ALEXANDRIA, MINNESOTA (January 10, 2023) — Scott Berger, Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs, Alexandria Technical and Community College, recognizes individual students for academic excellence.

Sabrina Soleta of Prophetstown, Illinois, was named to the Dean's List for achieving a GPA of 3.5 or higher while enrolled in twelve or more credits Fall Semester 2022.

BEREA, OHIO (January 9, 2023) — The following local students have been named to the Dean's List for the fall 2022 semester at Baldwin Wallace University, according to Provost Stephen D Stahl. The Dean's List recognizes students who earn a grade-point average of 3.6 or higher while enrolled in twelve or more graded hours during the semester.

Alex Minyard of Milan (61264), a graduate of Rockridge High School majoring in theatre acting and directing.

GALESBURG, ILLINOIS (January 9, 2023) — Knox College is set to host Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of English and History Lawrence Jackson as the keynote speaker for the Martin Luther King Jr Day convocation event Monday, January 16. The event will take place in Harbach Theatre, located inside the Ford Center for Fine Arts, starting at 11AM.

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (January 9, 2023) — Monmouth College's educational studies program has received a major boost in its efforts to prepare more teachers for rural communities.

The support comes in the form of a $750,000 federal grant, which US Representative Cheri Bustos of Illinois secured through the federal Community Project Funding program.