DAVENPORT and CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (June 2, 2026) — St Ambrose University and Mount Mercy University have announced the appointment of Nicole J Sakraida MEd as Vice President for Strategic Growth, Marketing and Communications.

Exactly fifty years after graduating from Monmouth, Shields was pictured on the cover of the Fall 1999 alumni magazine

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (May 28, 2026) — Inside the quiet workspaces of Monmouth College's Hewes Library, history is being carefully preserved and rediscovered, one artifact at a time.

PELLA, IOWA (May 28, 2026) — Each semester, Central College recognizes students who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement by naming them to the Dean's List.

This distinction is reserved for those who have earned a semester grade-point average of 3.5 or higher while completing a minimum of twelve graded credit hours.

The students exemplify academic excellence and a strong commitment to their education.

BETTENDORF, IOWA (May 28, 2026) — The Bettendorf Community School District is now accepting preschool applications for the 2026-2027 school year. If your child will be four years old on or before September 15, 2026, he/she is eligible to participate.

DUBUQUE, IOWA (May 28, 2026) — University of Dubuque alumna Paige Manning (‘25) was one of two recipients of the 43rd annual McElroy Trust graduate fellowship. The prestigious fellowship carries a stipend of $36,000, paid over three years, to support graduate study.

“I am so honored to be named a McElroy Fellow,” Manning said.

CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI (May 27, 2026) Southeast Missouri State University has announced its President's List for undergraduate academic achievement during the spring 2026 semester.

Students named to the President's List earned a 4.0 grade-point average and completed at least twelve hours of standard graded credit.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (May 27, 2026) — Des Moines University (DMU) Medicine and Health Sciences and Merrimack College, a private college in North Andover, Massachusetts, have entered into a new partnership that expands pathways for Merrimack students pursuing careers in the health sciences.

The longtime Monmouth faculty member, who serves as the college's Martha S Pattee Professor of Science, will spend the upcoming academic year in the nation's capital through an American Physical Society program

BETTENDORF, IOWA (May 26, 2026) — Rivermont Collegiate, a private preschool-to-grade-twelve college-preparatory school, announces it remains fully accredited by Cognia, a global non-profit accrediting organization serving more than 40,000 schools and systems in over 100 countries.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (May 26, 2026) — Des Moines University (DMU) Medicine and Health Sciences has received national recognition for the continued growth of its research enterprise with an updated institutional classification from the 

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