ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (May 10, 2024) Augustana College senior Corey Whitlock, a Creative Writing major from Davenport, Iowa (52806), was nominated to submit a “More Than I Imagined” profile by Mark Beinborn, women's basketball head coach.

Monmouth College and OSF HealthCare officials sign a letter of commitment May 9 at Monmouth College to bring a 3+1 nursing program to campus. From left: Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing President Charlene Aaron, Monmouth President Clarence Wyatt and OSF HealthCare Chief Executive Officer Bob Sehring. Looking on is OSF HealthCare System Chief Medical Officer and Monmouth Board of Trustees Vice Chair Dr Ralph Velazquez Jr ('79)

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (May 9, 2024) — Six Augustana College students presented at The Mississippi River Research Consortium, held April 16-18 in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

Augustana-led presentations included research focused on microplastics in freshwater urban watersheds and land-use factors affecting erosion and entrenchment in the Goose Creek Watershed of Davenport, Iowa.

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (May 9, 2024) — Just in time for farmers market season, the next Monmouth Associates program will focus on the Monmouth College Educational Garden and Farm.

The May 16 luncheon, which will be held at noon at Meks on Main, 201 North Main Street, will be the final meeting of Monmouth Associates for the 2023-24 academic year. The speakers will be faculty members Eric Engstrom, who teaches biology, and Craig Vivian from educational studies.

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE (May 9, 2024) — Belmont University recently released the Dean's List for the spring 2024 semester. Approximately 44% of the University's 7,338 undergraduate students qualified for the spring 2024 Dean's List.

Victoria Cocquit of Geneseo (61254)

Samuel Curry of Rock Island (61201)

Kacie Knary of Moline (61265)

Alisande Rapps of Geneseo (61254)

Eric Raya of Moline (61265)

Ava Rowland of Bettendorf (52722)

From left, students Lauren Anderson and Jalane Tsague join Augustana's Director of Annual Giving Erin Williams at the Rock Island Rotary Club's 50th Annual Awards Luncheon on April 23. The students were recognized as a top scholars and received the Academic Achievement Award

With some of the trees in the background, David Adolphson '67 speaks at the May 7 ceremony dedicating the Priscilla Trubeck Adolphson Memorial Arbor. David and Pris were married for 54 years, until she died in 2023

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (May 8, 2024) — Together again.

From left, Zack Horve, Dr Kimberly Murphy, Adriana Reyes, Sustainability Manager Peyton Heisch, and Erik Bergren at WATERCON in Peoria

KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN (May 7, 2024) — Will Norwood of Bettendorf, Iowa (52722), has been named to the Kalamazoo College Winter 2024 Dean's List.

Dean's List recognition is earned with a grade-point average of 3.5 or better.

DES MOINES, IOWA (May 7, 2024) — Drake University has selected Erik Maki, an accomplished and long-time faculty member at the University, as the next dean of its College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Maki will begin his role as dean July 1.

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