05 May 2023

University of Iowa 2023 Spring Graduate Spotlight: Davenport's Pamela Moya

By Rick Klatt

IOWA CITY, IA (May 5, 2023) — Pamela Moya

Hometown: Davenport, Iowa

Degree: BSE, Computer Science and Engineering

Future plans: Travel to London and Paris, spend time with family, and then work as a systems engineer at Northrop Grumman in Chicago

03 May 2023

Record Number of Students to Participate in STEM Programming in 2023-24

By Lindy Ibeling

CEDAR FALLS, IOWA (May 3, 2023) — The Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council anticipates more than 125,000 students in Iowa will benefit from the STEM Scale-Up Program in the 2023-2024 academic year. The STEM Scale-Up Program provides educators and students throughout the state with access to some of the best available STEM educational opportunities from across the country.

03 May 2023

Knox College Announces Nathan Ament as New Vice President for Enrollment and Dean of Admission

By Mitch Prentice

GALESBURG, ILLINOIS (May 3, 2023) — Knox College has announced that Nathan Ament has accepted the position of Vice President for Enrollment and Dean of Admission. He will start in his new role at the College on June 1, 2023.

03 May 2023

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Inducts New Members

By Alyssa Papa

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (May 3, 2023) — The following people recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.

Samantha Biermann of Moline (61265) at Western Illinois University

William Duncan Jr.of Long Grove (52756) at Iowa State University

Natalie Jacocks of Geneseo (61254) at Illinois Wesleyan University

02 May 2023

Monmouth College History Major from Quad Cities Connects with QC History Expert

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (May 2, 2023) — Two Quad Cities residents with a passion for history connected at a "Cider with Classics" event at Monmouth College last fall. The meeting led to career advice and inspiration for junior Larissa Pothoven (’24), as well a neat professional opportunity.

02 May 2023

Representative Eric Sorensen Announces Research Grant for Augustana College

By Thomas Falcigno

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (May 2, 2023) — Representative Eric Sorensen (IL-17) announced $361,276 for Augustana College to conduct a study to expand therapy for those with disorders related to language and communication.

01 May 2023

Making the Grade: Nine Students Taken on Monmouth College's New Rock-Climbing Course

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (May 1, 2023) — A pair of Monmouth College professors are teaching students how to solve a giant puzzle and also maybe strengthen their position for a job.

The faculty are teaching a course on rock climbing, which is held twice a week in the Trotter Fitness Complex of the College's Huff Athletic Center.

01 May 2023

Five Iowa Students Receive Arts Scholarship Awards

By Jeff Morgan

DES MOINES, IOWA (May 1, 2023) — The Iowa Arts Council has selected five talented high-school seniors for this year’s Iowa Scholarship for the Arts.

This year’s recipients are Johnnie Each from Cedar Rapids, Jaiden Eisbrenner from Colfax, Annastacia Iverson from Webster City, Rhianna Koppes from Story City, and Nancy Nahra from North Liberty.

28 Apr 2023

Central College Student Scholarship Recognition

By Jeanette Budding

PELLA, IOWA (April 28, 2023) — Central College's 23rd annual Scholarship Dinner April 20 honored donors, students and families who were seated together to share a meal, conversation and program. Over 500 attended the event.

Central boasts more than 235 donors who have established endowed scholarships and 2,180 who contributed to the Journey Scholarship Fund last year.

Carson Albrecht, Class of 2025, from Bettendorf (52722) received the Froelich Scholarship.

28 Apr 2023

Six Monmouth College Music Ensembles to Hold Four Concerts in Five Days

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (April 28, 2023) — Spring is in the air, and that means music is, too, as Monmouth College will host four concerts to close out the academic year.

All of the concerts will be in the Kasch Performance Hall of Dahl Chapel and Auditorium and are free and open to the public. They will all be streamed on the Monmouth College Facebook page.

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