WINONA and RED WING, MINNESOTA (June 17, 2021) — Minnesota State College Southeast in Red Wing and Winona, Minnesota, is proud to announce the President’s List for Spring Semester 2021.

GALESBURG, ILLINOIS (June 17, 2021) — About 250 Knox College seniors received their bachelor's degrees on June 5, 2021, at Knox College's Commencement exercises. They include several area students, listed below.

Daniel Springsteen of Taylor Ridge, Illinois, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in History.

IOWA CITY, IOWA (June 17, 2021) — This spring, some 5,300 University of Iowa undergraduate, graduate, and professional students received their degrees under extraordinary circumstances. With the coronavirus pandemic continuing to upend traditional educational practices across campus and the country, the 2020-21 academic year has been a challenge.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (June 17, 2021) — In its 162 years, Augustana has faced tough times, but the college recognizes that 17-year-olds looking at colleges have never lived through an experience like the pandemic. This year, college leaders will open the application process on July 1. 

ELMHURST, ILLINOIS (June 16, 2021) — Lewis Poor, of Moline, Illinois, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Religious Studies from Elmhurst University during the 2021 Commencement weekend. A ceremony for graduate students was held on Friday, May 21, and three ceremonies were held on Saturday, May 22 for undergraduate students.

STEVENS POINT, WISCONSIN (June 14, 2021) — The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point honored more than 2,270 undergraduate students for attaining high grade point averages during the spring semester of the 2020-2021 academic year.

Students who received honors include:

PELLA, IOWA (June 16, 2021) — More than 300 students were named to the Central College dean's list for Spring 2021.

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.

Those from your area were:

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!

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Atalissa, IA

Willis Barr

Bettendorf, IA

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