Call for entries!
This is the last month you can submit work for the third edition of Abaton – get movin’! Abaton is a literary journal produced at DMU, made up entirely of submitted art and literary pieces. We love, love, love when […]
Congrats, grads!!!
Today 430 special people graduate from Des Moines University. The faculty, staff, current students & past grads congratulate them. We know you’ll do great things!! Go forth & heal! P.S. We want to hear about your great things, so make
The BEST WEEK EVER
I decided this past week, May 2 through May 9, was going to be my BEST WEEK EVER.* How did I come to this conclusion? I was (self) diagnosed with Toomuchstudyitis, was getting kind of restless, and needed an excuse
Graduation day is nearly here!!
ELEVEN days until graduation! I know some of our students are probably mentally doing the countdown!! Year after year, our grads make me proud to work here. I know the 430 graduates this year will be awe-inspiring, just like those
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Fitting in
I define the years between first and fifth grade (and sometimes ’til eighth) as a kid’s “awkward years.” These are the years when every cute five-year-old suddenly transforms into a weird-looking or flat out ugly preteen. It’s primetime for buckteeth,
Career outlook
Good news, P.T., P.A. & M.H.A. students or prospective students! U.S. News & World Report picked health policy specialist, physician assistant and physical therapist to be included in their ’30 best careers for 2009′ list.
PT deadline looming – apply now!
The deadline for our Doctor of Physical Therapy program is less than one month away! Individuals who want to apply for the class beginning August 2009 must e-submit their application through the Physical Therapist Centralized Application Service (PTCAS) by 10:50
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Des Moines Marathon
The Des Moines Marathon was Sunday and DMU was everywhere! There were more than 7,000 runners and walkers for this Boston Marathon qualifier, and the weather couldn’t have been better! While I don’t think I’ll ever run in a marathon
Remembering
Today, 9-11, is a somber date for our country. Today marks the seventh year since the terrifying tragedies in Washington, D.C., and Manhattan. As we reflect on where we were when we heard, how things have changed since that day
Sandra Teague Memorial Scholarship Fund
Sandra Teague was caring, fun-loving, outgoing and relentlessly independent. A racquetball injury and subsequent treatment by a physical therapist opened her eyes to the profession, so she quit her advertising job and went back to school. After completing DMU’s master of
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