26 Aug 2019

College-Bound Children Share Career Ambitions With State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald

By Karen Austin

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."

26 Aug 2019

Iowa State University College of Human Sciences Announces 2019-20 Scholarships Awarded to Undergraduate Students

By Carole A Custer

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.

26 Aug 2019

Wartburg Students Accepted into The Teacher Education Program

By Emily Christensen

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.

23 Aug 2019

Local Students at the University of Iowa is a Member of the Hawkeye Marching Band

By Rick Klatt

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.

23 Aug 2019

Tyler Voss, a Davenport, Iowa Native, Achieves Summer 2019 Dean's List at Belmont University

By Haley Charlton

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.

22 Aug 2019

School and City Elections Held on Same Day Beginning This Year; Candidate Filing Starts Monday

By Kevin Hall

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 22, 2019) — City and school elections will be conducted simultaneously this year, on Tuesday, November 5. A law passed by the Iowa Legislature in 2017 ended the long-standing tradition of holding school board elections in September. 

Secretary of State Paul Pate hopes the combined elections will increase voter-participation.

22 Aug 2019

University of Dubuque Awarded $47,048 Grant to Purchase New Autoclave

By Stacey Ortman

DUBUQUE, IOWA (August 22, 2019) — University of Dubuque was awarded $47,048 from the Roy J Carver Charitable Trust to purchase a new autoclave that will primarily support UD’s biology and nursing programs as well as student-faculty research.

19 Aug 2019

STEM Council and Kemin Industries Open Teacher Award Nominations

By Lindy Ibeling

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 19, 2019) — The 

15 Aug 2019

Local Students Earn Degrees from Millikin University

By Dane Lisser

DECATUR, ILLINOIS (August 15, 2019) — More than 300 students earned degrees from Millikin University during the University's 115th commencement ceremony on May 19, 2019. Millikin's Spring 2019 commencement ceremony was held at the Decatur Civic Center in Decatur, Illinois.

Anna Masengarb of Muscatine, Iowa, earned a Bachelor of Science.

Delphine Iragena of Silvis, Illinois, earned a Bachelor of Science.

14 Aug 2019

Wheaton College (Illinois) Congratulates Class of 2019 Graduates

By Emily Bratcher

WHEATON, ILLINOIS (08/13/2019) — Wheaton College (Illinois) congratulates the class of 2019 graduates. Wheaton College graduates join a worldwide network of 45,000 alumni. Learn more at alumni.wheaton.edu.

The following students are from your coverage area:

Claire Waterman of Davenport, Iowa (52803), graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Art with a Community Art & Missions concentration.

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