News from DMACC
Camryn Keith makes President’s List
Des Moines Area Community College President Rob Denson recently released the names of students eligible for the Summer Semester President’s List, which included Camryn Keith, a liberal arts major from Solon. To be eligible, a student must have completed a minimum of six credits and earned a 4.0 grade point average for that semester.
Samantha Lynch named to Dean’s List
Des Moines Area Community College President Rob Denson recently released the names of students eligible for the Summer Semester Dean’s List including Samantha Lynch, a Pathway-Public & Communications Service major from Solon. To be eligible, a student must have completed a minimum of six credits and earned a 3.5 to 3.99 grade point average for that semester.
Samantha Lynch graduates
More than 700 students graduated from the Summer Semester from Des Moines Area Community College’s (DMACC’s) Ankeny, Boone, Carroll, Newton, Urban and West Campuses including Samantha Lynch (Liberal Arts) from Solon.
About DMACC
Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) is one of America’s top-rated two-year institutions of higher learning. DMACC is dedicated to changing lives by offering an accessible, affordable and outstanding educational experience to students from across Iowa and the nation. The College is proud to welcome students to a diverse and inclusive community. Situated in one of America’s most vibrant regions, DMACC offers 220 programs, certificates and transfer degrees, and annually serves nearly 60,000 students across the College’s six campuses and seven learning centers. DMACC’s talented graduates excel in the workforce and in life. For more information, please visit dmacc.edu.
News from DMU
Dvorsky among over 400 DMU students receiving their first white coat
WEST DES MOINES — Brooklyn Dvorsky, from Solon, was one of 438 Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences students rom five programs to receive their white coat during the university’s annual White Coat Ceremony Friday, Sept. 13.
“As you don your white coat today, you assume not only the responsibilities, but also the obligation that attend to those who choose to provide care to other human beings,” said Angela L. Walker Franklin, Ph.D., president and CEO of DMU. “These obligations include to be honorable in all phases of your life, to excel in your academic studies and training, to be compassionate, to be accountable, to collaborate with others as an inter professional team member and to support a culture of inclusiveness.”
The White Coat Ceremony is the true start of a student’s medical education to becoming a compassionate and competent health care provider. Participating in DMU’s ceremony were 63 students in the Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies, 25 students in the Doctor of Occupational Therapy program and 66 Doctor of Physical Therapy program, 51 students in the College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery’s Doctor of Podiatric Medicine program and 233 students in the College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine program. Dvorsky is part of the Doctor Of Occupational Therapy program.
Located in West Des Moines, part of Iowa’s capital metro, Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences offers 10 graduate-level professional degree programs in anatomy, biomedical sciences, health care administration, occupational therapy, osteopathic medicine, physical therapy, physician assistant studies, podiatric medicine and public health. Founded in 1898, the institution offers superior academics in a collaborative environment. DMU students’ scores on national examinations, pass rates on board certifications and match rates for medical residency programs are consistently higher than national averages and rates at peer institutions.