EAST MOLINE, ILLINOIS (January 23, 2026) — Join us for an evening honoring STEM excellence in the Quad City region! The Quad City Engineering and Science Council (QCESC) will hold its event February 26, 5-8PM, at The Bend Event Center, 1910 Bend Blvd, East Moline.

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA (January 22, 2026) — Grant Welch, of Moline, Illinois, was named to Point Park University's Fall 2025 Dean's List.

Welch was among more than 1,400 students named to the Fall 2025 Dean's List.

To be named to the Dean's List, a student must have a 3.5 GPA.

CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA (January 21, 2026) — Wabash College is pleased to announce that Timothy Stohl, a Philosophy, Politics Economics major from Geneseo, has been named to the Fall 2025 Dean's List.

Students on the Dean's List have maintained a 3.5 grade-point average or better on a 4.0-point scale.

BUFFALO, NEW YORK (January 21, 2026) — The following local students were named to the University at Buffalo's fall 2025 Dean's List:

William Cox of Port Byron, Illinois.

Kailey Detloff of Moline, Illinois.

UB is New York State's flagship university and the largest and most comprehensive institution in the State University of New York system.

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (January 21, 2026) — A transformational $5 million investment from 1965 graduate William Goldsborough — the former chair of his alma mater's Board of Trustees — and his wife, Beverly, is accelerating Monmouth College's momentum, strengthening the student experience, modernizing the campus, and investing in the college's future.

"Beverly and I made a decision to pull our estate gift forward so we could see its impact in our lifetime," said Goldsborough.

BETTENDORF, IOWA (January 21, 2026) — The Bettendorf Community School District is now accepting preschool applications for the 2026-2027 school year.

If your child will be four years old on or before September 15, 2026, he/she is eligible to participate.

Funding provided by the State of Iowa in support of the Statewide Voluntary Preschool Program allows us to place children four years of age in local preschool programs.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (January 21, 2026) — Des Moines University Clinic's website, dmuclinic.org, has earned a bronze award in the Health Information Resource Center's Digital Health Awards.

The HIRC is a national information clearinghouse for professionals who work in consumer health fields.

SAN ANGELO, TEXAS (January 20, 2026) — Nearly 200 Angelo State University student-athletes, including Chase Becker of Bettendorf, Iowa, have been named to the Lone Star Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll for their academic achievement during the fall 2025 semester.

SEWARD, NEBRASKA (January 20, 2026) — Gretchen Hoft of Eldridge, Iowa, was one of 267 Concordia University — Nebraska students recently named to the honors list for the Fall 2025 semester.

Students must earn a 3.90 GPA or higher while also completing a minimum of twelve credit hours to be eligible for this list.

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OXFORD, OHIO (January 19, 2026) — Isabella Moore was named to the Dean's list at Miami University for the 2025 fall semester.

Miami University students who are ranked in the top twenty percent of undergraduate students within their division for the 2025 spring semester have been named to the Dean's list recognizing academic performance.

Congratulations to Moore from Bettendorf, Iowa, for this academic achievement.

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