10 Mar 2023

Jenna Willet of Eldridge, Iowa, Named to the University of Hartford's President's Honors List

By Susan Wollschlager

WEST HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT (March 10, 2023) — The University of Hartford is pleased to announce Jenna Willet of Eldridge has been named to its President's Honors List for Fall 2022.

The President's Honors List is made up of an extremely select group of students who earned a grade-point average of 3.75 or higher in the semester. This is the GPA that must be sustained over a full undergraduate career to qualify for a degree summa cum laude.

10 Mar 2023

Local Members of Monmouth College Chorale Spring Break Tour

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILINOIS (March 10, 2023) — The following students participated Monmouth College Chorale's annual spring break tour.

Megan Holevoet of Geneseo (61254)

Vaughn Vavrosky of Reynolds (61279)

William Plumley of Geneseo (61254)

This year's tour included performances in Nebraska, Colorado and Missouri. The "home" concert will be held at 7:30PM, March 18, in the Kasch Performance Hall of Dahl Chapel and Auditorium.

08 Mar 2023

Upper Iowa University Announces October 2022 Graduates

By Lynette Brandt

FAYETTE, IOWA (March 8, 2023) — Upper Iowa University is pleased to announce the names of its October 2022 graduates. The honored students included:

Allison Jump of Davenport (52804)

Mario Madrigal of Muscatine (52761)

Kimberly Miller-Johnson of Buffalo (52728)

Jared Rentmeester of Eldridge (52748)

Wendy Wenskunas of Hampton (61256)

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07 Mar 2023

Monmouth Alum Neil Dahlstrom ('98) to Tell the Story of His Book “Tractor Wars” on March 14 in Dahl Chapel

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (March 7, 2023) — Last year, Monmouth College classics and history major Neil Dahlstrom ('98) authored Tractor Wars: John Deere, Henry Ford, International Harvester, and the Birth of Modern Agriculture, which won the 2022 American Book Fest Award for Best History-General.

06 Mar 2023

Panel Discussion to Be Held on “Suspended: Systemic Oppression in Our Schools”

By Stacey Ortman

DUBUQUE, IOWA (March 6, 2023) — A panel discussion in connection with the traveling exhibit “Suspended: Systemic Oppression in Our Schools” will be held at 6:30PM, Friday, March 10, 2023, in Room 264, Peter and Susan Smith Welcome Center on the University of Dubuque campus. The exhibit will be open at 6PM for people to view the exhibit ahead of the panel discussion.

The panel discussion and exhibit are free and open to the public.

06 Mar 2023

Are More Hit Records in Store for Scots Standout-Turned-Country Singer Ross Clayton as He Competes on “The Voice”?

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (March 6, 2023) — Ross Donnan started his Monmouth College baseball career in style, as his first hit as a Fighting Scot was a home run.

Donnan is hoping to make a similar splash in an entirely different endeavor this spring, as he'll be a contestant on the NBC singing contest, The Voice.

03 Mar 2023

Next Maple Leaf Community Concert Series Act to Sing the Music of Divas Such as Aretha, Dolly, and Cher

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (March 3, 2023) — Monmouth's 2022-23 Maple Leaf Community Concert Series will continue March 7 with a celebration of the biggest hits by some of the greatest divas in music history.

The group Divas3 will take the stage at 7PM in the Kasch Performance Hall of Monmouth College's Dahl Chapel and Auditorium. Tickets, both individual and memberships, are available at the Buchanan Center for the Arts, 64 Public Square, Monmouth.

03 Mar 2023

High-Achieving High School Seniors Attend the University of Dubuque's Second Century Scholars Day

By Stacey Ortman

DUBUQUE, IOWA (March 3, 2023) — Around seventy high-achieving high-school seniors attended the University of Dubuque's second annual Second Century Scholars Day on Friday, February 17, 2023, on campus.

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Steel Anderson, Morning Star Academy, Neil and Brandi Anderson

Bryant, IA

03 Mar 2023

Local Students Named to University of Mississippi Fall 2022 Chancellor's Honor Roll

By Jacob Batte

UNIVERSITY, MISSISSIPPI (March 3, 2023) — The University of Mississippi announced the following local students were named to the Fall 2022 Honor Roll lists, including Chancellor's Honor Roll:

Elizabeth Howard, of Muscatine, IA

Olivia McDermott, of Eldridge, IA

03 Mar 2023

Augustana College Expands Access to Gender-Affirming Voice Therapy

By Nicole Lauer

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (March 3, 2023) — A $10,000 grant will allow Augustana College to increase access to gender-affirming voice therapy for transgender and gender non-conforming individuals.

Mary Lind, a 1972 communication sciences and disorders graduate, provided the grant that will expand access to low-cost individual and group gender-affirming communication therapy provided by Augustana’s Barbara A Roseman Center for Speech, Language, and Hearing.

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