IOWA CITY, IOWA (January 18, 2024) — The University of Iowa awarded nearly 1,700 undergraduate, graduate and professional students degrees at the close of the 2023 fall semester. Thirteen percent of the undergraduates graduated with multiple degrees — a two-percent increase over a year ago — and, as a group, undergraduates posted a cumulative GPA of 3.22 — another year-over-year increase — during their stay at Iowa.

HARROGATE, TENNESSEE (January 17, 2024) — Jamyah Winter, of Milan, Illinois (61264), was named to the Lincoln Memorial University Dean's List for the Fall 2023 semester. To be placed on the Dean's List the student must be a full-time undergraduate and have a 3.5 or higher grade-point average for the semester. A total of 688 students were recognized for outstanding academic performance.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (January 17, 2024) — Dr Gauri A Pitale, associate dean of students for diversity, equity and inclusion at Bridgewater College, in Bridgewater, Virginia, has been selected as Augustana College’s next Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).

Dr Pitale will join the college February 29. She succeeds Dr Lisa Durant-Jones, who has served as interim vice president since July 31.

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (January 16, 2024) — The following students made the Dean's List at Monmouth College for the Fall 2023 semester. To qualify for the Dean's List, students had to take at least 3.0 credit hours while achieving a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale.

Danielle Beach of Geneseo (61254)

Zane Beebe of Davenport (52806)

Neo Colter of Geneseo (61254)

Xanthia Colter of Geneseo (61254)

Madison Coopman of Rock Island (61201)