WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (December 23, 2025) — The Doctor of Occupational Therapy program at Des Moines University (DMU) Medicine and Health Sciences has received accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE).

The accreditation, which follows a comprehensive self-study and site visit, allows graduates of the program to sit for the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy exam and pursue licensure.

From left to right: Adeline Gorman, Professor Michael Swedish, John Dunne, Campbell Brock, Jan Kowal, Ruth Dobberpuhl, Garrett Gruetzmacher, Ryan Nguyen, Nach Khambholja, Mitchell Brust, and Garrett Voight

CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI (December 23, 2025) — Southeast Missouri State University (SMSU) has announced its Dean's List for undergraduate academic achievement during the fall 2025 semester.

Students named to the Dean's List earned at least a 3.75 grade-point average on a 4.0 scale and completed at least twelve hours of standard graded credit. They received no grade below a B and received no failing grades in enrolled, credit/no credit or pass/fail courses.

BETTENDORF, IOWA (December 23, 2025) — The Quad Cities Community Foundation has awarded its 2025 Transformation Grant to the Quad Cities Housing Council in support of the region’s first large-scale, multi-agency affordable-housing-development initiative. The $300,000 grant will be distributed over three years.