BETTENDORF, IOWA (February 13, 2019) — Fourteen high school students from Rivermont Collegiate represent the only group from the Midwest to attend the Knovva Academy Model G20 Youth Leadership Summit in Beijing, February 16-24. Knovva Academy reached out to us specifically due to our rankings. The majority of students received 1/2 to full scholarships to attend. The topic is “Smart Cities & Global Innovation.”

PLATTEVILLE, WISCONSIN (February 11, 2019) — The University of Wisconsin-Platteville announces its Dean's List, honoring those full-time students who earned high honors in their respective colleges in the fall 2018 semester.

DURHAM, NEW HAMPHSHIRE (February 8, 2019) — Triston Harry of Geneseo, Illinois graduated from the University of New Hampshire in December 2018. He/she earned a MSW in Social Work.

Students who received the honor Summa Cum Laude graduated with a GPA of 3.85-4.0: Students who received the honor of Magna Cum Laude graduated with a GPA of 3.65-3.84; and students who received the honor of Cum Laude graduated with a GPA of 3.50-3.64.

DUBUQUE, IOWA (February 8, 2019) — The following local students were among those who received degrees from Clarke Universiy in December:

HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME, DEGREE, MAJOR(s), HONORS (if listed)

Bettendorf, IA Collin B J Herington, Bachelor of Arts, Sport Management Camanche, IA Kyler Matthew Campie, Bachelor of Science, Psychology

MONMOUTH, IL (02/07/2019) One way to look at the next Monmouth College theater production is that it's a war movie, only with an ensemble cast of 16-year-old female soccer players.

LINCOLN, NEBRASKA (February 6, 2019) — More than 5,300 University of Nebraska-Lincoln students have been named to the Deans' List/Explore Center List of Distinguished Students for the fall semester of the 2018-19 academic year.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (February 6, 2019) - Kirkwood Community College has released its Dean's List for the fall 2018 semester. These students have achieved a 3.3 grade point average or higher after completing 12 or more credit hours at the college.  Kirkwood students from the area earning this distinction are listed below.  HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME, COUNTY (if listed)

LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN (February 6, 2019) — The following area students completed degree requirements at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in December.   UW-La Crosse, founded in 1909, is one of the 13 four-year institutions in the University of Wisconsin System. UWL has more than 10,500 full and part-time students enrolled in 101 undergraduate, 28 graduate, and two doctoral-academic programs.  

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 6, 2019) — School board members, superintendents, school staff, and parents from across Iowa attended the Iowa Association of School Board's (IASB) Day on the Hill on February 5, 2019. IASB again collaborated with parental advocacy group Parents for Great Iowa Schools to include parents for the advocacy training and lobby at the Capitol.

IOWA CITY, IOWA (February 6, 2019) — Students named to the University of Iowa fall 2018 Dean's List:

Subrat Acharya of Bettendorf, IA

Augrim Adhikari of Bettendorf, IA

Jacob Ager of Bettendorf, IA

Uzair Ahmad of Le Claire, IA

Arika Allen of Bettendorf, IA

Jordan Allen of Bettendorf, IA

Katherine Baer of Bettendorf, IA

Michael Baer of Bettendorf, IA

Anna Banerjee of Bettendorf, IA

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