BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS (February 13, 2023) Illinois Wesleyan University's Dean's List for the Fall semester of the 2022-23 academic year consisted of 757 students from 28 states and 28 countries. To qualify for the Dean's List, students must earn a GPA of 3.50 or better during the semester, based on 4.0 for straight As.

The following local students made the list:

Heather Dietrich of Geneseo, Illinois, a senior majoring in Nursing.

IOWA CITY, IOWA (February 10, 2023) — More than 500 current University of Iowa students participated in the 2th annual student-led Dance Marathon, generating more than $1.1 million for the University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital. Dance Marathon has generated more than $34 million in its history.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (February 10, 2023) — St Ambrose University alumna Briana Morales MEd is among thirteen finalists and 490 honorees to be recognized by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) for her significant contribution to education across the state. Receiving the title of 2023 Southwest Regional Teacher of the Year, Morales is the very first teacher from an alternative school to earn the prestigious award.

LORETTO, PENNSYLVANIA (02/10/2023) — Congratulations to Charles Pelsang from Blue Grass, Iowa (52726), for being named to the Dean's List at Saint Francis University. Pelsang, majoring in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, was among 838 students who earned a spot on one of the honors lists (President's and Dean's) for the Fall 2022 semester.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (February 10, 2023) — Coe College has received a $15,350 Institutionalizing Community-Based Pedagogies grant from the Associated Colleges of the Midwest. The grant will support the creation of a new Prison Learning Initiative (PLI) at Coe which will provide a range of high-impact experiences for students and community members to learn about and become involved with the criminal-legal system in Iowa and the Midwest.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (February 10, 2023) — Augustana College students enrolled in the nature photography class taught by biology professor Dr Stephen Hager exhibited their work on campus January 31.

The fourteen students in the January term biology class explored their relationship with the natural world through photography. Dr Hager said students considered how they can use their relationship to nature for growth and inspiration and how that can be portrayed in photography.

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 10, 2023) — The American Institute for Full Employment (AIFE) this morning named Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) as the recipient of its 2022 Full Employment Award. The award is given each year to one or more states or individuals demonstrating a commitment to excellence in helping job-seekers become reemployed.

ROLLA, MISSOURI (February 10, 2023) — Missouri University of Science and Technology announces the names of students who made the honor list for the Fall 2022 semester.

HOMETOWN, STATE; ZIP CODE, NAME, MAJOR, CLASS YEAR

Davenport, Iowa

52807, Stephanie Stellmach, aerospace engineering, first-year student

Moline, Illinois

61265, Sam Monroe, electrical engineering, junior

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (February 10, 2023) — If Monmouth College students are looking for inspiration in the early days of the spring semester, they would be wise to watch a four-minute video recently released by the Office of the Prime Minister of Japan, which highlights the remarkable caree

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 10, 2023) — Attorney General Brenna Bird joined 24 other states in a lawsuit against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) over a new federal rule requiring gun-owners to register their firearms with attached pistol-braces, or risk criminal penalties.

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