketball Tournament, West Campus, all day UPS DONATION Aug. 8 DMACC Board of Director s meeting, 4 p.m. (telephonic meeting) Alyson Downing, Blake Wilkerson and Rob Denson UPS Human Resources Supervisors Alyson Downing and Blake Wilkerson donate a $10,000 check to Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) President Rob Denson to support the Evelyn K. Davis Center for Working Families. The funds will be used for the Summer Youth Program. DMACC STUDENTS TOUR THE SALISBURY HOUSE Salisbury House Curator and Chief Historian Dr. Megan Sibbel (right) gives a tour of the 42room Salisbury estate to a group of DMACC Urban Campus history students from Professor Matt Walsh's Western Civilization class. The Salisbury House was built from 1923 to 1928 for Carl and Edith Weeks and their four boys.

3 July 28, 2016 DMACC STUDENTS TOUR THE SALISBURY HOUSE (CONT.) Dr. Sibbel talks to Professor Walsh and students about an upstairs bedroom at the Salisbury House, which got its name from a similar house visited by the Weeks in Salisbury, England. Archives Click here to view DMACC Bulletin Archives The DMACC Urban Campus students were given a personal tour of the Salisbury House, including here in the Common Room.

4 July 28, 2016 DMACC STUDENTS TOUR THE SALISBURY HOUSE (CONT.) DMACC Urban Campus student Jacob Spjut of Des Moines takes a close look at an organ in the Commons Room at the Salisbury House. ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER NIGHT AT THE URBAN CAMPUS Joe Hanson, Kara Donovan and Berenice Salcido DMACC Urban Campus Business Administration student Berenice Salcido (right) of Des Moines visits with DMACC Business Administration/IT Professor Joe Hanson and Career Advantage Coordinator Kara Donovan at the Asian and Pacific Islander Night recently held on the DMACC Urban Campus.

5 July 28, 2016 ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER NIGHT AT THE URBAN CAMPUS (CONT.) DMACC Urban Campus Accounting Professor Julie Chasse (left) visits with Bhima Dahal of West Des Moines about the DMACC Accounting curriculum at the Asian Julie Chasse and Bhima Dahal and Pacific Islander Night at DMACC. The Urban Campus hosted the event, which was sponsored by the Office of Asian and Pacific Islanders, Iowa Asian Alliance, and EMBARC (Ethnic Minorities of Burma Advocacy and Resource Center). DMACC students Trung Nguyen, originally from Vietnam; Dalia Kyi, formerly of Burma; Shyam Gajmer, originally from Nepal and J.J. Young Hu, who came to the U.S. from China; talked about their experiences as DMACC students and Trung Nguyen, Dalia Kyi, Shyam Gajmer and J.J. Young Hu the challenges of being an immigrant student during a panel discussion at the DMACC Asian and Pacific Islander Night. The free, two-and-ahalf hour event provided attendees with information about DMACC including what resources DMACC has to offer and how to enroll.

6 July 28, 2016 ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER NIGHT AT THE URBAN CAMPUS (CONT.) Tu Reu (left) of Des Moines was the winner of a drawing for a $500 scholarship at the Asian and Pacific Islander Night at the DMACC Urban Campus. Urban Campus Provost Dr. Laura Douglas announced the winner of the scholarship at the conclusion of the free, two-and-a-half hour event. Tu Reu and Laura Douglas ANIMATION CAMP Adam Van Wyk and Nick Morrow Nick Morrow (right), a seventh grader at Summit Middle School in Johnston, shows instructor Adam Van Wyk his project at the 2-D Animation Camp held recently on the DMACC Ankeny Campus.

7 July 28, 2016 ANIMATION CAMP (CONT.) Connor Henzi and Nick Morrow Connor Henzi (right), a ninth grader at Northview Middle School in Ankeny, receives assistance from instructor Adam Van Wyk at the 2-D Animation Camp at DMACC. In the three-day camp, students designed and created their own animated movie. JOB OPENINGS Custodian (3 positions), Ankeny Campus, Monday-Thursday: 5 p.m. to 1:30 a.m., Friday: 4 to 12:30 p.m. These positions may be on a rotating weekend shift schedule with overtime hours. Review Date: August 22, 2016 Student Services/Assistant Director of Housing/Assistant Baseball Coach (Part Time.78 FTE), Boone Campus Review Date: Aug. 2, 2016 If interested in the above positions, please visit the DMACC website at

8 July 28, 2016 APPLIED VOICE HONORS CONCERT Lyra Halsten DMACC student Lyra Halsten of Des Moines sings various songs as part of her Applied Voice Honors Concert performed at the DMACC Urban Campus. Halsten has participated in Music at Noon concerts at the Urban Campus since She has appeared in Guys and Dolls, Babes in Arms, Oklahoma, The King and I, as well as in numerous industrial training films and television commercials. She is the founder of Rising Phoenix Theatre Company, where she has also had leading roles in Love Loss and What I Wore and Hillary: A Modern Greek Tragedy with a Somewhat Happy Ending.