DES MOINES, IOWA (August 29, 2019) — Governor Kim Reynolds today announced her appointment of Julie Schumacher as a judge of the Iowa Court of Appeals.

PELLA, IOWA (August 29, 2019) — Central College is proud to announce this year's recipients of full-tuition Kuyper Scholarships and Rolscreen Scholarships, the most prestigious awards granted at the college.

Peter H Kuyper founded the Rolscreen Company, known today as Pella Corporation.

PELLA, IOWA (August 29, 2019) — Central College has announced that 16 students who studied abroad in the Spring 2019 semester have earned spots on the dean's list.

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

Kyle Berst of Bettendorf (52722)

Jenna Decker of Geneseo (61254)

DAVENPORT, IOWA (August 27, 2019) — Nobel Laureate Leymeh Gbowee will provide the keynote address for the 16th annual Ambrose Women for Social Justice Conference, “War and Peace: Gender and Justice” on September 24 at the Rogalski Center of St Ambrose University.

CEDAR FALLS, IOWA (August 27, 2019) — The Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council will begin accepting applications today for the STEM Scale-Up Program mathematics menu. An additional investment was made during the legislative session specifically to scale mathematics education programs proven to increase interest and achievement among K-12 students across Iowa.

DES MOINES, IA (August 26, 2019) — Eighty-nine percent of the children surveyed at the College Savings Iowa annual Iowa State Fair survey believe a college education is a necessary step to achieving their dreams and career aspirations. "Iowa children are already thinking about their futures," State Treasurer Michael L Fitzgerald stated. "Every year, this survey reaffirms how important it is for families to start planning and saving early to help make college a reality for their children."

AMES, IOWA (August 26, 2019) — Iowa State University announces scholarships awarded by the College of Human Sciences and affiliated academic units to undergraduate students for the 2019-20 academic year.

Zoe Allert of Bettendorf, Iowa (52722), who is studying Hospitality Management, received the Mary Ellen Lewis Scholarship and the Neva M Petersen Scholarship in Family and Consumer Sciences.

WAVERLY, IOWA (August 26, 2019) — Nineteen Wartburg College students were accepted into the Teacher Education Program.

Those accepted include:

Cole Duncalf of Long Grove.

Carlye Brown of Davenport.

Students must demonstrate effective reflective components in teaching, pass the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators exam and complete several other requirements to be considered for the program.

IOWA CITY, IOWA (August 23, 2019) — 260 current University of Iowa students are members of the 2019 Hawkeye Marching Band, one of the "top ten college marching bands in the nation," according to CNN Headline News and one of the Big Ten Conference's marching bands whose halftime show is "worth the watch," according to Sports Illustrated.

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE (August 22, 2019) — Tyler Voss, of Davenport, Iowa, qualified for Belmont University's Summer 2019 Dean's List. Eligibility for the summer session is based on a minimum 9-hour course load over 10 weeks and a quality grade point average of 3.5 with no grade below a C.

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