11 May 2023

Palmer College Receives $1 Million Donation to Support Growth of Renowned Sports and Rehabilitation Residency Program

By Jillian McCleary

DAVENPORT, IOWA (May 11, 2023) — A $1 million gift from 1977 Palmer College of Chiropractic graduate Paul Hetrick DC, will empower the College to grow its Sports and Rehabilitation Residency program. The program is the longest-standing program of its kind in the nation, offering Doctors of Chiropractic the opportunity to build their clinical skills and earn specialized credentials while teaching parts of the Palmer curriculum.

11 May 2023

Twenty Students Elected to Augustana College's Student Government Association

By Nicole Lauer

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (May 11, 2023) — Twenty Augustana College students were elected to the college's Student Government Association (SGA) for the 2023-2024 academic year.

The 2023-2024 SGA senate includes:

Tsion Nigate, a Data Analytics, Business Administration-International Business major from Rock Island (61201), will serve as Inernational Senator

10 May 2023

“Musings of a Faculty Brat”: Doug Rankin to Speak at May 18 Monmouth Associates

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (May 10, 2023) — From a Monmouth College "faculty brat" to a 1979 Monmouth graduate to a faculty member himself, theatre professor Doug Rankin has been a part of his alma mater's history for the better part of seven decades.

10 May 2023

New Resource Available: “Homecoming: Life After Incarceration”

By Mary McNeil

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (May 10, 2023) — The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world. HIV prevalence among incarcerated individuals is more than three times higher than among the general population. The majority of the people in America's jails and prisons will eventually be released, and they face a myriad of challenges once they do so, including serious risk of housing instability and homelessness.

10 May 2023

QC Botanical Center Announces Cactus Exhibit, Celebrates 25 Years

By Paige Underwood

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (May 10, 2023) — In celebration of the Quad City Botanical Center’s 25th year anniversary on June 20, we are excited to announce a special cactus exhibit on display now through July 30, featuring cacti from the collection of Allen Dieter, one of the founding members of the Quad City Botanical Center.

10 May 2023

Special Olympics Iowa and Dunkin’ Donuts Hold Annual "Cop on a Rooftop" Fundraiser

By Claire Quigle

DES MOINES, IOWA (May 10, 2023) — On Friday, May 19, 5AM-12PM, the eighth-annual “Cop on a Rooftop” event will take place at participating Dunkin’s across Iowa. The event has raised a total of more than $170,000 dollars for Special Olympics Iowa during the first seven years of the program.

Here’s a quick overview:

10 May 2023

Legal Scholar Anna Reosti to Present 2023 Curtis Lecture May 18 at Augustana College

By Nicole Lauer

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (May 10, 2023) — Persistent problems of housing affordability, access, and security in America will be among the themes explored by Anna Reosti, a research professor at the American Bar Foundation in Chicago, when she presents the Ellwood F. Curtis Family Lecture in Public Affairs at Augustana College on Thursday, May 18.

10 May 2023

St Ambrose University Hosts "Rally for Reid" Blood Drive, Thursday, May 11

By Kirby Winn

DAVENPORT, IOWA (May 10, 2023) — Family and friends of the late Reid Gleeson will remember Reid on what would have been his eighth birthday with a “Rally for Reid” blood drive scheduled 11AM-6PM, Thursday, May 11 in the ballroom of Saint Ambrose University's Rogalski Center.

10 May 2023

The African American Museum of Iowa in Partnership with the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art Announce Call for Entries

By Melissa Porter

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (May 10, 2023) — The African American Museum of Iowa in partnership with the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art announce a call for entries for their upcoming exhibit, “Power and Impact: A Survey of 21st Century Black Visual Arts in Iowa.” “Power and Impact” is a partnership between the African American Museum of Iowa (AAMI) and the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art (CRMA) and will be on display October 28, 2023–March 31, 2024.

10 May 2023

Latest Edition of Monmouth College's Midwest Journal of Undergraduate Research Drew Submissions from All Over the World and Across Academic Disciplines

By Duane Bonifer

Posing with copies of the fourteenth edition of Monmouth College's Midwest Journal of Undergraduate Research are, from left, professor Anne Mamary, Tyler Houck ('24), Larissa Pothoven ('24), Shay Hafner ('23), and professor Michelle Holschuh Simmons

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