22 Apr 2020

Solar Project Spurred by Students Set to Start in June

By Kirby Stockwell

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (April 22, 2020) — On the eve of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, Augustana College President Steven Bahls is announcing early plans to place solar panels on four campus buildings.

Once fully-installed, solar power will provide about 8% of the college’s annual electric energy-needs.

Solar units will be added to the rooftops of four buildings:

22 Apr 2020

Local Students Among New Members Inducted By The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi

By Marla Elsea

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (April 22, 2020) — The following people recently have been initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most-selective collegiate honor-society for all academic disciplines.

Zachary Bunn of Bettendorf (52722) at United States Military Academy

Lauren Bell of Rock Island (61201) at Bradley University

Megan Griffin of Milan (61264) at Methodist College

Allie Hoffman of Moline (61265) at Bradley University

17 Apr 2020

This Year, More Than Ever, Monmouth College's Scots Day of Giving Was about More Than Just The Gifts

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (April 17, 2020) — During a time when it's easy to feel separated, the Monmouth College community came together Thursday in remarkable fashion.

17 Apr 2020

Augustana’s Only Graduate Program Receives Accreditation

By Kirby Stockwell

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (April 17, 2020) — Augustana College received welcome news after a four-year accreditation process and after an 11-month and $3.5-million construction project on Brodahl Hall.

College professors and students were thrilled to earn accreditation for a new graduate program in speech-language pathology by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

16 Apr 2020

Monmouth College's Class of 2019 Finds Success in Job Market, Grad School, Professional School

By Duane Bonifer

 

MONMOUTH, ILINOIS (April 16, 2020) — Members of the Monmouth College Class of 2019 are excelling in the workplace and in the next stage of their educational careers.

16 Apr 2020

Central College Temporarily Waives ACT/SAT Testing Requirements

By Jeff Bersch

PELLA, IOWA (April 16, 2020) — Central College has announced it has temporarily waived ACT or SAT testing requirements for students applying for admission in Fall 2020.

The change in policy was made because testing for the ACT and SAT has been suspended nationally because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Central only requires students submit high school transcripts.

15 Apr 2020

Central College Grad Markey, OLAS Honored by Iowa Campus Compact

By Jeff Bersch

 

PELLA, IOWA (04/15/2020) — Iowa Campus Compact has announced its winners of the 2020 Engaged Campus Awards and the list includes two nominated by Central College.

Kellie Gorsche Markey, a 1988 graduate of Central who founded Dorothy's House in Des Moines, Iowa, received the Alumni Leadership Award. OLAS, Central's Organization of Latinx-American Students, received the Presidents' Student Leadership Award.

15 Apr 2020

Monmouth College to celebrate Class of 2020 with Virtual Commencement in Spring, Campus Ceremony in Fall

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (April 15, 2020) — Members of the Monmouth College Class of 2020 will get two opportunities to celebrate their graduation this year.

15 Apr 2020

Augustana Student Nationally Recognized for Mental Health Poster Campaign

By Kirby Stockwell

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (April 15, 2020) — Augustana College senior Haley DeGreve (’20), a native of Moline, Illinois, has received the George Orley Student Mental Health Advocate Award through the

13 Apr 2020

Creative Online Experiences Allow Monmouth College Prospective Students to Connect with Faculty, Staff

By Duane Bonifer

 

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (April 13, 2020) — High-school students might not be able to visit the Monmouth College campus because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but they can still experience the College. That's possible thanks to the creativity and innovation of the College's Office of Admission.

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