DMACC Community & Global Engagement

NOVEMBER 2019 NEWSLETTER

Finley Elementary Family

Financial Literacy Night

Latino Heritage Festival

Central Campus FAFSA Night

National Guard's Trunk r' Treat

The Matchmaker

The Matchmaker, by Thornton Wilder. Playing November 15-24. Admission is FREE!

Nursing & CNA Career Fair

Join us at the 2019 Nursing & CNA Career Fair! This event is a great opportunity to meet employers who are hiring for CNAs, PCTs, LPNs, and RNs.

Depression 101

Learn to recognize the warning signs of depression and how you can help a friend, family member, or even a stranger when they are in need, and especially when they are in a crisis.

Sexual Assault, Consent, & Bystander Intervention

We will explore effective consent, the power of gender, and our role & obligation as active bystanders in preventing sexual assault.

Theatre Auditions

Auditions for our Spring productions - Circle Mirror Transformation by Annie Baker and Guys and Dolls, music & lyrics by Frank Loesser.

DEPARTMENT

The DMACC Culinary Arts program has been designated The Iowa Culinary Institute™ (ici™), signifying the world-class prominence of the program. This is where education and excellence go hand in hand. In addition, the Culinary Arts program is accredited by the American Culinary Federation. By the end of our two-year program, you will have the experience to take on the career you'll love. The Culinary Arts program prepares students to enter culinary positions with hotels, restaurants, clubs, resorts and select jobs in dining room services, catering or management. By the end of the program, graduates will have taken courses in sanitation and safety, food preparation, nutrition, menu planning, purchasing, garde manger and baking. International cuisine, restaurant management and advanced culinary cuisine are practicum courses which are a valuable part of the training. These courses are management designed and offer students practical knowledge of the restaurant industry.

With training from exceptional chefs and unsurpassed educational experiences that include working with International Chefs, you'll get much more than the fundamentals in the culinary arts. Each year, eight of our graduates each year are awarded an educational trip to France where they experience food and wine tastings, attend a cooking class at Cordon Bleu, and have the option to serve in individual culinary apprenticeships with French chefs.

In DMACC's Culinary Arts program, we believe that if it's dreamable, it's achievable … and we're ready to help you live your dream. It adds up to one of the finest culinary programs anywhere that will give you the practical experience and knowledge of the restaurant industry that you'll want and need in your career.

PROGRAM

STUDENT

The Dream Scholars Program at DMACC is a minority male initiative. The program is intended to provide additional resource and support system for students who typically face many additional obstacles to aid them in their journey to success and graduation.

Contact kwzanders@dmacc.edu for more info.

Hi my name is Jordan Johnson, and I moved here from Dallas Texas about 2 years ago and found out about the ICI program. In the near future I am hoping to go to France to gain more experience in the culinary field. I then plan on opening a bakery or restaurant with the knowledge I've learned from the ICI.

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

Zach Acevedo

Aspiring young chef with a wanderlust for adventure and curiosity for food

At a young age of fourteen I went out to find a job. Anywhere that was hiring but my father always said to me “ Zach you have your whole life ahead of you to work, enjoy being a kid while you still can.” But I was never hesitant to follow the direction my heart tells me to go. Following that idea, I get a job as a dish washer at a catering company up the street from where I lived. I stayed as a dishwasher for two years and on a busy afternoon the chef asked me to help him cook because there was no one else. Surprisingly I found a natural talent that I didn’t know I had.

One fateful morning the chef met me in the backroom where all the aprons are hung up on the wall. He approached me and asked, “ What are you wearing?” I was wearing an apron which is what dishwasher normally wear. He handed me a chefs coat and said “ I see potential in you so put this on and never take it off because when you dress like a chef, act like a chef and think like a chef one day you will be a chef.” That was the spark that lighted in me, that’s when I knew I wanted to become a chef.

After high school I decided to go to culinary school and DMACC is one of the top in Iowa. One of the many fascinating things about DMACC’s culinary school is their internship to France but only eight students can go. I was lucky enough to be selected to go out of the many talented students ici has. I went to France and worked in many great kitchens and it was very eye opening to me the infinite mount of possibilities there are in the world. Now I am studying French language so I can go back to France in fall of 2020 to continue to learn how to cook from these great chefs. I will always be grateful for the opportunities DMACC has given me. DMACC has helped me truly believe anything is possible if you put your mind to it!