01 May 2017

Local Residents Inducted in to The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi

By Hannah Breaux

BATON ROUGE, LA (04/26/2017)-- The following local residents recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society.

Katie James of East Moline (61244) was initiated at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Lee Zumdome of Bettendorf (52722) was initiated at University of Wisconsin-Platteville

01 May 2017

Thomas Holliday honored at Iowa State's Army ROTC Spring 2017 Military Ball

By Carole A. Custer

AMES, IA (04/26/2017)-- Thomas Holliday, a Political Science major from Blue Grass, IA (52726), was among the Iowa State University cadets who received an individual award at the annual Army ROTC Military Ball, held March 25, 2017, at the Scheman Building at Iowa State.

Individual awardees and their honors included the following:

George C Marshall Award

  • Lindsey Hildrebrand

DA Superior Cadet Award

01 May 2017

5 percent Increase in Financial Aid Helps St. Ambrose University Provide Affordable Options for Undergraduate Degrees

By Craig DeVrieze

DAVENPORT — St. Ambrose University has increased merit- and need-based scholarship offerings by close to 5 percent in the past year while working diligently to keep the cost of a private college education affordable for hard-working families.

The increase in financial assistance stands in contrast to the impact statehouse budget reductions may be having on scholarship funding at some public universities.

26 Apr 2017

Grinnell College celebrates excavation of Peace Rock buried on April 25, 1914

By Lisa Lacher
GRINNELL, Iowa (April 25, 2017) - Grinnell College has a rock star of its own - and you don't have to buy a ticket to see it. Today the college's rock star, better known as the Peace Rock, was lifted out of the ground exactly 103 years after students buried it on April 25, 1914, to protest the end of the annual Class Scrap - a fierce fight that pitted men in the second-year class against men in the first-year class.
26 Apr 2017

Governor Rauner's Statewide School Visit

By Eleni Demertzis

Governor to connect with classrooms through Facebook Live

26 Apr 2017

Augustana Student, Hannah Griggs, Awarded Excellence in Liberal Arts Award

By Sam Schlouch

ROCK ISLAND, IL (04/24/2017)-- Hannah Griggs of Bettendorf, IA (52722) was recently awarded the 2017-18 Excellence in Liberal Arts Award.

26 Apr 2017

St. Ambrose College of Business Introduces Forever Masters for all graduates of MBA, MOL and MAcc degree programs

By Craig DeVrieze

DAVENPORT — Masters and doctoral level alumni seeking continuing education along with a lasting connection with their graduate school and classmates will find that in the new St. Ambrose University College of Business Forever Masters™ program.

24 Apr 2017

McCombie Stands with Superintendents in Support of School Funding Reform

By David Kubik

Savanna…This week, State Representative Tony McCombie (IL-71) joined area superintendents in support of Evidence Based Funding Formula reform, which would provide adequate and equitable State funding for local school districts.

22 Apr 2017

Rivermont Collegiate 3rd Quarter 2016-17 Honor Roll

By Jill Weitzel

(Bettendorf, IA) April 20, 2017 - Congratulations to the following students who have made the Rivermont Collegiate 3rd Quarter 2016-17 Honor Roll!

Middle School (Grades 6-8)

High Honors

Rohan Abernathy-Wee

Nirmal Alla

Miley Ashby

Harris Ciaccio

Annika Didelot

Nayana Gowda

Parker Hefner

Gunner Johnson

Susan Longstaff

Karin McDonald

22 Apr 2017

2017 Upper Iowa University Honors and Awards recipients

By Mike Van Sickle

FAYETTE, IA (04/20/2017)-- Upper Iowa University has announced its 2017 Honors and Awards Recognition Banquet recipients. Among the honorees were:

Moline, IL - Molly Brougham, John Rippe Scholarship;

Rock Island, IL - Madison Doyle, CRC Press Freshman Chemistry Achievement Award, The Hertz Scholarship Fund, Dr. J.M. and Zinita Dickman Murphy Scholarship, and Thomas Parker Goebel and Helen Goebel Scholarship;

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