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Over 90 students complete Career Ready Collective program

The Greater Des Moines Partnership celebrated the 94 high school students who participated in the inaugural Legacy Project: Career Ready Collective with a luncheon on July 26. The event featured keynote speaker Dan Houston, chairman, …

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Junior Achievement of Central Iowa launches JA Career-Ready Credential

Junior Achievement (JA) of Central Iowa is offering a new JA Career-Ready Credential that aims to help high school students and young adults gain workforce skills and connect with local businesses.

Participants earn the JA …

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Iowa Department of Education announces more than $320,000 in emergency assistance grants

The Iowa Department of Education announced over $320,000 in emergency grant funds available to support Iowa school districts serving students experiencing homelessness as they respond to and recover from the impacts of recent weather-related disasters. …

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DMACC Urban Campus to celebrate its founders with community night event

Des Moines Area Community College will host a community night event at its Urban Campus in downtown Des Moines from 4 to 7 p.m. today. The free event will feature campus tours, giveaways, refreshments and …

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DMACC unveiling new water environmental technology lab Friday

A new state-of-the-art water lab will be dedicated July 12 on Des Moines Area Community College’s Ankeny campus. The Miller family, owners and operators of Electric Pump of Des Moines, donated $285,000 to build the …

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DMACC to host ‘Doc Ops Day’ training for inaugural class of emergency medicine residents at UnityPoint Health

The Des Moines Area Community College fire science technology, emergency medical technician and paramedic programs will host a hands-on “Doc Ops Day” training event for the inaugural class of emergency medicine residents from UnityPoint Health …

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Frederickson named executive director of higher education in prison and adult education and literacy at DMACC

DMACC announced the appointment of Jessica Frederickson as the new executive director of Higher Education in Prison and Adult Education and Literacy. In her new role, Frederickson will oversee all educational activities related to justice-impacted …

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DMACC Foundation raises record amount for scholarships

The DMACC Foundation raised a record $500,000 for student scholarships at this year’s CEO Golf Tournament held at Dennis Albaugh’s Talons Golf Course in Ankeny, with participation from 120 executives across 30 teams. Since its …

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Iowa awarded over $330,000 in AmeriCorps funding

The Iowa Department of Education announced that it was awarded $330,843 in competitive grant funding from AmeriCorps, the federal national service and volunteerism agency. The grant will fund and expand Iowa’s Course to College postsecondary …

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Serving the ‘continuum of workforce’ at the Jacobson Institute

When Skylar Mayberry-Mayes joined the Jacobson Institute at Grand View University as executive director, he redeveloped the organization’s mission so its training and education serves people across the full “continuum of workforce.”

“The focus now is really …