October 25, 1995 Bear Facts Volume XXIV - Issue #4 Des Moines Area Community Colleze "The Voice of Boone Cam~us" NCA approves accreditation through 2005 By Jamie Lowe cuss their comments, criticisms, Bear Facts Staff and concerns about DMACC. There were studcnt represcnta- On Wednesday, October 18, tives from thc Studcnt Action the Boone Campus received word Board, the Nursing Program, and that the accreditation of the insti- the Bear Facts newspaper. Dr. tution was grantcd for ten years. Nagle described her position as There will be no need for reports President of Rochester Com- or focus visits over the next ten munity College in Rochester, year period. Minnesota and what the accredi- Nancy Cox DeSombre, presi- tation process includes. dent of Harold Washington Col- Dr. Nagle asked the students lege in Chicago and team chair various questions in order to try of the Norih Cenlral Association and liiid oul more about of Collegcs and Schools (NCA) DMACC's Boone Campus from visit to DMCC, stated, "We are them. The issues addressed recommending that the next during this meeting included comprehensive evaluation be services provided to the students, held in 2005-2006. Congratula- the diversity among the student tions!" body, computer availability, The NCA had five major scholarships, health care, and the strengths and four primary con- Student Action Board. cerns that they expressed to the Also addressed were com- administrative personnel, faculty, plaints that students have, the and staff. The strengths include: post-secondary enrollment op- academic instruction and support tion, tuition costs, intramural services for students, busi- sports offered by the college, and ness/community/industry parl- student housing. nerships, educational services Dr. Nagle's meeting discussed cooperation, resources, and board reasons for attending this estab- of directors. The concerns were lishment, night classes, class the implementation of the plan selection, availability of jobs, for the assessment of student internships, the Academic academic achievement; institu- Achievement Center, and ACT tional research; access for the and ASSET testing. She was urban students to occupa- also interest in knowing firsthand tionallcareer programs; and what students thought about the comprehensive statement of gen- accessibility to the Internet, class eral educational philosophy. sizes, and the numbcr of interna- Kriss Philips, Executive Dean tional students attending this of the Boone campus, said, "1 am campus. very pleased that the NCA After asking the questions evaluation team approved our the, students then offered their Photo by Kay Mueller accreditation until 2005-2006. opinions and shared their feel- Shannon Daniel and Dana Hesser rehearse for the Boone Campus Dinner Theatre. This demonstrates that Dh4ACC ings. is providing quality ducation The information learned in The cast of Borefoot in the Park will present its first performance tomorrow, October 26 at 3:30 p.m. in the and services to our students. I this meeting plus what the NCA Boone Campus Theatre. This final dress rehearsal of the show, before opening to the dinner theater audience am proud to be associated with personnel observed during their on October 27, isopen to all students, faculty, or staff not able to attend the weekend performances. Ticket the Boone Campus." visit was compared to the self- sales for the two shows ended last Friday with sales going primarily to students, parents, senior citizens, and NCA Meeting with Students study published by DMACC. faculty, according to Kathy Kirkegaard, ticket-sale coordinator for the two shows. The committee was looking for The Communications faculty will act as servers for the dinner theatre and the play is being directed by On Monday, October 16, Dr. Kay Mueller, Boone Campus speech and drama instructor. Dinner will be served at 7 p.m. Friday and Satur- Karen Nagle of the NCA com- accuracy and lack of distortion in day with the show at 8 p.m. 1 mittee meet with students to dis- the self-study. Page 2 CAMPUS NEWS October 25,1995 Cox voted DMACC writing contest worth $500 scholarship president By Jamie Lowe The manuscripts that win or sheet that includes: the titles of Bear Pacts Staff those that receive honorable the pieces, the author's name and mention MAY be published in social security number, college Rick Chapman, Communica- EXPRESSIONS. ,* program, home address and tion/Humanities Instructor at the The judging will be done by phone number; and a signed Ankeny Campus, announced the DMACC personnel. The judges statement as follows: start.of DMACC's yearly creative and coordinators reserve the right 'The following pieces of writ- writing contest. Works may be to decided if prizes will be ing are solely, my own work. I submitted beginning now until awarded in all categories. The am currently a student at ,midnight Monday, December 4, entries will be judged anony- DMACC (if you're interested 1995. mously and will NOT be re- in the scholaiships, add that Guidelines turned. you plan to be enrolled fall, To be eligible a student must Manuscript 1996). I do not object to the be registered for the Fall '95 The contestant must submit at publication of my writing if it is term. Those entering are only least three original manuscripts properly acknowledged." allowed one prize. The cash and may submit up to five. This Title each piece at the top of awards include $100 apiece for is done so that the best writers the first page, but the name the best story and the best poem are selected and not the best should be left off because entrant and $50 each. for the runner-up works. numbers will be given to ensure in the above named categories. The works must be poetry, anonymity. short fiction, or personal essay. The best overall writer will Please send your work to: The personal essay may only be By Anna Steele receive a $500 scholarship ($250 DMACC Creative Writing Contest R.W. Chapman, Contest Coordinntor Bear Pacts Staff from the Student Action Board single, sustained narratives and NOT arguments, analyses, or Sciences and Humanities Department at the Ankeny Campus and $250 Bldg. 21 Ankeny Campus expositions. For those who are The first meeting of the Stu- from the Ankeny Campus Foun- 2006 S. Ankeny Blvd. dation). The Best Writer Run- interested in publication: the Ankeny, IA 50021 dent Action Board (SAB) was shorter the work, the more likely Call Chapman at 964-6535. held at 850 A.M. on October 13, ner-up will receive a $250 schol- arship ($125 from Ankeny Cam- the publication. if you have questions. If he's in advisor, George Silberhorn's The manuscripts must be unavailable, he requests that you office. pus Student Action Board and $125 from the Boone Campus typed (double-spaced) and ac- leave a message on his answering The purpose of this meeting companied by a single cover machine was to elect a president. Joel Foundation). Cox received a unanimous vote. As president he plans to get SAB more organized. "Right now SAB is not very organized, Second year nursing students learn about crack babies but we hope to start scheduled By Lou Blanchfield Ecology Center, whose practice is In preparation for the day's bi-weekly meeting that will be skills, and hyperactivity with a Contributing Writer almost exclusively caring for activities, the students researched open to entire student body. In tendency toward irrational vio- infants and children who are some of the possible effects of lent behaviors. order for everyone's voice to be victims of abuse and chemical maternal drug use on the fetus. heard, we encourage anyone to On Friday, September 29, ten Dr. Shah reported that statis- second-year nursing students dependent children; and a tour of Research indicated that intrauter- tics for Iowa show that 1 in every attend the meetings." the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ine exposure to cocaine or crack The meeting concluded at accompanied instructor Lou 3 females and 1 in every 5 males Blanchfield on a field trip to Des (NICU) at Blank Children's (even second-hand crack smoke) are faced with some form of 8:56 A.M. after briefly talking Hospital. can have devastating effects on about the NCA meeting to be Moines. Their agenda included a abuse during their lifetimes. presentation by Dr. Riswan Shah, The students agreed that 'me the baby. Newborns in this These abuses could be physical, held that following Monday experience was an enlightening situation exhibit jittery muscle (October 16). a pediatrician at the Family emotional, or sexual in nature. and educational event." Those tone, incessant crying and in- During the tour of Blank attending were Jim Andersen, creased irritability; which can Children's Hospital, an NICU Shannon Daniel, Rhonda lead to seizure activity, respira- nurse explained some of the ex- CarlsonTravel Networkm Dittmer, Denise Haugland, Julie tory depression and death. They tensive, year-long training given Hull, Matt Knobbe, Kathy may also exhibit life-long devel- to their nurses to prepare them to Krafka, Kris Maahs, Sherilyn opmental problems, including care for compromised infants. - Rittgers, and Jodi Scanlan. delayed motor and psychological Boone Travel Agency, Inc. 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