27 Oct 2023

Monmouth College Athletes to Hand Out Halloween Treats to Area Children

By Duane Bonifer

The Monmouth College Student-Athlete Advisory Committee will hold a trick-or-treating event for area children and their family members 5-7PM on Halloween. This year's event will be held on East Broadway in front of Dahl Chapel and Auditorium

26 Oct 2023

Mya Jansen of Muscatine, Iowa, Inducted into Wartburg's Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society

By Emily Christensen

WAVERLY, IOWA (October 26, 2023) — Mya Jansen of Muscatine is one of 22 Wartburg College students recently inducted into the Phi Eta Sigma honor society.

Phi Eta Sigma is the oldest and largest freshman honor society. A student must achieve a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.5 and be in the top twenty percent of their class by the end of the first year.

26 Oct 2023

Iowa Department of Education Releases New State School Performance Ratings and Federal Designations

By Heather Doe

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 26, 2023) — The Iowa Department of Education has released the new Iowa School Performance Profiles, which includ

26 Oct 2023

Monmouth College's Thompson Lecture to Explore Connections Between Religion and Nature

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (October 26, 2023) — An engaging speaker who specializes in the connections between religion and nature will present Monmouth College's annual Samuel M Thompson Memorial Lecture.

25 Oct 2023

Nineteen Augustana Students Earn SCUBA Certification

By Nicole Lauer

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (October 25, 2023) — Nineteen Augustana College students recently completed SCUBA certification, with many planning to put their new skills to work during a Janaury Geology course in the Caribbean, diving in the topical waters and reefs of Bonaire.

Susan Wolf, Augustana's educational programs coordinator, said students trained for weeks and challenged themselves in completing the SCUBA training.

25 Oct 2023

Big Changes to Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Will Force Some College Students' Families to Play the Waiting Game, According to Monmouth College VP for Student Financial Planning Jayne Schreck

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (October 25, 2023) — Two very important abbreviations to consider as high school seniors prepared to go to college were GPA and ACT.

25 Oct 2023

Augustana Public Health Students Host Focus Groups

By Nicole Lauer

Seniors Grace Vranicar, a biology major, and Rachel Galluzzo, a kinesiology and psychology double major, center, facilitate a focus group at Lindberg Center during Symposium Day. Students from the Health Behavior and Promotion class led seven focus groups to hear what changes students want to see on campus

24 Oct 2023

Slough Drainage, Restoration Project Ensures Future Beauty

By Nicole Lauer

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (October 24, 2023) — From living it up at SloughFest to chilling at the Brew, Augustana College’s Slough offers something for everyone at every season. 

The changing autumn leaves beckon all of campus to stroll the Slough Path as decades of students, faculty, and community members have done before. Vikings are advised to soak up these fall walks along their beloved Slough now as upcoming changes will temporarily disrupt this beautiful corner of campus.

23 Oct 2023

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Awards More Than $2.5 million in Scholarships for 2023-2024

By Jeff Angileri

WHITEWATER, WISCONSIN (October 23, 2023) — The following local students are among the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater scholarship recipients receiving financial awards for the 2023-24 academic year.

61201 Rock Island, Illinois — Logan Braun, who is studying Legal Studies, won the following scholarship(s): Transfer Excellence Scholarship

61265 Moline, Illinois — Hannah Gault, who is studying Elementary-Middle Education, won the following scholarship(s): Chancellor Scholars

20 Oct 2023

Hannah Gault of Moline, Illinois, Admitted to Professional Education Program at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

By Jeff Angileri

WHITEWATER, WISCONSIN (October 20, 2023) — Hannah Gault from Moline, Illinois, who is studying Elementary-Middle Education at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, has been admitted to the Professional Education program as part of their journey toward entering the workforce as an educator.

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