DES MOINES, IOWA (February 15, 2022) — ArtFest Midwest, a two-day fine-art festival held as a featured event each summer during Des Moines Art Week, recently transitioned the organizing body from for-profit (SPPG) to non-profit (ArtFest Midwest Foundation) led by a diverse, artist-majority board of directors.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (February 15, 2022) — On Saturday, February 26, Augustana students in the college’s TRIO-Student Support Services program will participate in a national day of service in celebration of National TRIO Day.

Nationally, TRIO Day is an opportunity to focus on the need for increased investment in first-generation, low-income and/or students with disabilities. Augustana students will volunteer at four agencies in the Quad Cities.

QUINCY, ILLINOIS (February 15, 2022) — Quincy University released its Dean's List for the Fall 2021 semester. Honorees must earn a semester grade-point average of at least 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale) to be included in the biannual Dean's List. In total, 361 students received the honor during the Fall 2021 semester. A complete list of honorees is listed below:

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME

Aledo, IL

Malorie Matlick

Eldridge, IA

Sydney Happel

Geneseo, IL

ROLLA, MISSOURI (February 15, 2022) — Missouri University of Science and Technology announces the names of students who made the honor list for the Fall 2021 semester.

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

Aledo, Illinois

61231, Levi Burns, nuclear engineering, senior

Bettendorf, Iowa

52722, Evan Crawford, engineering management, senior

QUINCY, ILLINOIS (February 15, 2022) - Quincy University released its Dean's List for the Fall 2021 semester. Honorees must earn a semester grade-point average of at least 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale) to be included in the biannual Dean's List. In total, 361 students received the honor during the Fall 2021 semester. A complete list of honorees is listed below:

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME

Aledo, IL

Malorie Matlick

Eldridge, IA

Sydney Happel

Geneseo, IL

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 15, 2022) — Governor Kim Reynolds shared in detail her plan to give parents more choice in their child’s education by awarding Students First Scholarships to eligible low- and middle-income families during a press conference at Saint Theresa Catholic School in Des Moines.

ST PAUL, MINNESOTA (February 15, 2022) — Local students attending Bethel University in St Paul have been named to the Dean's List for academic excellence for the fall 2021 semester.

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME, CLASS YEAR, PARENT(s)

Davenport, Iowa

Breanna Vermeer, Senior, daughter of Greg and Sandy VerMeer

Madison Wilson, Junior, daughter of Trudy Wilson

DAVENPORT, IOWA (February 15, 2022) — The QCA Young Adult Hiring Fair is connecting high-school and college students to local businesses to help fill important job openings.

SAINT PETER, MINNESOTA (February 14, 2022) — 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 2021.

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

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME

Bettendorf, IA

Justin Sehlin

Davenport, IA

Parker Beck

LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN (February 14, 2022) The following area students have been named to the Dean's List at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse for the fall semester of the 2021-22 academic year, ending December 2021.

Students on the Dean's List from this area include:

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME, MAJOR

Bettendorf, IA

Eric Berst, Recreation Management Major: Outdoor Recreation Emphasis

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