Group from Western Illinois Animal Rescue, among scores of Monmouth College students who spent the afternoon of Martin Luther King Jr Day volunteering in the local community.

 

HOUGHTON, MI (January 21, 2019) ― Michigan Technological University, in Houghton, Michigan, has released the Dean's List for the 2018 fall semester. More than 1,800 students were named to the Dean's List last fall. To be included, students must achieve a grade point average of 3.5 or higher.  Among the honorees are the following from the local area:

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HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME, MAJOR

AMES, Iowa (January 21, 2019) ― Approximately 9,752 Iowa State University students have been recognized for outstanding academic achievement by being named to the fall semester 2018 Dean's List. Students named to the Dean's List must have earned a grade point average of at least 3.50 on a 4.00 scale while carrying a minimum of 12 credit hours of graded course work. Students listed below are from your area. HOMETOWN, STATE; NAME, CLASS YEAR, CURRICULM

BOSTON, MA (01/18/2019) ― Anania Williams, a resident of Davenport, IA, has been named to the Emerson College Dean's List for the Fall 2018 semester. Williams, who is majoring in Musical Theatre, is a member of the class of 2022. The requirement to make Emerson's Dean's List is a grade point average of 3.7 or higher.

GREELEY, Colo. (January 18, 2019) ― The following local students were among those who received degrees from the University of Northern Colorado during fall 2018 commencement ceremonies Dec. 7-8.    The students, degrees, areas of study, honors and hometowns are:

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Aledo, IL  Trenton Higgins, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

DeKALB, Ill (January 18, 2019) ― Northern Illinois University celebrated commencement weekend, December 15 and 16. Included among the more than 1,450 graduates were the following students from your area:

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Monmouth, IL (01/16/2019) — The topic "Refugees and Global Migration" will kick off the 39th year of the Great Decisions series at Monmouth College on Jan. 23.

Scholarship now offered through The Moline Foundation

Five $1,000 Sherrard Academic Foundation scholarships plus two $750 Allen Holdsworth scholarships will be awarded to graduating seniors from Sherrard High School through the Sherrard Academic Foundation in 2019.

Ascentra Credit Union is now accepting applications for the 2018-2019 school year for their annual scholarship competition.  A total of $10,000 in scholarships will be awarded to ten of their members to help offset the costs of attending a college or university. Scholarships will be awarded as follows:

·         Five $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to high school students planning to enter college

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