{"id":33999,"date":"2025-12-01T09:18:48","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T15:18:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/?p=33999"},"modified":"2025-12-01T09:21:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T15:21:53","slug":"des-moines-area-community-college-president-reflects-on-future-ahead-of-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/es\/des-moines-area-community-college-president-reflects-on-future-ahead-of-retirement\/","title":{"rendered":"El presidente de Des Moines Area Community College reflexiona sobre el futuro antes de su jubilaci\u00f3n"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"holaa-849177750\" class=\"holaa-before-content holaa-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"holaa-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesperformingarts.org\/whats-on\/events\/2025-26\/broadway\/wicked?utm_source=HolaIowa&#038;utm_medium=DigitalAds&#038;utm_campaign=July26\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"728&#215;90\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/728x90.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/728x90.jpg 728w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/728x90-300x37.jpg 300w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/728x90-696x86.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div><br style=\"clear: both; display: block; float: none;\"\/><p><strong>Por <a href=\"https:\/\/iowacapitaldispatch.com\/author\/bdraisey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Brooklyn Draisey<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/iowacapitaldispatch.com\/2025\/11\/28\/des-moines-area-community-college-president-reflects-on-future-ahead-of-retirement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iowa Capital Dispatch<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mientras el presidente de Des Moines Area Community College, Rob Denson, se prepara para dejar el cargo \u2014y a la comunidad universitaria que ha servido por m\u00e1s de dos d\u00e9cadas\u2014, asegura que est\u00e1 trabajando para dejar a la instituci\u00f3n, sus proyectos en curso y su nuevo liderazgo en la mejor posici\u00f3n posible.<\/span><\/p><div id=\"holaa-3554390733\" class=\"holaa-ad-inside-articles-2 holaa-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"holaa-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aap.org\/en\/patient-care\/lead-exposure\/lead-exposure-in-children\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Web Ad July #1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Web-Ad-July-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Web-Ad-July-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Web-Ad-July-1-300x75.jpg 300w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Web-Ad-July-1-1024x256.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Web-Ad-July-1-768x192.jpg 768w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Web-Ad-July-1-1536x384.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Web-Ad-July-1-2048x512.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Web-Ad-July-1-696x174.jpg 696w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Web-Ad-July-1-1068x267.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Web-Ad-July-1-1920x480.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" width=\"600\" height=\"640\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div><br style=\"clear: both; display: block; float: none;\"\/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tras 22 a\u00f1os al frente de DMACC y m\u00e1s de 40 a\u00f1os dedicados a la educaci\u00f3n superior, Denson se retirar\u00e1 a finales de este a\u00f1o. El presidente interino <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/iowacapitaldispatch.com\/briefs\/dmacc-board-selects-interim-president-to-serve-during-extended-search\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Liang Chee Wee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> asumir\u00e1 el cargo mientras se elige a un presidente permanente. Al hacer un balance de su trayectoria, Denson afirm\u00f3 no tener arrepentimientos.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cTenemos una gran organizaci\u00f3n. Contamos con suficientes instalaciones para atender a toda la zona central de Iowa o estar disponibles para quien lo necesite. Creo que el funcionamiento es bastante s\u00f3lido. Tenemos un equipo muy fuerte, un liderazgo apasionado por lo que hace\u201d, dijo Denson. \u201cM\u00e1s all\u00e1 de eso, siento que ya hice lo suficiente.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No obstante, todav\u00eda le inquietan un par de proyectos de infraestructura en marcha: nuevas construcciones para los programas de higiene y asistencia dental, as\u00ed como para instalaciones de oficios industriales. Las obras ya han comenzado, indic\u00f3, pero esperaba que el colegio recaudara al menos 2 millones de d\u00f3lares para estos proyectos antes de su retiro.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">La falta de un director ejecutivo en la fundaci\u00f3n del colegio ha ralentizado la recaudaci\u00f3n de fondos, explic\u00f3, y la b\u00fasqueda para ocupar ese cargo no tuvo \u00e9xito. Con su retiro cerca, el plan era esperar a que asumiera el nuevo presidente para reiniciar la b\u00fasqueda. Sin embargo, debido a que esa elecci\u00f3n <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/iowacapitaldispatch.com\/briefs\/dmacc-board-approves-extended-presidential-search-process\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">se ha retrasado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> tras el retiro de varios candidatos, Denson coment\u00f3 que ya convers\u00f3 con Wee para ocupar el puesto sin m\u00e1s demora.<\/span><\/p><div id=\"holaa-1945533077\" class=\"holaa-ad-inside-articles holaa-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"holaa-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/forms\/sign-up-for-progress-iowas-high-five\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" aria-label=\"H5 Spanish 300 x 250 Progress Iowa\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/H5-Spanish-300-x-250-Progress-Iowa.png\" alt=\"\"  width=\"300\" height=\"250\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div><br style=\"clear: both; display: block; float: none;\"\/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cComo probablemente no contaremos con un presidente permanente hasta junio o julio del pr\u00f3ximo a\u00f1o, vamos a cubrir ese cargo, porque quiero que esa persona comience cuanto antes con la recaudaci\u00f3n de fondos\u201d, dijo Denson.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Durante su mandato, Denson ha sido testigo de c\u00f3mo las nuevas tecnolog\u00edas han transformado la educaci\u00f3n superior, desde la llegada de los tel\u00e9fonos celulares hasta la inteligencia artificial. DMACC ya ofrece cursos acreditados y no acreditados en IA y tecnolog\u00edas afines, y fue el primer colegio en Iowa en asociarse con <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/iowacapitaldispatch.com\/2024\/09\/02\/dmacc-partners-with-intel-for-ai-skills-curriculum-development\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Intel<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> para desarrollar programas y recursos sobre el tema.<\/span><\/p><div id=\"holaa-1362338177\" class=\"holaa-content holaa-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"holaa-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesperformingarts.org\/whats-on\/events\/2025-26\/broadway\/wicked?utm_source=HolaIowa&#038;utm_medium=DigitalAds&#038;utm_campaign=July26\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"300&#215;250\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/300x250.jpg\" alt=\"\"  width=\"300\" height=\"250\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Denson se\u00f1al\u00f3 que muchos empleadores con los que ha conversado buscan personas con habilidades y conocimientos en herramientas de IA. Anticip\u00f3 que la formaci\u00f3n en inteligencia artificial se incorporar\u00e1 \u201ca todos los programas de aqu\u00ed en adelante\u201d, ya sea en colegios comunitarios, universidades de cuatro a\u00f1os o programas de capacitaci\u00f3n empresarial.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cCreo que la tecnolog\u00eda que tenemos y nuestra capacidad para apoyar al estudiantado es realmente emocionante, y eso significa que podemos ayudarlos a avanzar m\u00e1s f\u00e1cilmente\u201d, afirm\u00f3. \u201cY en Iowa hay mucho respaldo.\u201d<\/span><\/p><div id=\"holaa-589819796\" class=\"holaa-after-content holaa-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"holaa-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.auditor.iowa.gov\/about-us\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" aria-label=\"Davenport MBS26007_Spanish Fund for States Ads 300x250_F\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Davenport-MBS26007_Spanish-Fund-for-States-Ads-300x250_F.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Davenport-MBS26007_Spanish-Fund-for-States-Ads-300x250_F.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Davenport-MBS26007_Spanish-Fund-for-States-Ads-300x250_F-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Davenport-MBS26007_Spanish-Fund-for-States-Ads-300x250_F-1024x854.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Davenport-MBS26007_Spanish-Fund-for-States-Ads-300x250_F-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Davenport-MBS26007_Spanish-Fund-for-States-Ads-300x250_F-696x580.jpg 696w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Davenport-MBS26007_Spanish-Fund-for-States-Ads-300x250_F-1068x890.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Un cambio m\u00e1s reciente que no le genera tanto entusiasmo es la posibilidad de que las universidades comunitarias ofrezcan t\u00edtulos de cuatro a\u00f1os, una propuesta que la asociaci\u00f3n Community Colleges for Iowa <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/iowacapitaldispatch.com\/2025\/10\/02\/iowa-community-college-association-report-plots-path-to-bachelors-degrees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">explor\u00f3<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a petici\u00f3n de legisladores estatales.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Denson explic\u00f3 que ya existen excelentes alianzas entre los colegios comunitarios y las instituciones de cuatro a\u00f1os en Iowa, y que actualmente no hay una crisis de capacidad que justifique un cambio de ese tipo. Record\u00f3 que algo similar ocurri\u00f3 cuando trabajaba en la educaci\u00f3n superior en Florida, pero en ese caso fue porque las universidades no pod\u00edan atender a todos los estudiantes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cCreo que la Legislatura es bastante sensata, y que trabajar\u00e1 con las universidades de cuatro a\u00f1os y con nosotros. Si hay alguna necesidad que podamos cubrir, con gusto lo haremos\u201d, se\u00f1al\u00f3. \u201cYa lo hacemos todo el tiempo, pero otorgar una autorizaci\u00f3n general para ofrecer t\u00edtulos universitarios no es algo que me entusiasme.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Casi dos a\u00f1os despu\u00e9s de convertirse en el <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/iowacapitaldispatch.com\/2023\/12\/13\/dmacc-president-rob-denson-becomes-colleges-longest-serving-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">presidente con m\u00e1s a\u00f1os al frente<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> de DMACC, Denson afirma que su parte favorita del trabajo \u2014y tambi\u00e9n la que m\u00e1s extra\u00f1ar\u00e1\u2014 son las ceremonias de graduaci\u00f3n.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ver a estudiantes y familias celebrar un logro tan importante como la graduaci\u00f3n \u2014especialmente considerando que m\u00e1s de un tercio del alumnado de DMACC proviene de hogares con bajos ingresos y m\u00e1s de la mitad son estudiantes de primera generaci\u00f3n\u2014 ha sido lo m\u00e1s significativo de su carrera. Dice que extra\u00f1ar\u00e1 a los estudiantes, as\u00ed como al profesorado, al personal y al equipo directivo con el que ha trabajado durante tantos a\u00f1os.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cDe todos modos, no voy a estar solo\u201d, concluy\u00f3 Denson. \u201cTengo muchas cosas por hacer.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Mantente informado con historias que importan \u2014 visita <\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/\"><b>HolaAmericaNews.com<\/b><\/a><b> para conocer las \u00faltimas noticias, cultura y novedades de la comunidad.<\/b><\/p>\n<div id=\"holaa-589819796\" class=\"holaa-after-content holaa-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"holaa-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.auditor.iowa.gov\/about-us\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" aria-label=\"Davenport MBS26007_Spanish Fund for States Ads 300x250_F\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Davenport-MBS26007_Spanish-Fund-for-States-Ads-300x250_F.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Davenport-MBS26007_Spanish-Fund-for-States-Ads-300x250_F.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Davenport-MBS26007_Spanish-Fund-for-States-Ads-300x250_F-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Davenport-MBS26007_Spanish-Fund-for-States-Ads-300x250_F-1024x854.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Davenport-MBS26007_Spanish-Fund-for-States-Ads-300x250_F-768x640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Davenport-MBS26007_Spanish-Fund-for-States-Ads-300x250_F-696x580.jpg 696w, https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Davenport-MBS26007_Spanish-Fund-for-States-Ads-300x250_F-1068x890.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Por Brooklyn Draisey, Iowa Capital Dispatch Mientras el presidente de Des Moines Area Community College, Rob Denson, se prepara para dejar el cargo \u2014y a la comunidad universitaria que ha [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":34000,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[14655,14651,12421,1837,386,14649,14653,13761],"translation":{"provider":"WPGlobus","version":"3.0.2","language":"es","enabled_languages":["en","es"],"languages":{"en":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":false},"es":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":false}}},"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.9 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"DMACC leadership transition marks the end of Rob Denson\u2019s 22-year tenure. 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