Left to right: UIU President William R Duffy II; UIU Archivist Janette Garcia; Jan (Shimek) Coonrod, husband of the author Jim Boyle; author Janis Bennington Van Buren, Jeff Shimek, Jim Shimek, and Cheryl Peterson. The Shimeks and Peterson are great-grandchildren of Julie Graham Stepp, who helped care for Collins during the last years of her life

KENOSHA, WISCONSIN (September 24, 2021) — Holding New Student Orientation activities in person once again, Carthage welcomed a record-setting fall 2021 incoming class.

Spread across three days, the orientation schedule filled the Labor Day weekend. After moving into the residence halls, students gathered with their families for one of two community welcome sessions September 4 in the TARC Field House.

STONINGTON, CONNECTICUT (September 23, 2021) — The Coast Guard Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to strengthening the Coast Guard community and service by supporting members and families, announced today that it has awarded 158 scholarships in 2021 totaling $345,500 in support. In the 31 years of the program, the Coast Guard Foundation has paid out more than $6 million to over 1,400 college-aged young adults.

EAST MOLINE, ILLINOIS (September 22, 2021) — East Moline Correctional Center is offering its first four-year Bachelor of Arts program for individuals in custody in more than twenty years. The Augustana Prison Education Partnership (APEP) launched August 31 with a cohort of 10 students.