16 Feb 2022

Bradley University Receives New Classification from Carnegie Commission of Higher Education

By Merit Pages

PEORIA, ILLINOIS (February 16, 2022) — Bradley University has joined the group of doctoral/professional universities from across the country in the latest Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

16 Feb 2022

Quad Cities Community Foundation Celebrates $100 Million Grantmaking Milestone

By Melanie Jones

BETTENDORF, IOWA (February 16, 2022) — The Quad Cities Community Foundation today announced that it has surpassed $100 million in grants since its founding in 1964.

16 Feb 2022

United Way Quad Cities Reading Initiative Aims to Close Proficiency Gaps

By Kevin Smith

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (February 16, 2022) — United Way hopes to help close COVID-related gaps in youth literacy by connecting hundreds of volunteers with students across the Quad Cities for weekly one-on-one reading sessions.

United Way launched Read United QC, a community-wide awareness and action campaign to help 500 pre-school-to-third-grade struggling readers to get the skills they need to succeed in school and life.

15 Feb 2022

EPC Denies Environmental Groups' Water Quality Petition; DNR Proposes CAFO Siting Rules Be Reviewed in 5-Year Plan

By Michael Schmidt

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 15, 2022) — The Iowa Environmental Protection Commission today denied a petition for rules filed by the Iowa Environmental Council (IEC) and Environmental Law and Policy Center (ELPC) last year, ending a six-month review of the request to protect drinking-water from feedlots. Instead, the Iowa DNR announced at the hearing that it intends to address the questions raised in the petition as part of a broader rulemaking process on siting issues.

15 Feb 2022

ArtFest Midwest Transitions to Nonprofit and Grows DEI Focus

By Bri Steirer

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.

15 Feb 2022

Augustana TRIO Students Pitch in on National Day of Service

By Keri Rursch

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.

15 Feb 2022

Local Students Among Quincy University Fall 2021 Dean's List

By Merit Pages

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

15 Feb 2022

Local Students Among Missouri University of Science and Technology Fall 2021 Honor Roll

By Mary Helen Stoltz

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

15 Feb 2022

Local Students Among Quincy University Fall 2021 Dean's List

By Merit Pages

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

15 Feb 2022

Gov Kim Reynolds Touts Students First Scholarships at Saint Theresa Catholic School

By Alex Murphy

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.

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