02 Jan 2024

Monmouth College Political Science Class Uses Survey Experiment to Learn More About Polarization in US

By Barry McNamara

The students in Monmouth College professor Andre Audette's class found that Republicans were more likely than Democrats to want to discipline a professor but were also more likely to say that it is the professor's right and academic freedom to make such comments

21 Dec 2023

Wall Street Journal Ranks Augustana College N° 9 Among Best Liberal-Arts Schools in the Midwest

By Nicole Lauer

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (December 21, 2023) — Augustana College ranked N° 9 in the Wall Street Journal/College Pulse 2024 Best Colleges in the US ranking of highest-ranked liberal-arts schools in the Midwest. According to The Wall Street Journal, the ranking emphasizes how much each school boosts student outcomes beyond what is expected.

21 Dec 2023

Arrowhead Ranch Honors Ten-Year Joe Moreno Partnership

By Drue Mielke

COAL VALLEY, ILLINOIS (December 21, 2023) — To commemorate Arrowhead Ranch’s ten-year partnership with race director Joe Moreno, director of Genesis’ Firecracker Run, Freedom Run, and The Quad Cities Marathon, a plaque will be presented on Friday, December 22, 2023, 11AM, at the Quad Cities Marathon headquarters at 733 15th Avenue, East Moline, Illinois.

20 Dec 2023

Marshall 75 Family Alumni Chapter Establishes Legacy Scholarship Fund to Honor Victims

By Krystle Davis

Members of the 75 Family Alumni Chapter pose for a photo at the chapter kick-off event at the Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center on November 10, 2023

20 Dec 2023

Belmont University Announces Fall 2023 Dean's List

By Jasmine Simmons

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE (December 20, 2023) — The following students achieved the Dean's List at Belmont University for the Fall 2023 semester. Eligibility is based on a minimum course load of twelve hours (exclusive of audit and pass/fail courses this semester) and a quality grade-point average of 3.5 with no grade below a C (inclusive of audit, pass/fail courses and zero-credit courses).

Samuel Curry of Rock Island (61201)

Kacie Knary of Moline (61265)

18 Dec 2023

After Award-Winning Teaching Career, Monmouth College's Peterson to Begin Work as US Asylum Officer

By Barry McNamara

Monmouth College communication studies professor Trudi Peterson has retired from teaching to become an asylum officer for the federal government

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (December 18, 2023) — For 25 years, Trudi Peterson has shaped Monmouth College students' lives. Now, the much-honored communication studies professor will look to do the same in another role for people who have turned to the United States for help.

18 Dec 2023

Peyton Bytnar of Bettendorf, Iowa, Presents at Iowa Physiological Society

By Jeanette Budding

PELLA, IOWA (December 18, 2023) — Peyton Bytnar, a Biology major with the Class of 2024, presented her research "Creating Integrative Digestive and Reproductive System Labs" at the Iowa Physiological Society Meeting on December 9, 2023, held in Des Moines, Iowa.

18 Dec 2023

Augustana Junior Niah Tyler of Silvis, Illinois, Presents at American Geophysical Union Meeting

By Nicole Lauer

Niah Tyler at the annual American Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco, December 11-15

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (December 18, 2023) — Augustana College junior Niah Tyler, of Silvis, Illinois (61282), presented at the annual American Geophysical Union, AGU, meeting in San Francisco. The event, held December 11-December 15, is attended by more than 25,000 attendees from 100 countries.

18 Dec 2023

Gov Kim Reynolds Appoints James Johnson as Superintendent of Banking

By Kollin Crompton

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 18, 2023) — Governor Kim Reynolds announced the appointment of James Johnson of Gravity to serve as the next Superintendent of Banking in the Iowa Department of Insurance and Financial Services beginning January 1, 2024.

18 Dec 2023

Iowa State Treasurer Roby Smith Announces New College Savings Iowa Website

By Molly Widen

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 18, 2023) — State Treasurer Roby Smith is excited to launch the newly re-designed collegesavingsiowa.com. "We gave it a fresh look that focuses on learning, investing, and saving with the College Savings Iowa 529 plan," said Treasurer Smith. "We want future savers to have the tools they need to get started and give resources to help current savers navigate their path.

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