GALESBURG, ILLINOIS (December 12, 2025) — Knox College has announced that Scott Jones will join the Knox community as chief financial officer and vice president for finance on February 3, 2026. Jones, an experienced higher education financial officer, comes to Knox from Union College in Schenectady, New York, where he has worked as vice president for administration and finance, serving as chief financial officer and chief operation officer, since 2021.

BETTENDORF, IOWA (December 12, 2025) — The sounds of the season are filling the air as Bettendorf students take the stage to share the music they’ve been working so hard to prepare. From our youngest singers to our high-school choirs, these performances showcase student talent, holiday spirit, and a love of music.

Mylee Hansen is pictured on the sidelines of this year's Turkey Bowl, which was played November 15 at Monmouth's April Zorn Memorial Stadium

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (December 12, 2025) — Lost in the shuffle of everything happening at this year's Turkey Bowl — a Senior Day celebration, a 69-0 victory lap as the Fighting Scots got in one last game in front of their home fans before the NCAA playoffs — one of Monmouth College's players earned a very special award.

WHITEWATER, WISCONSIN (December 11, 2025) — Sarah Prigge, from Port Byron, Illinois, who is studying Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, completed the Recognize, Respond, and Refer course, taking the first step to supporting mental-health support efforts on campus.

A total of 328 students at the university have successfully completed the course.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (December 10, 2025) — Des Moines University (DMU) Medicine and Health Sciences has received initial accreditation to be a sponsoring institution under the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education — a milestone that gives DMU the green light to launch its own residency programs.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (December 8, 2025) — The following students graduated with a Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic's Main Campus in Davenport, Iowa, on October 24, 2025:

Moua Chang of Davenport, Iowa

Maiah Hartman of Geneseo, Illinois

Darby Sutherland of Bettendorf, Iowa

Chang, in particular, graduated with a General Science, Bachelor of Science degree.

The following student was named to the 2025 summer trimester Dean's :

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (December 8, 2025) — Robert J Loch PhD MBA CNMT, Associate Dean of Clinical and Student Affairs in the College of Health Sciences at Des Moines University (DMU) Medicine and Health Sciences, has been selected to participate in the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Technologist Section's Leadership Academy.

Left to right: Juliana Alvarez, Maxine Lathrop, Lauren Howe, Sarah Kersten, Savannah Reisner, and Prof Kathryn Hasz

KENOSHA, WISCONSIN (December 4, 2025) — Savannah Reisner from Geneseo, Illinois (61254), attended the annual Society of Women Engineers conference in New Orleans in October.

Carthage College was represented by five students from the engineering and computer science departments.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (December 3, 2025) — High-school students curious about a career in health-care can now register for Des Moines University (DMU) Medicine and Health Sciences' Mini Medical School.

The program, offered at no cost, is held on Tuesday evenings in February 2026, 6-7:30PM, at DMU's campus, 8025 Grand Ave, West Des Moines.

Monmouth's chaplain, the Rev Dr John Huxtable, addresses the large Dahl Chapel audience during a recent "Christmas at Monmouth" program

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