DeKalb, Ill. (Jan. 23, 2018) - Northern Illinois University announces its fall 2017 Dean's List students. To earn this distinction, students must meet a minimum semester grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale in the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology or a minimum of 3.75 on a 4.0 scale in the colleges of Business, Education, Health and Human Sciences, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Visual and Performing Arts. Students from your area who achieved this honor are listed below.

NEWTON, MA (01/23/2018)-- Lasell College announced today that Grant Webb from East Moline, IL (61244), was named as a member of the Dean's List for their academic performance in the fall 2017 semester.

ROCK ISLAND, IL (01/23/2018)-- Augustana College announced 1,138 students were named to the Dean's List for the 2017 fall term. Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a four-point scale for courses taken during the term.

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Des Moines, IA- Today, State Senator Nate Boulton introduced two bills in the Iowa Senate to expand access to retirement savings options for Iowans across the state. He and Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald held a press conference to explain the impact of the legislation and provide further details.

WHAT: Paintings by Holly Kimball & Brad Bisbey, with wood sculptures by Jay Stratton

WHERE: Quad City Arts Gallery, Rock Island

EXHIBITION DATES: February 2- March 23, 2018

RECEPTION: Friday, February 2, 2018 7-9 pm

FREE

DeKalb, Ill. (Jan. 24, 2018) - Northern Illinois University celebrated commencement weekend, December 16 and 17. Included among the more than 1,450 graduates were the following students from your area are listed below.

Mount Pleasant, Iowa: January 23, 2018 – Iowa Wesleyan University welcomes the live performance and presentation of Jazz in the Fight for Civil Rights featuring Dr. Damani Phillips, Michael Jarvey, Blake Shaw and Jim Dreier.

“It’s not a great bill for actually cleaning up water”
Des Moines, IA – Today, Iowa Republicans approved a water quality bill crafted behind closed doors with special interests and zero input from Democrats. The bill spends millions of Iowa taxpayer dollars with little accountability, diverts millions from public schools, and makes no substantive changes to actually clean Iowa's impaired waterways.
Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time. Kiwanis also seeks to encourage young people to reach out to the wider community and provide volunteer service.

FAYETTE, IA (01/23/2018) Upper Iowa University and Northeast Iowa Community College signed a Letter of Understanding on Tuesday, January 23, that will create a new Bridge to Success Program for first-year college students. The four-year private university and community college agreement, which begins this fall, is unique in the state of Iowa.

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