Along with Monmouth faculty member Robin Johnson, Illinois State Representative Dan Swanson (left) organized the November 11 panel discussion on campus. Also pictured are, from left, Robert Goad, Cheri Swanson, Ryan Bronaugh ('12), Rita Cross, Alfonso Mares ('12), Joe Switzer, Monmouth President Patricia Draves, and Andy Davis

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (November 12, 2025) — Three faculty members from Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences were awarded the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine inaugural Compassionate Community Grant.

The grant program, launched in connection with the Educating Leaders 2025 Friday Forum, provides small grants ranging from $2,500 to $10,000 to pre-accredited and accredited Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine to spark actionable culture change.

EAST MOLINE, ILLINOIS (November 12, 2025) – Advance Illinois, Black Hawk College, East Moline School District 37, and Western Illinois University will host a Quad Cities regional event on Thursday, November 13, focusing on how Illinois’ education system is performing post-pandemic and what the data reveal for local students.

PELLA, IOWA (November 12, 2025) Central College will introduce a new multimedia design major beginning in Fall 2026.

"In today's digital-first world, captivating an audience requires a powerful blend of artistry and technical skill across many industries," says Mat Kelly, who holds the Kenneth J Weller Distinguished Professorship of the Liberal Arts and serves as chair of the department of visual and performing arts.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (November 10, 2025) — Des Moines University (DMU) Medicine and Health Sciences has earned an award of excellence in the 2025 University & College Designers' Association's Design Awards.

Talon Hunter ('27), shown here during the Wind Ensemble concert in October, and his bandmates will be playing some funkier selections when the Jazz Ensemble presents its fall concert November 14

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (November 10, 2025) — The fine arts will step to the forefront at Monmouth College in mid-November.

The Monmouth College Jazz Ensemble will present its fall concert at 7:30PM, November 14, in the Kasch Performance Hall in Dahl Chapel auditorium.

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (November 10, 2025) — Christopher Bliss of Park View, Iowa, was recently elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society, at University of Maryland Global Campus.

GALESBURG, ILLINOIS (November 6, 2025) — Knox College recently announced enhancements to their Prairie Promise comprehensive aid program, effective for the incoming fall 2026 class.

From Left to Right: Maxine Lathrop, Kirsten Cortez, Maya Griffin, Lauren Howe, Carthage alumna Kassia Schraufnagel, Savannah Reisner, Sarah Kersten, Sophia Perez, Brookelyn Velmont, and Fiona Walker

KENOSHA, WISCONSIN (November 6, 2025) -- Carthage College student Savannah Reisner from Geneseo, Illinois, attended the Society of Women Engineers regional conference hosted at Marquette University in September 2025.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (November 5, 2025) — Des Moines University (DMU) Medicine and Health Sciences and Regis University, a Jesuit Catholic university in Denver, Colorado, have entered a new partnership that opens doors for Regis students in its Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences program who are seeking graduate-level health sciences education at DMU.

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