CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA — The following student(s) are named to Mount Mercy University's Fall 2019 Dean's List. Students with a semester grade-point average of 3.60 or better and who are graded for six or more semester hours are eligible for inclusion on the Dean's List.

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SOUTH ORANGE, NEW JERSEY (January 30/2020) — Seton Hall University is pleased to announce Joel Kachappilly of Bettendorf, Iowa, has qualified for the Fall 2019 Dean's List.

After the close of every semester, undergraduate students completing all courses with a GPA of 3.4, with no grades lower than "C", qualify for the Dean's List.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (January 30, 2019) — Kirkwood Community College has released its Dean's List for the Fall 2019 semester. These students have achieved a 3.3 grade-point average or higher after completing 12 or more credit hours at the college.

Kirkwood students from the area earning this distinction are listed below.

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WASHINGTON DC (January 30, 2020) — The Ensuring Quality Care for Our Veterans Act, authored by Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) and co-sponsored by Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), John Boozman (R-AR), and Chris Coons (D-DE) was voted unanimously out of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.