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DMACC Boone Blog

Phi Beta Lambda: Getting Along and Working Hard

Posted November 28, 2016

On Friday November 11^th and Saturday November 12^th, Boone Campus PBL students joined together with students from Urban DMACC, Upper Iowa University and South Dakota State University to participate in the Fall Leadership Conference. Students participating in the conference were Kara Sloan, Arlo Starbuck (State of Iowa PBL President), Mary Rowan (State of Iowa PBL Secretary), Rob Kitchen (State of Iowa PBL Treasurer), Jake Escher, Christine Stammer and Dustin Reis.

On Friday the students were led on a tour of the Casey’s facility in Ankeny by the company's Vice President of Marketing, Mike Richardson. Following that tour, students went to a hotel where they listened to keynote speaker Kent Stock, whose story was told in the movie The Final Season. Saturday morning the students toured Des Moines business The Forge by Pillar Technologies, led by Linc Kroger, followed by a tour of Des Moines House Rentals.

Afterward, the students joined together for lunch at Legends in Des Moines. Despite the fact that the students visited three very different businesses, they received some common messages that will contribute to their future success. The two strongest themes that emerged during these activities were the importance of maintaining good relationships at work and the importance of a solid work ethic. Students are looking forward to the Spring State Leadership Conference which is being hosted by Boone DMACC at the Hunziker Center in Ames. There they will compete against fellow students and hear speakers talking about more leadership topics. For more information on how to join our group please see Rob Kitchen, Boone PBL President, or Chris Moon, Advisor. The Forge tour Fall 2016 (002).jpg

First Post: Bears and Bulls

Posted November 14, 2016

I wanted to start DMACC-Boone's blog off with a bang and a brag. The last several days gave me ample choices. Last Thursday night our Phi Theta Kappa chapter inducted new members. On Saturday students from across the state met for a Research Experience for Undergraduates Workshop. Both activities demonstrate the desire to make DMACC-Boone a stronghold for academic excellence and leadership.

On Sunday night the DMACC Bears softball team hosted the Boone Bulls Special Olympics basketball team. Coach Bob Ligouri emphasizes service and leadership to his players, and they did a terrific job of coordinating the event. Athletes from both teams participated in skills drills (Special Olympics Shooting.MOV) and scrimmaged using the Unified model, where both typical and non-typical athletes play the game together.

It was a great night in the gym. Special Olympics Huddle.jpg

Thanks to the following Bears for sharing their time and energy. I'm proud of you and had a great time at practice (thanks for inviting me, Ryanna Bales):

Sydney Robertson	Megan Rushing
Claire Dudek	Cassie Harrington
Cheyann Adamson	Jaime Jordan
Molly Jacobsen	Taylor Briley
Autumn McDanel	Kerrigan Torres