MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (March 21, 2023) — Since 1989, the Monmouth Rotary Club has had an annual program focusing on the economy that helps its members attempt to make an accurate economic forecast for the coming year.

Retired Monmouth College economics professor Ken McMillan, the featured speaker at the talk for the past several years, said making an accurate forecast this year is extremely difficult.

WAVERLY, IOWA (March 21, 2023) — Elyse Juarez of Davenport, Iowa, has been accepted into the Wartburg College Teacher Education Program.

Juarez had to demonstrate effective reflective components in teaching and complete several other requirements to be considered for the program.

Admission to the Teacher Education Program allows students to begin professional education courses in their field.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (March 20, 2023) — St Ambrose University is collaborating with Loras College to offer Loras undergraduate students the option to pursue graduate study in physical therapy while completing their Bachelor’s degree at Loras. This option would allow students to complete their undergraduate degree and a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree in five-and-a-half years through a 3+2.5-year articulation agreement.

The tenth President of Champlain College, Alex Hernandez, at his recent inauguration

BURLINGTON, VERMONT (March 17, 2023) — Jill Hingtgen of Bettendorf, Iowa, has been named to the Champlain College President's List for the Fall 2022 semester.

Students on the President's List have achieved a grade-point average of 4.0 or higher during the semester. Hingtgen is currently enrolled in the Computer Forensics and Digital Investigations major.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (March 17, 2023) — The following students were named to the fall 2022 Dean's List at Palmer College of Chiropractic's Main Campus in Davenport, Iowa:

Kaitlyn Andresen of Davenport, IA

Timothy Augspurger of Bettendorf, IA

Ryan Bachman of Davenport, IA

Cole Baskerville of Davenport, IA

Matthew Berry of Moline, IL

Rachel Best of Davenport, IA

Austin Erickson of Davenport, IA

Benjamin Gilks of Davenport, IA

DAVENPORT, IOWA (March 17, 2023) — Lucas Gindl of Davenport, Iowa, graduated with a General Science, Bachelor of Science degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic's Main Campus in Davenport, Iowa on February 24, 2023.

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (March 17, 2023) — For the past few years, Corey Pevitz ('24) of Naperville, Illinois, has helped make a difference in the Monmouth chapter of Zeta Beta Tau by serving as the fraternity's risk and wellness director.

"Risk had been the priority in my role, and wellness had been overlooked, especially mental wellness," said Pevitz, who is also president of the Delta Lambda chapter. "Our ZBT national has really started pushing that, though."

DAVENPORT, IOWA (March 17, 2023) — The following students were accepted for enrollment for the spring 2023 trimester in the General Science, Bachelor of Science program at Palmer College of Chiropractic's Main Campus in Davenport, Iowa:

Christopher Donahue of Davenport, IA

Makenley Miller Skinner of Riverdale, IA

FAYETTE, IOWA (March 17, 2023) Upper Iowa University (UIU) announced today that it has earned the 2023-2024 Military Friendly School designation.

Institutions earning the Military Friendly School designation were evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey. More than 1,800 schools participated in the 2023-2024 survey with 665 earning special awards for going above the standard.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (March 17, 2023) — The following students graduated with a Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic's Main Campus in Davenport, Iowa on February 24, 2023:

Brandon Ascher of Davenport, IA

Rebecca Axtman of Davenport, IA

Lucas Gindl of Davenport, IA

Cody McKillip of Reynolds, IL

Colton Wostenberg of Davenport, IA

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