Articles by: Derrick Underwood

Where one story ends, another one begins

Where one story ends, another one begins

May 1, 2015 at 10:26 am 0 comments

About nine months ago today, I started a new chapter in my life and moved away from home to start college. I left home with the aspirations of doing something in my life that mattered and something that I could look back on and be proud of. I spent mostRead More

Course evaluations provide valuable student feedback

May 1, 2015 at 10:25 am 0 comments

With the spring semester coming to a close, course evaluation emails have been sent out to DMACC students to ask their input on their courses and comment on how the instructor can improve the course. Joe DeHart is the Executive Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Assistant to the DMACC President.Read More

“Furious 7” leaves not a dry eye in the house

April 17, 2015 at 10:06 am 0 comments

“Fast and Furious 7” is one of the highest grossing films of the year so far, and for good reason. “Fast and Furious 7” had an intense amount of action and a touching tribute to the star of the series, Paul Walker, at the end of the film. The filmRead More

Iowa State transfer counselor offers advice to DMACC students who are transferring

April 17, 2015 at 10:05 am 0 comments

For the majority DMACC students, Iowa State University is the school of choice to transfer to. The state of Iowa has two other public schools besides Iowa State, but Iowa State seems to be the most popular pick. In an email interview, Paige Duncan, a Transfer Admissions Counselor at IowaRead More

It’s all about higher ed for Holly Hedberg Eklund

It’s all about higher ed for Holly Hedberg Eklund

April 17, 2015 at 9:59 am 0 comments

Holly Hedberg Eklund is thinking a lot about higher education lately. Not only is Hedberg Eklund is an English composition instructor here at DMACC Ankeny Campus and Grand View University, she is also attending Iowa State University as a graduate student with a focus on higher education administration. Hedberg EklundRead More

Q&A with Kyle McCord

Q&A with Kyle McCord

April 3, 2015 at 10:41 am 0 comments

What are some of your literary works that you will be showing at the festival? I just had a new book come out this year entitled You Are Indeed an Elk But This is Not the Forest You Were Born to Graze. It features haunted swanboats, starstruck rodeo servants, andRead More

I will bleed cardinal and gold in the fall

I will bleed cardinal and gold in the fall

April 3, 2015 at 10:36 am 0 comments

                  I’m going to Iowa State University in the fall. That’s right, I’m jumping on the Iowa State bandwagon and not because I want to see the amazing basketball team (even though they are good), but for other good reasons. I’m double majoring in management information systems and journalism. MyRead More

DMACC’s Internet Speed: The good, the bad, and the ugly

DMACC’s Internet Speed: The good, the bad, and the ugly

March 11, 2015 at 11:16 am 0 comments

Don’t you just hate it when the Internet is slow or unresponsive? You try to watch that one video on Youtube that everyone is talking about and you end up sitting there for an hour waiting for it to load; You try to do some research online for a paperRead More