25 Mar 2024

Augustana College Students Presented "Amahl"

By Nicole Lauer

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (March 25, 2024) — More than 25 Augutsana College students participated in Augustana's OperX performance of Amahl and the Night Visitors on February 17 in the Brunner Theatre.

25 Mar 2024

Aaron Jensen ('89), New President of Midwest Bank, Has Evolved with The Industry

By Barry McNamara

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (March 25, 2024) — Monmouth College and Monmouth's Midwest Bank change presidents at the rate of roughly once per decade.

The new president of the latter institution is a graduate of the former, as Aaron Jensen ('89) took over on January 1.

A veteran of nearly forty years in banking, Jensen is Midwest's 18th president in its 154-year history. His alma mater will soon name its fifteenth president since its founding in 1853.

22 Mar 2024

Music, Sun, and Sites: Concert Tour in Greece was “Life-Changing” for Monmouth College Students

By Barry McNamara

The Monmouth students are pictured at the theater at Epidaurus, which music professor Justin Swearinger said had amazing acoustics

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (March 22, 2024) — Spring break is in the rearview mirror at Monmouth College, and by now, most of the campus knows that three music ensembles — the Chorale, the Chamber Choir and the Chamber Winds — traveled to Greece.

22 Mar 2024

Augustana to Host “Moved by Waters” Screening, Panel Discussion

By Nicole Lauer

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (March 22, 2024) — Augustana College will host a free screening on April 4 of Moved by Waters, a documentary focused on the network of people and organizations in Iowa and Illinois working toward improved water quality.

22 Mar 2024

Pork Barbecue Competition Seeks Amateur Iowa Grillers

By Tina Hinz

CLIVE, IOWA (March 22, 2024) — If backyard barbecuing is your thing, prove it!

22 Mar 2024

Rooting Out Povery Book Club March 27, 6PM

By Mary McNeil
22 Mar 2024

Iowa Workforce Development Announces Deployment of Mobile Workforce Center to Perry for Initial Phase Supporting Impacted Workers

By Jesse Dougherty

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 22, 2024) — Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) plans to deploy the IowaWORKS Mobile Workforce Center to Perry early next week to begin the next phase of support for workers impacted by the impending closure of the Tyson Foods plant.

22 Mar 2024

Augustana’s Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology Program Earns Full Accreditation

By Nicole Lauer

Dr Allison Haskill, MS-SLP program director, places the hood over the head of Sara DuBois, signifying her success in completing the graduate program, at the May 2022 hooding ceremony

22 Mar 2024

Project NOW Poverty Conference April 18

By Mary McNeil
22 Mar 2024

Gov Kim Reynolds Issues Statement on House Passage of Bill to Improve Special Education, Increase Teacher Salaries

By Kollin Crompton

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 22, 2024) — Governor Kim Reynolds issued the following statement on Thursday, March 21, after the Iowa House passed HF 2612, a bill which reforms Iowa’s Area Education Agencies (AEA) to improve special-education outcomes, and raises teacher salaries for new and experienced teachers:

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