WAVERLY, IOWA (February 11, 2026) — Thirty-one Wartburg College students have been accepted into the college's Teacher Education Program.

Those accepted include:

Abigail Stelk, of Bettendorf.

Alyssa Moore, of Muscatine.

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

BETTENDORF, IOWA (February 10, 2026) Bettendorf Community School District is inviting families of incoming kindergarten students to attend Kindergarten Sneak Peek, a special event designed to help children and parents feel confident and excited about the start of school.

AYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS (February 10, 2026) — The University of Arkansas is recognizing students for earning a place on the Fall 2025 Chancellor's List, the university's highest semester academic honor for undergraduates.

Jacob Rapps of Geneseo joins a select group of students who have achieved a 4.0 grade-point average for the semester while completing at least twelve credit hours of coursework required for graduation.

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (February 6, 2026) — Monmouth College's annual Great Decisions series on foreign affairs will begin February 11 and run through the next-to-last Wednesday in April.

"One of my favorite aspects of this series is that we always have a diverse audience, including members of our campus community as well as the surrounding community," said political science professor Mike Nelson, who's organized the series the past several years.