DAVENPORT, IOWA (January 31, 2023) — The board of directors and staff of Common Chord are introducing two additions to the non-profit’s staff. Steve Ahrens assumes the newly-created role of Director of Strategic Initiatives, and Angela Fisher serves as the organization’s new Events Manager.

SAINT PETER, MINNESOTA (January 31, 2023) — The Fall Semester Dean's List at Gustavus Adolphus College has been released. The list comprises students who have earned a 3.7 grade-point average (based on a scale in which 4.0 = A) or higher for the semester ending in December 2022.

The following local students were named to the Dean's List at Gustavus Adolphus College:

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME

Bettendorf, IA

Justin Sehlin

DAVENPORT, IOWA (January 31, 2023) — The Putnam Museum and Science Center is thrilled to host the Smithsonian traveling exhibition Narwhals: Revealing an Arctic Legend. From their depiction in the 1500s as angry sea monsters to their status as icons of pop culture today, the narwhal, with its unique spiral tusk, has inspired legend in Inuit and European society and fascinated people across cultures for centuries.

DUBUQUE, IOWA (Jaunuary 27, 2023) — The University of Dubuque held a Winter Commencement Ceremony on Thursday, December 15, 2022, in John and Alice Butler Hall, Heritage Center.

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME, DEGREE(S), HONORS (if listed)

Bettendorf, IA

Ethan Smith, Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude

Davenport, IA

Hailey Kelley, Bachelor of Business Administration

Dewitt, IA

Brandon Rogers, Bachelor of Science, Magna Cum Laude

Eldridge, IA