Kira Canada (above, left), a first-year DMACC Liberal Arts student from Des Moines, takes a photo with Minneapolis (Minn.) Police Officer Rebecca Footman (above, right) on March 7 during the Spring 2024 DMACC Criminal Justice Career Fair at the College's Ankeny Campus. Representatives from approximately 50 criminal justice-related agencies were on hand to talk with students about both job and internship opportunities during the free event.
DMACC is the largest undergraduate institution in Iowa, and the DMACC Criminal Justice program prepares students for careers in a variety of areas, including law enforcement, corrections, homeland security, loss prevention, private sector security, and crime and intelligence analysis.
Canada, who graduated from Waukee (Iowa) High School in May 2023, said she is interested in pursuing a career in law and criminal justice and decided to attend the Career Fair to learn more about opportunities in the industry.
First-year DMACC Criminal Justice student Evelyn Antonio-Martinez (above, left) of Des Moines shakes the hand of Des Moines Police Department (DMPD) Recruiting Officer Dan Roupe (above, right) during the Spring 2024 DMACC Criminal Justice Career Fair, which was held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on March 7 in the Bldg. 5 Student Center at the DMACC Ankeny Campus. Antonio-Martinez is a graduate of Des Moines North High School.
DMACC Criminal Justice student Ali Lumanyaa (above, right) of Des Moines visits with Dubuque Police Department (DPD) Community-Oriented Officer Kim Hoover (above, center) and DPD School Resource Officer Jason Hoerner (above, left) during the Spring 2024 DMACC Criminal Justice Career Fair on March 7 at the College’s Ankeny Campus.
The event was free to attend and open to all current college students, as well as alumni and members of the public.
Second-year DMACC Criminal Justice student Deighton Doremus (above) of Grimes will graduate from DMACC this May and has already been hired as a full-time dispatcher with the Dallas County Sheriff's Office Emergency 9-1-1 Communications Division. She wore her new uniform while stopping by the Spring 2024 DMACC Criminal Justice Career Fair on March 7 at the College’s Ankeny Campus.
The Dallas County Sheriff's Office was among approximately 50 criminal justice-related agencies in attendance at the free Career Fair.
DMACC Criminal Justice student Christopher Quiah (above, right) of Des Moines and originally from the Republic of Liberia in West Africa talks with Trooper Patrick Loest (left), an Iowa Department of Public Safety (DPS) recruiter, about the Iowa State Patrol and its Training Academy. Quiah recently enrolled in the DMACC Criminal Justice program after deciding to make a career change.
To learn more about the DMACC Criminal Justice program, visit criminaljustice.dmacc.edu.
Contacts:
Jessica Cole, DMACC Criminal Justice Program, Co-Chair, (515) 964-6615, jlcole2@dmacc.edu
Tim Spooner, DMACC Criminal Justice Program, Associate Professor, (515) 964-6475, tjspooner1@dmacc.edu