ROCK ISLAND, IL (02/11/2014)(readMedia)-- Online voting continues until Feb. 15 for the People's Choice Award in Augustana College's Good Fit T-shirt Photo Contest, where potential first-year students are eligible to win one of five $1,000 scholarships to Augustana. For their photos, students must wear an Augustana T-shirt.

Abigail Wieland, from Rock Island, Ill. Wieland is a senior at Rock Island High School and submitted a photo in the Famous Location category.

Alaina Hofmann, from Moline, Ill. Hofmann is a senior at Moline Senior High School and submitted a photo in the Action Shot category.

Brock McNinch, from Moline, Ill. McNinch is a senior at Moline Senior High School and submitted a photo in the Famous Location, Another College, and Action Shot category.

Darien Bardoner, from Sterling, Ill. Bardoner is a senior at Sterling High School and submitted a photo in the Action Shot category.

Elizabeth Wieland, from Rock Island, Ill. Wieland is a senior at Rock Island High School and submitted a photo in the Famous Location category.

Jacob Barr, from Moline, Ill. Barr is a senior at Moline Senior High School and submitted a photo in the With An Alum, Another College, Action Shot, and Famous Location category.

Nicholas Niles, from Rock Island, Ill. Niles is a senior at Rock Island High School and submitted a photo in the Action Shot category.

Rhiannon Parvin, from Sterling, Ill. Parvin is a senior at Sterling High School and submitted a photo in the With An Alum category.

Go to www.augustana.edu/Goodfit and check out the creative photos and clever captions and cast a vote for your favorite. In addition to the People's Choice Award, other categories in the photo contest include : action shot, in a famous location, at another college and with an alumnus.

The Good Fit T-Shirt competition is a fun way Augustana can get to know the potential members of its incoming class while spreading the word about Augustana College at the same time.

"It's a way to get Augustana's name out in cyber-world as students share their photos and ask others to vote," said Meghan Cooley, director of recruitment communications and a 1999 Augustana graduate. "In some ways, it's like a global billboard as we have photos of students wearing their Augustana T-shirts in their hometowns, on the campuses of our biggest rivals and literally across the globe."

Founded in 1860, Augustana College is a selective four-year residential college of the liberal arts and sciences. Augustana College is recognized for the innovative program Augie Choice, which provides each student up to $2,000 to pursue a high-impact learning experience such as study abroad, an internship or research with a professor. Current students and alumni include 146 Academic All-Americans, a Nobel laureate, 13 college presidents and other distinguished leaders. The college enrolls 2,500 students and is located along one of the world's most important waterways, the Mississippi River, in a community that reflects the diversity of the United States.

HUNTINGTON, IN (02/11/2014)(readMedia)-- Jenna Johnson of Davenport was named to the Dean's List at Huntington University for the fall semester of the 2013-14 school year.

Johnson is a junior Music major at HU.

The Dean's List is published two times per year at Huntington University. The honor recognizes students for outstanding academic achievement during the previous semester. Honorees must be classified as regular students, be enrolled full-time with a load of 12 hours or more in graded courses, and must achieve a semester grade point average of at least 3.50 on a four-point scale.

Huntington University is a comprehensive Christian college of the liberal arts offering graduate and undergraduate programs in more than 70 academic concentrations. U.S. News & World Report ranks Huntington among the best colleges in the Midwest, and Forbes.com has listed the university as one of America's Best Colleges. Additionally, Princeton Review has named the institution to its "Best in the Midwest" list. Founded in 1897 by the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, Huntington University is located on a contemporary, lakeside campus in northeast Indiana. The university is a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU).

This Valentine's Day the Quad City Symphony Orchestra presents an ode to love beginning with music inspired by the tragic romance of Pelleas and Melisande. The tone then brightens as Roberto Diaz, violist of international reputation, returns to the Quad Cities' stage, this time with his wife, the celebrated violinist Elissa Lee Koljonen. Sparks will fly as this couple performs Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola. Then, when you come back from intermission, the QCSO will immerse you in all the romantic color and atmosphere of Italy through Mendelssohn's "Italian" Symphony, a work he called the "jolliest piece I have ever done."

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Entrepreneurship is alive and well in the United States with hundreds of thousands of new businesses opening each year.

More than 22 million of our small businesses are one-man (or woman) shops, and the number of those ringing up more than $1 million in sales is growing - it was nearly 27,000 in 2011, the most recent U.S. Census statistics available.

"Americans are very savvy business people, and for more and more of us, the rewards of running our own business trounce the risks associated with stepping out on our own," says Lynda Chervil, a longtime businesswoman, thought leader and author of the new book, "Fool's Return," (http://lyndachervil.com/).

"Imagine what would happen if we applied our CEO mindset and skills to our own lives? Sometimes, it takes a boss to tell you to do something in order for it to get done. Now's the time to become that boss."

Chervil shares tips for doing that:

• Embrace change, renewal and rebirth. There is no shortage of opportunity to notice change in life. Don't be afraid to use milestones to provide yourself with an "employer's review" on how you're doing in your own life. What are you doing well, what needs work and how are you going to improve? Create a detailed plan on how you expect to accomplish your goals. Give yourself a timeline, such as losing 20 pounds by summer or increasing your net worth by next year.

• You're your own best entrepreneur. Part of being a good boss means trying out enterprising ideas; it's the mediocre bosses who are content with the status quo. You don't have to start with something wild. Instead, follow through on ideas that are good for you, such as buying healthy food that you haven't yet tried. Look up recipes for how to prepare a healthy item like quinoa - make a project out of it. Have fun with the new you. Just because you have a new job with plenty of responsibility - being your own boss - doesn't mean you can't have fun.

• Manage what you can control; accept what you cannot; and look outside the box. This is not as easy as it may sound because we often think we can control things that, in fact, we cannot, including how people respond to us or how quickly our bodies respond to diet and exercise. Progress does not happen all at once. While it makes sense to focus on what we can control, you may also consider alternative methods of living. That may include riding a bike to work rather than driving, or exploring alternative forms of spiritual healing.

• Don't be a victim! To a greater or lesser extent, we're all taught to be obedient conform to the standards set by parents, teachers and bosses. Unfortunately, for many, this passive role can shape one's identity and influence other relationships. It all starts with one's own relationship to one's self, Chervil says. As most parents and teachers will say, the best students are those who need the least help and are willing to be proactive in their own improvement. Understand that it's not others who determine what you can do; it's you!

About Lynda Chervil

Lynda Chervil is the author of "Fool's Return," http://lyndachervil.com/, a new novel that incorporates valuable life lessons in a page-turning tale that touches on technology, the green movement, and other aspects of contemporary society. She graduated from New York University with a master's degree in Integrated Marketing Communications and has extensive experience in consumer and commercial banking and has held positions in new business development, sales management and executive leadership. Chervil seeks to push the limits of established understanding by exploring alternative forms of spiritual healing, and, through creative writing, to expand the narrative of cutting-edge energy technology to promote sustainability.