STEVENS POINT, WISCONSIN (February 26, 2021) — The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point conferred degrees nearly 500 graduates for the fall 2020 semester.

The graduate list included the following local students:

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME, DEGREE, MAJOR (if listed), HONORS (if listed)

Fulton, IL

Hannah Pannell, Bachelor of Science, Resource Management — environmental ed and interpretation

BETTENDORF, IOWA (February 26, 2021) — United Way Quad Cities awarded $275,000 in grants to local organizations to help reduce and prevent racial inequities in education, income, and health.

Monmouth College graduates Kuang Khant Nyein ('20) and Ei Ei Khine ('18) are pictured at one of the College's Cultural Festival events during their time as students.

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 26, 2021) — State Auditor Rob Sand announced a review of solar-energy projects at Iowa’s schools, cities, and other public entities. A total of eighty communities are currently using solar-energy installations across the state. Those participating in this review reported annual savings as high as $80,000. The average annual savings was more than $26,475, and the average savings over the lifetime of the installation was $716,437.