MOUNT PLEASANT, IOWA (June 14, 2021) — Iowa Wesleyan University is very proud of all of its graduates and wants to say congratulations to the 92 May graduates. The Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters were unique and held many changes, but these 92 graduates still persevered and were determined to graduate from IW during these uncertain times.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (June 11, 2021) — Augustana College has joined more than 340 colleges and universities in the COVID-19 College Challenge, a White House initiative to get 70% of the adult population vaccinated by July 4.

President Steve Bahls signed the College Challenge on behalf of Augustana.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (June 11, 2021) — The 2021 Virtual Commencement Ceremony was held on Saturday, May 15, 10AM. Congratulations to all the Kirkwood graduates!

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME

Atalissa, IA

Willis Barr

Bettendorf, IA

WAVERLY, IOWA (June 11, 2021) — Wartburg College has recognized 494 students who were named the 2021 Winter/May Term Dean's List.

Those honored were:

Trinity Borland of Bettendorf

Amber Brewer of Blue Grass

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (June 11, 2021) — A recent award nomination letter for a Monmouth College professor used the word "unheralded," and it was, at the time, a fitting description.

PELLA, IOWA (June 10, 2021) — Katherine Hurlbut, a Central College student from Muscatine, IA, has been named to the dean's list for the Spring 2021 semester.

The honor is awarded to full-time students who achieve a 3.5 GPA or higher on a 4.0 scale while taking 12 or more graded credit hours for the semester.

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN (June 10, 2021) — Local students have been named to the Dean's List for the spring 2021 semester at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME, DEGREE, PLAN

Bettendorf, IA

Maaz Ahmed is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts.

LORETTO, PENNSYLVANIA (June 10, 2021) — Charles Pelsang, Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering major from Blue Grass, Iowa, 52726, was named to the Dean's List at Saint Francis University. Pelsang was among more than 700 students who earned a spot on one of the honors lists for the Spring 2021 semester.

IOWA CITY, IOWA (June 10, 2021) — Helen Nguyen of Davenport, Iowa was among the more than 7,000 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa named to the dean's list for the 2021 spring semester.

Nguyen is a fourth-year undergraduate student in the UI's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and is majoring in Enterprise Leadership.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (June 9, 2021) — On June 6, 2021, 44 graduating students at Davenport North High School earned more than just diplomas. They also earned Associate’s Degrees in Liberal Arts. That’s because the school had partnered with Scott Community College to launch a dual-enrollment program, permitting students to take college-level classes.

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