Gayle Walker, pictured at Impact Field, home to the Chicago Dogs baseball team

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (August 19, 2022) — Monmouth College student Gayle Walker ('23) of Newark, Illinois, got to spend her summer days and nights at the ballpark while building her résumé, thanks to a new internship program funded by a Monmouth alumnus and his wife.

MEQUON, WISCONSIN (August 17, 2022) — Concordia University Wisconsin officials have released the Spring Honors List for the 2021-2022 academic year. To be eligible for the honor, students must achieve a minimum 3.60 GPA.

Among the area students named to the list were:

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME, CLASS YEAR, MAJOR (if listed)

Camanche, IA

Emily McElroy, Freshman, Bridge OTAs

Grand Mound, IA

Jacob Diercks, Junior, General Business

WACO, TEXAS (August 16, 2022) — More than 4,800 Baylor University students have been named to the Dean’s Academic Honor List for the Spring 2022 semester.

HOMETOWN, STATE; ZIP CODE, NAME, COLLEGE

Davenport, IA

52803, Sarah Mcvey, College of Arts and Sciences

52807, Aaron Roehr, Hankamer School of Business

Sherrard, IL

61281, Emma Hofmann, College of Arts and Sciences

Wendy Weber, professor of mathematics, will lead Central's new mathematics data-science track

PELLA, IOWA (August 15, 2022) — Central College has added two new data-science areas of emphasis beginning Fall 2022 — one with a focus in mathematics and the other in computer science.