18 Aug 2025

Trey Miller of Bettendorf, Iowa, Graduated from Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) in Spring 2025

By JoEllen Burdue

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN (August 18, 2025) — Trey Miller, from Bettendorf, Iowa, graduated from Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) in Spring 2025. Miller received a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering with Honors.

Students with a cumulative GPA of 3.70 or above are listed as having graduated with "High Honors." Undergraduate students with a cumulative GPA between 3.20 and 3.69 are listed as having graduated with "Honors."

18 Aug 2025

Des Moines University and Mercy College of Health Sciences Expand Pathways for Future Health Care Providers

By Denise Lamphier

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (August 18, 2025) — Des Moines University (DMU) Medicine and Health Sciences and Mercy College of Health Sciences have entered into a new partnership that opens doors for Mercy students seeking graduate and, in some cases, dual-credit pathways into DMU's full range of advanced health sciences programs.

Effective August 2025, Mercy students who meet academic benchmarks are eligible for streamlined interview consideration at DMU in the following programs:

18 Aug 2025

On Move-in and Matriculation Day, Monmouth College Welcomes Largest Class in Five Years

By Barry McNamara

Monmouth College's new students pose on the "M" at Bobby Woll Memorial Field in April Zorn Memorial Stadium

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (August 18, 2025) — "I'm comin' up, so you better get this party started."

That was the command by P!NK, which blared over the April Zorn Memorial Stadium loudspeakers as more than 100 members of the Fighting Scots football team got in a Saturday morning practice.

14 Aug 2025

Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Celebrates Section Impact Award Winners for Volunteering Excellence in Food Science Community

By Dennis Van Milligen

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (August 14, 2025) — The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), a non-profit scientific organization committed to advancing the science of food and its application across the global food system, recently recognized five IFT Sections with its IFT Section Impact Award.

13 Aug 2025

Coe College Aviation Management and Flight Operations Program Earns Part 141 Ground Certification from the Federal Aviation Administration

By Natalie Milke

A training aircraft sits in Coe College's Aeronautical Field Station at the Eastern Iowa Airport

13 Aug 2025

Local Educator Participating in STEM Externships Program

By Jan Lockhart

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 13, 2025) — Five area teachers are among 86 teachers across Iowa that participated in the 2025 Iowa STEM Teacher Externships Program. This program offers teachers the chance to gain hands-on STEM-related work experiences at various local workplaces to help enrich their classroom instruction with real-world applications.

13 Aug 2025

Bettendorf Middle Welcomes Incoming 6th-Grade Students

By Celeste Miller

BETTENDORF, IOWA (August 13, 2025) — Bettendorf Middle School is gearing up for an exciting start to the school year with special events to help incoming sixth-grade students feel at home.

12 Aug 2025

Summer Institute on Ancient Olympics Returning to Monmouth College's Campus

By Barry McNamara

Classics professor Bob Simmons works with some of the educators who attended the first iteration of the institute at Monmouth College in the summer of 2024

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (August 12, 2025) — "It went so well that we thought we'd give it another shot."

12 Aug 2025

Coe College Earns National Acclaim as a Top College for Providing Student Support

By Natalie Milke

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (08/12/2025) — The student comes first at Coe College.

New and updated accolades from The Princeton Review laud Coe as a Top 20 college in the nation across three crucial student support categories. Coe has the N° 11 Best Career Services, is N° 14 for Best Student Support and Counseling Services, and has the N° 18 Most Accessible Professors. Coe is the only college or university in Iowa to earn a ranking in these categories.

11 Aug 2025

Andre Builta of Rock Island, Illinois, Named to Dean's List at Biola University

By Sarah Dougher

LA MIRADA, CALIFORNIA (August 11, 2025) — Andre Builta was named to Biola University's Dean's List for academic excellence.

Builta, a Music Composition major from Rock Island, Illinois, was one of approximately 1,500 students who were named to the Dean's List in spring 2025. Biola students are placed on the Dean's List to honor those with a GPA of 3.6 or higher while enrolled in twelve or more credits and whose cumulative GPA is at least 3.2.

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