30 May 2025

Bettendorf Community School District (BCSD) Offers Free Summer Meals for Kids at Multiple Locations

By Michelle Riessen

BETTENDORF, IOWA (May 30, 2025) — This summer, Bettendorf Community School District will again offer free meals for kids 18 and under, funded by the USDA Summer Food Service Program. All children are welcome — no registration or ID is required. Meals must be eaten on-site.

Dates: June 9–27 and July 7–25

Meal sites and times:

📍 Bettendorf High School (3333 18th St)

Morning Snack: 9:30-10AM

30 May 2025

Upper Iowa University (UIU) Launches Five New Degree Programs in Cybersecurity, AI, and Business Analytics to Meet Workforce Demand

By Lynette Brandt

FAYETTE, IOWA (May 30, 2025) — Upper Iowa University is excited to announce the addition of two new undergraduate degrees and three new Master's degree programs to provide students with expertise in high-growth areas in which employers are searching for talent, giving them future-ready skills needed in today's workforce. New undergraduate offerings include: Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity, Bachelor of Science in Business Analytics.

30 May 2025

Des Moines University (DMU) Graduates Over 400 Health-Care Professionals During Its 125th Commencement Ceremony

By Denise Lamphier

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (May 30, 2025) — More than 400 new health professionals graduated on May 30, 2025, with degrees from Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences at the university's 125th Commencement Ceremony.

Ethan Filby of East Moline, IL (61244) completed a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree.

Kassandra L. Crow of Walcott, IA (52773) completed a Master of Health Care Administration degree.

29 May 2025

Internships Were One of Keys in Another Successful Year for Recent Monmouth College Grads

By Barry McNamara

Anita Gandara, a member of the Class of 2024, showed off her plans to attend Oregon State University and earn a Master's degree in communication

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (May 29, 2025) — Monmouth College may have just sent its Class of 2025 off into the "real world," but the Class of 2024 was also on school administrators' minds, as the data from the annual First Destination Survey was recently announced.

29 May 2025

Local Students Graduate from Buena Vista University

By Christine Ellinghuysen

STORM LAKE, IOWA (May 29, 2025) — Buena Vista University (BVU) congratulates more than 400 students who graduated in Spring 2025. Local students who graduated include:

Collin Smith of Muscatine graduated with a Master of Science in Education in counseling (professional school counseling track).

Brooke Rich of Milan graduated with a Master of Education in teacher leadership, curriculum, and instruction (effective teaching and instructional leadership track).

29 May 2025

Des Moines University (DMU) Celebrates Its First Biomedical Science PhD Graduates

By Denise Lamphier

From left to right: Kim Tran MD PhD director of PhD in Biomedical Sciences program; Elizabeth McConnaha PhD ('25); and Tanner Wetzel PhD ('25) DO ('27)

27 May 2025

Stella Corgan of Silvis, Illinois, Graduates with Master's Degree from McDaniel College

By Cheryl Knauer

WESTMINSTER, MARYLAND (May 27, 2025) — Stella Corgan of Silvis (61282) earned a Master's degree in Human Services Management from McDaniel College.

27 May 2025

Cindy Goeden of East Moline, Illinois, Named to Trine University Dean's List

By James Tew

ANGOLA, INDIANA (May 27, 2025) — Cindy Goeden of East Moline, Illinois, a Trine University student, earned Dean's List recognition for the Spring 2025 term.

Goeden is majoring in Management.

To earn Dean's List honors, Trine University students must complete a minimum of twelve hours and have a grade-point average of 3.500-3.749.

Join the conversation, #TrineU.

27 May 2025

Jessica Kenward of Coal Valley, Illinois, Named to the Graceland University Spring 2025 Honors List

By Shane Adams

LAMONI, IOWA (May 27, 2025) — The honor roll lists for Graceland University's 2025 spring term have been announced, and Jessica Kenward of Coal Valley (61240), Illinois, has been named to the Honors List.

Graceland University students with a GPA between 3.65 and 3.99 are named to the Honors List. Congratulations, Jessica! Graceland commends you on your academic success.

27 May 2025

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Announces Dean's List

By Chris Lindeke

WHITEWATER, WISCONSIN (May 27, 2025) — More than 3,500 students at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater earned a spot on the Dean's List for the spring 2025 semester.

The following students were named to the UW-Whitewater Dean's List for the 2025 spring semester.

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