More than 30 distinguished speakers and storytellers will host over 150 Bicentennial events statewide throughout 2018  

EDWARDSVILLE, IL (Jan. 12, 2018) — The Governor’s Office of the Illinois Bicentennial and Illinois Humanities today announced a yearlong partnership: The Bicentennial Road Scholars Speakers Bureau.  The announcement was made at the Mannie Jackson Center for the Humanities in Edwardsville.

DUBUQUE, Iowa. (January 12, 2018) - The following area students were named to the Dean's List at Clarke University for the Fall 2017 semester. The list recognizes full-time Clarke students who have earned a 3.65 grade-point average or above, on a 4.0 scale, with a minimum of 12 graded hours are listed below. For more information, contact the Clarke University Marketing and Communication Office at (563)588-6377.

AMES, Iowa (January 12, 2018) - Approximately 9,575 Iowa State University students have been recognized for outstanding academic achievement by being named to the fall semester 2017 Dean's List. Students named to the Dean's List must have earned a grade point average of at least 3.50 on a 4.00 scale while carrying a minimum of 12 credit hours of graded course work. Students listed below are from your area. -30- HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME, CLASS YEAR, CURRICULM  

WAVERLY, IA (01/16/2018)-- Wartburg College has recognized 496 students who were named the 2017 Fall Term Dean's List.

Those named to the list include:

Cody Birely of Davenport

Emma Evans-Peck of Geneseo

Karl Jaeschke of Bettendorf

Elizabeth Mallon of Davenport

Benjamin McCullough of Davenport

Morgan Riedesel of Davenport

Claire Schroeder of Rock Island

Nathan Trabue of Bettendorf