ROCK ISLAND, IL (04/07/2017)-- Augustana College announced 992 students were named to the Dean's List for the 2016-17 winter term. Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a four-point scale for courses taken during the term.

Those from your area on the Dean's List are:

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WAVERLY, IA (04/07/2017)-- Sixty-three Wartburg College students were named to the national "Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges" list.

Those honored include:

Emily Kremer of DeWitt

Markel Mommsen of Bettendorf

Breanna Walczyk of Bettendorf

AMES, IA (04/07/2017)-- Eight undergraduate students from the Iowa State University College of Human Sciences presented their research to Iowa legislators at the Iowa State Capitol on March 28. The event, titled Research in the Capitol, invites Iowa Regent university students each year to the Iowa capitol building to highlight the importance of research in the undergraduate college experience.

STORM LAKE, IA (04/05/2017)-- Tyler Puls, a senior history education major from Geneseo, and nine other Buena Vista University participants took part in an AWOL (Alternative Week of Off-site Learning) trip during spring break, enabling them to volunteer their time and service with a focus on tackling poverty and serving youth in Eagle Butte, S.D.