Courier staff members displaying this year's awards include, from left, Billy Lopatto, Mikaela Avery, Elena Fry-Hernandez, Seamus O'Sullivan, Riley King, Dawsyn Wilson, and Ryan Philliips

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (February 25, 2026) — The staff at The Courier, Monmouth College's student newspaper, had their finest year ever in terms of awards from the Illinois College Press Association.

FAYETTE, IOWA (February 25, 2026) -- Upper Iowa University has announced the Dean's List for the 2025 Fall 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

Mikayla Bagdonas of Eldridge, IA

Timothy Barnes of Bettendorf, IA

Thomas Bloome of Bettendorf, IA

Stephanie Brown of Bettendorf, IA

Manuel Burgos of Bettendorf, IA

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (February 24, 2026) — The Augustana Symphonic Band, directed by Dr James Lambrecht, will bring performances to communities across Illinois and Wisconsin March 20-26. All concerts are open to the public. A freewill offering will be accepted.

The tour starts on March 20, 7:30PM, in Oregon, Illinois, and a home concert will be held in Augustana’s Centennial Hall, located at 3703 7th Ave, on April 11.

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (February 20, 2026) — Monday morning's enewsletter from Marketing Innovation included a poll that asked a simple question: Did you like the Super Bowl 2026 ads?

If Monmouth College students in professor Tom Prince's "Introduction to Marketing" class had completed the poll, their majority response from the three options would've been "Eh. They were OK."

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE (February 20, 2026) — Amelia Rursch of Reynolds, Illinois, was named to Rhodes College's Fall 2025 Honor Roll.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (February 20, 2026) — Augustana College announced more than 1,200 students were named to the Dean's List for the 2025-2026 fall semester. Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a four-point scale for courses taken during the term.

Anmolpreet Kaur, class of 2026, from Bettendorf, Iowa, majoring in Accounting and Business Analytics was named to Augustana College's fall semester Dean's List.

COLCHESTER, VERMONT (February 20, 2026) — Rico D Byrd of Davenport was named to the Dean's List at Saint Michael's College for the Fall 2025 semester.

Students who complete at least twelve credits of classes and achieve a grade-point average of at least 3.5 in a particular semester are cited on the Dean's List for that semester.

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ADELPHI, MARYLAND (February 20, 2026) — University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) graduated more than 6,400 students worldwide in the fall 2025 term.

Christopher Murie of Davenport (52806), Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies

Alexia Selmani of Moline (61265), Associate of Arts

FAYETTE, IOWA (February 20, 2026) — Upper Iowa University, in partnership with Environmental Issues Instruction (Eii), will offer a two-credit graduate or undergraduate course titled Learning and Living in a Changing Climate March 20-22, 2026, at the Holiday Inn Dubuque/Galena.

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS (February 18, 2026) — The Illinois Association of Rehabilitation Facilities (IARF), representing community providers serving Illinoisans with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) and serious mental illnesses, has issued the following statement in response to the Governor’s proposed state budget:

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