The College, ¹û¶³ÊÓƵ School of Music, and the ¹û¶³ÊÓƵ Area Arts Council worked together to bring the Ballet Des Moines’ professional production of The Nutcracker to ¹û¶³ÊÓƵ. Notably, this performance also brought together 30 ¹û¶³ÊÓƵ area young dancers to collaborate with the professional ballerinas. Leading up to the performance, the Des Moines Ballet collaborated with these students to gracefully integrate them into the production.
Kylie Snell ’26 spent the summer as a market research intern for the Walt Disney Corporation, learning how the magic is made at one of the most recognizable companies in the world.
For more than a year, about 100 ¹û¶³ÊÓƵ students have been experiencing apartment-style living at Renfrow Hall. With a year of experience behind us, how is it going?
¹û¶³ÊÓƵ definitely prepared me for my future in medicine … good studying habits, how to keep up with courseload, how to advocate for myself in the classroom, seek out professors, and how to work with people. All of those skills got really fine-tuned at ¹û¶³ÊÓƵ.
Sports have always been important to me. At ¹û¶³ÊÓƵ, basketball was a bigger part of my life than ever before. Basketball helped me maintain balance.
One of the things I have always loved about working in museums is there is no 'typical' day. … I am always learning about upcoming exhibitions and artists in our collection of more than 9,000 objects.
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