DECATUR, ILLINOIS (June 26, 2024) — Millikin University is pleased to announce the names of the outstanding undergraduates who have been named to the Dean's List for the Spring 2024 semester.

Students who attempt twelve graded credits during a fall or spring semester and earn a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher earn Dean's List honors. Students earning a perfect 4.00 grade-point average on twelve graded credits attempted earn High Dean's List honors.

ROCHESTER, NEW YORK (June 25, 2024) — Gabriel Stropes of Milan, Illinois (61264), was named to the Dean's List at Rochester Institute of Technology for the spring semester of the 2023-2024 academic year. Stropes is in the applied computer technology program.

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (June 25, 2024) — There's something about the final semester that brings out the best in Dusty Scott.

As a Monmouth College senior in 2003, Scott was coming to terms with the reality that he might graduate in a few weeks without a girlfriend. But then he and his friend, junior Autumn McGee ('04), began dating during the spring semester, and the couple has been married since 2006.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (June 25, 2024) — On Wednesday, June 26, 2024, the national river-cruise season in the Quad Cities begins with the arrival of American Cruise Line’s American Melody, docking at River Heritage Park in Davenport, 8AM.* The American Melody is part of the American Cruise Lines (ACL) fleet visiting this season, along with vessels from Viking Cruise Lines.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (June 25, 2024) — In a significant stride toward sustainability and innovation in educational design, RDG Planning and Design announces that the new West Des Moines campus of Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences has been awarded the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Silver certification. This certification is a globally-recognized symbol of achievement in green building strategies and practices.

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE (June 25, 2024) — Amelia Rursch of Reynolds, Illinois, was named to Rhodes College's Spring 2024 Honor Roll.

BETTENDORF, IOWA (June 24, 2024) Caravel Autism Health, a leader in the diagnosis and treatment of young children on the autism spectrum, is hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday, June 25, 4:30-6:30PM, to celebrate the grand opening of a new, state-of-the-art autism therapy clinic for families in the Quad Cities.

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 25, 2024)Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, alongside ten other states, secured a nationwide injunction to block Biden's illegal student debt cancellation. AG Bird released the following statement:

“I am glad the district court ruled to block [President] Biden’s illegal student-debt cancellation and protect American families’ hard-earned money as we continue to make our case in court.  

ROCHESTER, NEW YORK (June 25, 2024) — Desmond Almanza of Rock Island, Illinois (61201), graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) with an AAS in Laboratory Science Technology.

Nearly 4,500 degrees were conferred in the 2023-2024 academic year at all of RIT's campuses. RIT's academic convocation celebration was held in May and featured remarks by Patricia "Pattie" Moore, a distinguished designer and trailblazing alumna of the class of 1974.

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