WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (May 27, 2025) — Des Moines University (DMU) Medicine and Health Sciences has appointed Tricia Berry PhD, as the new director of undergraduate clinical affairs.

MOUNT CARROLL, ILLINOIS (May 25, 2025) — Timber Lake Playhouse, Illinois’ premier professional summer theatre, opens its highly anticipated season next week with the iconic hit musical, Saturday Night Fever, running May 30 through June 15, 2025.

In front are, from left, Morgaine Olson (biology), Jordan Lantz (marketing) and Jennnifer Shimmin (physical education). In back are, from left, Jackson Bergren (business administration), Toby Turnquist (exercise science), Declan Flynn (business administration and marketing) and Drew Brown (business administration)

BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS (May 23, 2025) — Illinois Wesleyan University's Dean's List for the spring semester of the 2024-25 academic year consisted of 812 students from 29 states and 27 countries.

To qualify for the Dean's List, students must earn a GPA of 3.50 or better during the semester, based on 4.0 for straight A’s.

Natalie Jacocks of Geneseo (IL)

Audrey Lamphier of Moline (IL)

Ella Revell Beck of Davenport (IA)

MJ Soria of Geneseo (IL)

CEDARVILLE, OHIO (May 23, 2025) — Students at Cedarville University have been named to the Dean's List for the Spring 2025 semester. This recognition requires the student to obtain a 3.50 GPA or higher for the semester and carry a minimum of twelve credit hours.

Abigail Nutter of Bettendorf (52722)

Mia Winquist of Hampton (61256)

Alyse Zuiderveen of Bettendorf (52722)

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (May 23, 2025) — Hampton Inn and Suites Moline — Quad Cities International Airport will host a ribbon-cutting to celebrate their renovation and grand reopening on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, 4PM. The hotel is located at 2450 69th Avenue in Moline, Illinois.

DES MOINES, IOWA (May 23, 2025) — Governor Kim Reynolds has announced her appointment of Amber Thompson as a district judge in Judicial District 8A.

Thompson, of Sigourney, Iowa, serves as the Keokuk County Attorney. She received her undergraduate degree from Mount Mercy College and law degree from Drake University Law School.

BETTENDORF, IOWA (May 23, 2025) — The Quad Cities Community Foundation is welcoming award-winning author Lois Buntz to lead a workshop on the power of women in philanthropy. The free workshop will be held at the Community Foundation on Thursday, July 17, 5:30-6:30PM.

IOWA CITY, IOWA (May 23, 2025) — Thirty students in the Department of Accounting at the University of Iowa Henry B Tippie College of Business were presented annual awards following the 2024-25 academic year.

Hayden Hurt of Davenport, Iowa received the Faculty Scholars Award which is presented annually to students who have demonstrated superior academic performance and contributions to the Department of Accounting while completing an undergraduate accounting major.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (May 23, 2025) Augustana College will mark a transformational milestone on Tuesday, May 27, with its first in-prison commencement ceremony, honoring graduates of the Augustana Prison Education Program (APEP). Held at East Moline Correctional Center (EMCC), the ceremony will recognize four students receiving their Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies, awarded under the same academic standards and faculty instruction as those on the Rock Island campus.

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