CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA (September 29, 2025) —Gold stars were awarded to cadets and students at The Citadel who achieved a 3.7 grade-point average or higher in the spring 2025 semester.

Cadets and students who achieve gold star recognition are also placed on The Citadel's Dean's List.

The following local students were awarded gold stars for spring 2025 at The Citadel:

Colton Pilgrim of Blue Grass, Iowa

Peyton Pilgrim of Blue Grass, Iowa

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (September 29, 2025) — Jenessa Carpenter from Muscatine was among 63 students in Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences' Doctor of Physical Therapy Program who presented at the DPT Class of 2025b Case Report Poster Presentations on Thursday, September 25, 2025. These third-year students are the first cohort of the 29-month DPT curriculum, and will complete their degrees in December, after their final 10-week clinical education experience.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (September 25, 2025) — On Friday, September 19, the Grand Ballroom of the Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center in Des Moines was buzzing with excitement as 457 clinical students from five programs at Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences received their white coats during the university's annual White Coat Ceremony.

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (September 25, 2025) — About sixty years ago, a song by the legendary Johnny Cash detailed how he'd been "everywhere, man" — "Reno, Chicago, Fargo, Minnesota, Buffalo, Toronto, Winslow, Sarasota," and on and on.