08 May 2024

Augustana Students Awarded Rotary Academic Achievement Award

By Nicole Lauer

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

08 May 2024

Monmouth College Dedicates Priscilla Trubeck Adolphson Memorial Arbor

By Barry McNamara

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.

08 May 2024

Augustana Students Present at State Water Conference

By Nicole Lauer

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

07 May 2024

Will Norwood of Bettendorf, Iowa, Earns Winter 2024 Dean's List Honor at Kalamazoo College

By Andy Brown

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.

07 May 2024

Drake University Appoints Erik Maki as New Dean of the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

By Ashton Hockman

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.

06 May 2024

Graduating Seniors Recognized for Academic Achievements at 2024 Commencement Honors Dinner

By Danielle Luebbe

SEWARD, NEBRASKA (May 6, 2024) — Concordia University, Nebraska honored graduating seniors who exhibited outstanding academic success during their time at the university during its annual Commencement Honors Dinner on May 3.

Among those honored was Nathan Hoft of Eldridge, Iowa.

06 May 2024

Student Speakers at University of Iowa Spring 2024 Commencements Share Their Thoughts

By Rick Klatt

IOWA CITY, IOWA (May 6, 2024) — Twenty students at the Univesity of Iowa will either deliver a speech to their classmates or perform the national anthem at one of the commencement events scheduled on campus in the coming weeks. More than 5,300 students will receive their degrees during in-person and livestreamed commencement ceremonies, beginning with the College of Pharmacy's Doctor of Pharmacy ceremony on May 9 and concluding with the College of Dentistry's ceremony on May 31.

06 May 2024

Michael Cumberbatch of Davenport, Iowa, Enrolls at McDaniel College

By Cheryl Knauer

WESTMINSTER, MARYLAND (May 6, 2024) — Michael Cumberbatch of Davenport, Iowa (52807), has enrolled at McDaniel College as a transfer student. This list includes students who have deposited as of May 3, 2024.

Cumberbatch is a transfer student and plans to study Biomedical Science.

06 May 2024

Concordia University, Nebraska Confers Degrees to May 2024 Graduates

By Danielle Luebbe

SEWARD, NEBRASKA (May 6, 2024) — On May 4, Concordia University, Nebraska awarded undergraduate and graduate degrees to more than 475 graduates. The class of 2024 was honored during an undergraduate and graduate commencement ceremony.

The following graduates were included in those earning degrees:

Trevor Brei of Bettendorf, Iowa, BA in Criminal Justice

Andrew Pfeiffer of Bettendorf, Iowa, BA in Information Technology

06 May 2024

Illinois Students Earn Awards, Career Path Preparation at SkillsUSA Workforce Championships

By Ryan Keith

PEORIA, ILLINOIS (May 6, 2024) — They poured concrete to lay bricks. They built tiny buildings, repaired diesel engines, and raced the clock and each other to be the best at more than 150 events — and they just might have found their successful career path in the process.

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