17 Apr 2023

Monmouth Receives $1 Million Gift from Geneseo Family with Long Association to the College

By Duane Bonifer

From left: 2007 Monmouth graduate Sarah Zaleski Degarmo and her parents, Jane Turnbull-Zaleski and Steve Zaleski

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (April 17, 2023) — Monmouth College has received a $1 million gift to support faculty development, technology, and campus improvements.

The gift is from the Turnbull-Zaleski family, which includes 2007 alumna Sarah Zaleski Degarmo and her parents, Jane Turnbull-Zaleski and Steve Zaleski of Geneseo, Illinois.

17 Apr 2023

Assistant Professor Roya Biggie Awarded 2023 American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Fellowship

By Mitch Prentice

GALESBURG, ILLINOIS (April 17, 2023) — Knox College is proud to announce that Assistant Professor of English Roya Biggie has been awarded a 2023 ACLS Fellowship from the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS). The ACLS Fellowship Program supports exceptional scholarships in the humanities and interpretive social sciences that have the potential to make significant contributions within and beyond the awardees' fields.

17 Apr 2023

Upper Iowa University Announces Deans' Challenge

By Lynette Brandt

FAYETTE, IOWA (April 17, 2023) — Upper Iowa University Academic and Student Affairs will be hosting the first-ever Deans' Challenge on April 26 and 27. The friendly fundraising competition was initiated by the school's Deans to inspire philanthropy and continue to strengthen community among UIU students, alumni, friends, faculty, and staff.

17 Apr 2023

Niabi Zoo Will Reopen for the 2023 Season on April 17

By Lee Jackson

COAL VALLEY, ILLINOIS (April 17, 2023) — Niabi Zoo will reopen on April 17, and what a year it’s going to be!

14 Apr 2023

Augustana Students to Perform in "Amahl and the Night Visitors"

By Nicole Lauer

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (April 14, 2023) — The Augustana Opera program will perform Amahl and the Night Visitors on April 21 and 23 in the Brunner Theatre at Augustana College. The performance will be directed by Dr Patrick McNally, assistant professor of music and director of opera.

14 Apr 2023

Newly-Remodeled Davenport Walmart Supercenter Re-Opens with Customer-Centric Features, New Community-Focused Mural, Following Innovative Store Transformation

By Courtney Petersen

DAVENPORT, IOWA (April 14, 2023) — Walmart customers in Davenport were welcomed inside the newly transformed Supercenter at 3101 W Kimberly Road this morning as the much-anticipated project is now complete. The store’s associates marked the occasion with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, community celebration, and a community-inspired mural unveiling.

14 Apr 2023

Alison Ogden of Silvis, Illinois, Nominated for "More Than I Imagined" Series at Augustana College

By Nicole Lauer

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (April 14, 2023) — Augustana College senior Alison Ogden, an accounting, data analytics and art history triple major from Silvis, Illinois, was nominated to submit a “More Than I Imagined” profile by Dr Olivia Melton, assistant professor of accounting.

14 Apr 2023

Seven Seals Scots Day 2023 at Monmouth College

By Duane Bonifer

Seven members of the Monmouth College Scots Day of Giving Committee celebrate a successful conclusion of the seventh-annual event, which was held for eighteen hours, 53 minutes on April 13. The day raised more than $300,000 from all 50 U.S. states to support the College's students

14 Apr 2023

The University of Dubuque Inducts Kevin Cattani and Richard W Smith into Faculty Hall of Fame

By Stacey Ortman

DUBUQUE, IOWA (April 14, 2023) — The University of Dubuque inducted two individuals into its Faculty Hall of Fame for Excellence in Teaching and Advising on Thursday, April 13, 2023, at the Dubuque Golf and Country Club.

14 Apr 2023

“The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical" Makes Its Timber Lake Playhouse Premiere May 12 to Open the 2023 Season

By Dan Danielowski

MOUNT CARROLL, ILLINOIS (April 14, 2023) — Timber Lake Playhouse (TLP), the premier professional summer theatre of northwest Illinois, is thrilled to announce that The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical, an “electrifying” (Newsday) musical adaption of The New York Times bestselling novel written by Rick Riordan, book by Joe Tracz, music and lyrics by Rob Rokicki, will open at TLP on May 12 for one weekend.

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