FAYETTE, IOWA (June 9, 2025) — Upper Iowa University has announced the Dean's List for the 2025 Spring Semester. To be honored, a student must have earned a minimum 3.50 grade-point average and be enrolled as a full-time student.

Collin Altensey of Port Byron (IL)

Camryn Anderson of De Witt (IA)

Mikayla Bagdonas of Eldridge (IA)

Kyle Baker of Davenport (IA)

Andres Bennett-Terronez of Moline (IL)

Casey Burnham of Davenport (IA)

TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA (June 9, 2025) — Over 6,000 degrees were awarded during The University of Alabama's spring 2025 commencement ceremonies at Coleman Coliseum.

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (June 9, 2025) — The following students recently met the graduation requirements at Monmouth College. The school held its 168th Annual Commencement Exercises on May 18, with an address to the graduates by 1972 Monmouth alumnus Lon Helton, the longtime host of Country Countdown USA.

Zane Beebe of Davenport (52806)

Kiersten Fuhr of Milan (61264)

Madison Heisch of Illinois City (61259)

William Plumley of Geneseo (61254)

HARROGATE, TENNESSEE (June 9, 2025) — Lincoln Memorial University has announced the Dean's List for the spring semester for 2025. Over 660 undergraduates were recognized for achieving high academic honors. To be placed on Dean's List, the student must be a full-time undergraduate and have a 3.5 or higher grade-point-average for the semester.

Jamyah Winter of Milan, Illinois (61264), seeking a Bachelor of Arts in Business Adminstration

ELMHURST, ILLINOIS (June 9, 2025) — Esther Brown, of Geneseo, Illinois, was among more than 1,000 students named to Elmhurst University's Spring 2025 Dean's List.

The Dean's List is composed of students who during the term concerned, attained a grade-point average of 3.75 or higher (out of a possible 4.00).

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (June 9, 2025) Des Moines University (DMU) Medicine and Health Sciences recently hosted its inaugural Innovation Tank, a new competition designed to spark creative thinking and cross-disciplinary collaboration in tackling real-world health care challenges.

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 9, 2025) — The Iowa Restaurant Association has opened up nominations for their annual 40 Women to Watch in Hospitality Award. This award recognizes forty women in Iowa's hospitality industry for their creativity, leadership, and contributions.

Previous honorees have covered the full spectrum of industry careers — from frontline workers to executives to entrepreneurs and tourism professionals.

BETTENDORF, IOWA (June 9, 2025) — The Downtown Bettendorf Organization (DBO) is pleased to announce that local artist William Gustafson has been chosen to paint a new mural located on the west-facing wall at 312 17th St, across from City Hall.

Titled Arches, the concept of the mural is to show the viewer the time periods through the arches. Gustafson will paint the mural in June with an unveiling planned in early July.

GALESBURG, ILLINOIS (June 9, 2025) — Taking the next steps after graduation, but taking those steps boldly, confidently, courageously, and bravely were the words of wisdom imparted on the Knox College Class of 2025 graduates during a ceremony held on Sunday, June 8, 2025.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (June 6, 2025) — Alternating Currents (AC) and Quad City Arts are now accepting qualifications from artists and muralists for the 2025 Alternating Currents Mural Fest, a vibrant public-art initiative bringing large-scale murals to downtown Davenport, Bettendorf, and Rock Island this August. Five artists or artist teams will be selected to create murals on five separate walls, each receiving a $5,000 stipend for their work.

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