KENOSHA, WISCONSIN (May 21, 2026) — The Aspire Program's intern awards highlighted students who have gained real-world experience to complement their classroom learning. Awards were presented across six categories: for-profit organizations, non-profit organizations, government internships, on-campus internships, research internships, and clinical-based internships.

The Aspire Program at Carthage College is nationally recognized for its innovative approach to career development.

MONROE, LOUISANA (May 21, 2026) — Samuel Skarich, a Business Administration major from Davenport, Iowa, was named to the University of Louisiana Monroe's Spring 2026 Dean's List.

Eligibility for the Dean's List requires full-time enrollment (minimum of twelve semester hours completed) and the list is calculated based on the following GPA hours and term GPA: An undergraduate student is required to earn at least a 3.5 grade-point average.

BOURBONNAIS, ILLINOIS (May 21, 2026) — To qualify for inclusion on the Dean's List, a student must have been enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student and must have attained a semester grade-point average of 3.50 or higher on a 4.00 grading scale.

Brie Deblaey of Rapids City (61278)

Grace Durian of Geneseo (61254)

Hattie Hagedorn of Long Grove (52756)

Caden Hart of Andalusia (61232)

Lindsay Herington of Geneseo (61254)

CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI (May 21, 2026) — Southeast Missouri State University has announced its Dean's List for undergraduate academic achievement during the spring 2026 semester.

Students named to the Dean's List earned at least a 3.75 grade-point average on a 4.0 scale and completed at least twelve hours of standard graded credit. They received no grade below a B and received no failing grades in enrolled, credit/no credit, or pass/fail courses.

Xavier "Zay" Kemp was nominated for the Champion for Change award he's receiving here by the Rev Dr John Huxtable (right), Monmouth's chaplain

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (May 21, 2026) — As he reaches the halfway point of his college career, Xavier "Zay" Kemp ('28) is grateful for a decision he made early on in his time at Monmouth.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (May 21, 2026) Mediacom Communications announced the selection of Kiahara Roelandt, a senior at Davenport Central High School, as a recipient of the company’s World Class Scholarship Program. The $1,000 scholarship recognizes the Davenport resident for excellence in leadership, community involvement, and academics.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (May 21, 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 

A model of the inner Solar System showing the asteroids discovered by Rubin in light teal. Known asteroids are dark blue. The model shows a total of almost 12,700 asteroids that were discovered with Rubin over the span of 1.6 years: These are the August 2025 locations of the discovered objects

DMU Marketing and Communications team (L to R): Paul Joy, Erin Smith, Denise Lamphier MA, Lindsey Giardino, Nicole Branstad, Lisa Strittmatter, Stephanie Greiner MS, Jordan Bohr, Sarah McCoy, and Kathryn Finney

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE (May 21, 2026) — Belmont University released the Dean's List for the spring 2026 semester, with approximately 49% of the University's 6,724 undergraduate students earning the academic recognition.

"The Dean's List recognition reflects a commitment to excellence that is both personal and shared across our community," said Dr David Gregory, provost and executive vice president for academic excellence.

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