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2017-18 Waukee APEX Kick Off Week starts Tuesday, August 8.  Open houses will be held at our various host sites around the city. Watch your email for more information from your individual instructor.  We hope you will be able to join us.

Animal and Veterinary Science & Global Food Systems
Instructor: Cindy Snell
Tuesday, August 8, 5:00 – 7:00 PM
Blank Park Zoo
7401 SW 9th St, Des Moines

Engineering Technology & Robotics
Instructor: Tyler Wright
Wednesday, August 9, 6:00 – 7:15 PM
Program begins at 6:00 PM with speaker, tour and dinner
Accumold
1711 SE Oralabor Road, Ankeny

Architecture & Engineering
Instructor: Jeremy Cooper
Monday, August 14, 5:00 – 6:30 PM
Shive-Hattery
4125 Westown Pkwy Suite 100, West Des Moines

Exploration of Health Sciences & Medicine
Instructors: Ryan Lensing and Cindy Snell
Monday, August 14, 6:00 – 7:30 PM
Des Moines University
3200 Grand Ave, Des Moines
Student Education Center (SEC) Room 115

Designing Communication Solutions
Instructor: Russ Goerend
Tuesday, August 15, 4:00 – 6:00 PM
DLR Group
1430 Locust Street, Des Moines

Developing Web Based Technologies
**Formerly Information Management Design**
Instructor: Scott Palmer
Tuesday, August 15, 4:00 – 6:00 PM
Strategic America
6600 Westown Pkwy #100, West Des Moines

Next Generation Energy
Instructor: Tyler Wright
Tuesday, August 15, 5:00 – 7:00 PM
Van Meter, Inc.
4040 121st Street, Urbandale

Foundations of Insurance & Actuarial Science
Instructor: Jesse Hunt
Wednesday, August 16, 4:00 – 6:00 PM
FBL Financial Group
5400 University Avenue, West Des Moines

Explorations of Exercise and Sport Science
Instructor: Andy Briggs
Wednesday,  August 16, 5:00 – 7:00 PM
Waukee Family YMCA
210 Warrior Lane, Waukee

Business Startup
Instructor: Jeremy Cooper
Monday, August 21, 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Waukee Innovation and Learning Center Accelerator
295 SE Ashworth Road, Waukee

Construction Leadership
Instructor: Larry Lyon and Jeremy Cooper
Monday, August 21, 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Waukee Innovation and Learning Center Job Shop
295 SE Ashworth Road, Waukee

Medical & Bioscience Research
Instructor: Dr. Holly Showalter
Monday, August 21, 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Waukee Innovation and Learning Center Research Lab
295 SE Ashworth Road, Waukee

Finance, Banking & Investments
Instructor: Jesse Hunt
Host site TBD
Open house to be held in January 2018