09 Mar 2015

Andrea Ver Meer to spend spring break on service trip

By Sarah Vander Plaats

SIOUX CENTER, IA (03/06/2015)(readMedia)-- Andrea Ver Meer of Davenport, Iowa, is one of more than 110 students from Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa, spending spring break doing service projects throughout the United States. Ver Meer is a sophomore majoring in Nursing. She is traveling with a group of student to Houston, Texas.

As part of an ongoing desire to make service a part of everyday life, these students chose to participate in a week-long mission trip with PLIA (Putting Love Into Action). On March 7, students travelled to one of the following locations: Argentine, Kansas; Atlanta, Georgia; Cary, Mississippi; Chicago, Illinois; Cincinnati, Ohio; Colorado City, Arizona; Colorado Springs, Colorado; Denver, Colorado; Houston, Texas; Inez, Kentucky; Neon, Kentucky; New Orleans, Louisiana; Mendenhall, Mississippi; and Shiprock, New Mexico.

At the sites, students will do a wide variety of jobs, including home repair and painting, cleanup of center grounds or facilities, and childcare or teaching. They also cultivate long-term relationships between Dordt and the organization the group is serving. While on the trip, groups also typically spend some time on recreation and sightseeing.

Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa, is a comprehensive Christian college rooted in the Reformed tradition, and is home to approximately 1,400 students. U.S. News & World Report, Forbes.com, Washington Monthly, and Princeton Review all list Dordt on their best colleges lists. Money Magazine called Dordt a "best college for your money." Dordt College has also been named to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for its commitment to serving local, national, and international communities.

To learn more about Dordt College, visit www.dordt.edu.
09 Mar 2015

ST. AMBROSE BEGINS WORK TO TRANSFORM FORMER EYE CARE PAVILION TO UNIVERSITY WELCOME CENTER

By Scott Tunnicliff
DAVENPORT, Iowa?On Monday, March 2, St. Ambrose completed the purchase of the former Eye Care Pavilion building, located at 310 West Locust Street. The university has begun work on renovating the interior of the 7,400 square-foot building in order to create a new Welcome Center, which will also include offices for SAU Admissions departments.
"We were very excited when approached about purchasing this property, both for the attractive building and to fill out the southeast 'footprint' of our campus," said Mike Poster, vice president for finance. "The new center will be an appealing and functional space to greet and welcome prospective students and their families, and will serve as a major presence for St. Ambrose at the intersection of two of the city's most heavily trafficked thoroughfares."
The university intends to complete the renovation by July of this year.
"This acquisition and renovation from an Eye Care Pavillion into the SAU welcome center is a very welcome example of creative re-use of property and buildings. When completed, it will serve as an attractive and inviting gateway for the university, as well as a signature renovation in the Hilltop Campus Village."
The Eye Care Pavilion relocated to a new facility at 4310 East 53rd Street, Davenport.
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04 Mar 2015

Cool Stuff Happening at PV

By Beth Marsoun
1.       PV boys head to state!

Our boys basketball team will play in the state tournament, Wednesday, March 11th at 6:35 in Des Moines!  There is a fan bus going.  I'm not sure what time they'll be taking off, but if you're interested, let me know and I'll get you a time.

2.       PV Student Heads to National Spelling Bee

Hopewell 6th Grader Uma Kasichainula won the regional spelling bee last week and will represent our area in the National Bee in May.  She is a super nice, well-spoken kid.  If you're interested in this story, holler and we'll make it work!

3.       Quad City Engineering and Science Council Honors PV Volunteer and Teacher

PV Teacher Matt Stutenberg and PV District Robotics Coordinator Theresa Barber received top honors at last week's QCESC award night.  Mr. Stutenberg was named co-STEM Teacher of the year.  Ms. Barber was named Volunteer of the year.  What an honor for a growing program in our district!  (And remember the district is adding on a million dollar STEM lab this year!)

Pictures here à  https://www.flickr.com/photos/54894113@N00/16492150929/in/album-72157650683692060/
04 Mar 2015

UW Oshkosh announces Dean's List, Honor Roll for fall 2014

By Mandy Potts
OSHKOSH, Wis. - (3/4/2015) University of Wisconsin Oshkosh officials have announced the names of students who qualified for the University's Dean's List and Honor Roll in the fall semester of the 2014-15 academic year. The list includes Rebecca Hull, Honor Roll recipient from Rock Island, Illinois.

To qualify for the Honor Roll, a student must take at least 12 credits and earn a grade-point average (GPA) of at least 3.3 (out of a possible 4.0, or "all As"). Those with a GPA of 3.75 or higher qualify for the Dean's List.

The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, with an enrollment of more than 13,900 students from across the state and beyond, is the third-largest university in Wisconsin.

The University offers 75 baccalaureate and graduate degree programs in the colleges of Business, Education and Human Services, Letters and Science, and Nursing, which began offering the University's first doctoral degree (Doctorate of Nursing Practice) in fall 2010.

Serving as an educational and cultural anchor for the 1.2 million residents of northeastern Wisconsin, UW Oshkosh champions the economic well-being of the New North with an annual $501 million impact, directly and indirectly creating 9,000 jobs and collaborating with partners in an array of catalytic economic development initiatives. A pioneer in campus sustainability, UWO became the first Fair Trade University in the nation in 2008. UW Oshkosh is among 21 colleges and universities from around the United States to earn a spot on The Princeton Review's 2013 Green Honor Roll and was ranked as high as 14th in the nation in the Sierra Club and Sierra Magazine's annual "Coolest Schools" rankings, based on the "greenness" of participating universities. For more information about UW Oshkosh, visituwosh.edu.

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04 Mar 2015

Austin Pyrtle participates in C-SC's 2015 Musical Ensemble Tour

By Heidi Lanier

CANTON, MO (03/03/2015)(readMedia)-- Continuing a spring tour tradition that spans more than 60 years, Austin Pyrtle, freshman musical theatre major of Davenport, Iowa, joined the Culver-Stockton College Concert and Chamber Choirs and the Wind Ensemble for the annual musical ensemble tour. This year's tour brought the groups to Chicago to perform in regional high schools, as well as churches associated with the College's Disciples of Christ (DOC) denominational affiliation, Wednesday, Feb. 25 through Sunday, March 1.

Local audiences were invited to hear these ensembles in a Tour Preview concert, Saturday, Feb. 21 at 3 p.m. on campus in Campbell Auditorium. Other stops on the ensemble tour included the First Christian Church in Burlington, Iowa, the Edwards United Church of Christ in Davenport, Iowa, and the Lincoln Park Presbyterian Church in Chicago.

During the ensemble tour concerts, C-SC's premiere performing ensembles debuted music they prepared specially for the tour. Under the direction of Dr. Elliot Jones, professor of choral activities and professor of music, the Concert Choir and Chamber Choir presented music by Duke Ellington and a brand new piece by Stephen Paulus. Faculty pianist Dr. Dylan Marney, assistant professor of music, accompanied the choir in Norman Dello Joio's "A Jubilant Song," a setting of poetry by Walt Whitman.

The Wind Ensemble explored dynamic levels of instrumentation by showcasing winners of the student concerto-aria competition. Dr. Trent Hollinger, assistant professor of music, directed the Wind Ensemble. The lyrical side of the Jazz Ensemble was also featured through Sammy Nestico's "Song for Sarah." Dr. Tom Polett, professor of music, directed the Jazz Ensemble.

Culver-Stockton College, located in Canton, Mo., is a four-year residential institution in affiliation with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). C-SC specializes in experiential education and is one of only two colleges in the nation to offer the 12/3 semester calendar, where the typical 15 week semester is divided into two terms, a 12-week term and a 3-week term.

04 Mar 2015

Area Students Receive Honors from Greenville College

By Greenville College Media Relations
Greenville, IL. (March 3, 2015) - Greenville College has released the names of students who qualified for honors at the conclusion of the fall semester. The list includes Lezlie Friedline of Moline, GSR, Special Education, College Scholar and Ellie Simpson, also of Moline, FC, Undeclared, Dean's List

To qualify for the Dean's List, freshmen are required to maintain a 3.5 grade point average (4.0 scale). Sophomores, juniors and seniors must have a 3.7 GPA. A College Scholar is a student who has made the Dean's List for three or more consecutive semesters.

Greenville College is a four-year accredited Christian liberal arts school with more than 1,400 undergraduate and graduate students. Founded in 1892 and affiliated with the Free Methodist Church, the college is located in Greenville, Illinois, 45 miles east of St. Louis.

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03 Mar 2015

DR. AZEEMUDDIN AHMED, NAMED DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS FOR PLEASANT VALLEY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

By Beth Marsoun

Dr. Azeemuddin Ahmed of Iowa City, Iowa is the recipient of Pleasant Valley High School's 2015 Wall of Honor Distinguished Alumni Award.  Dr. Ahmed, a 1992 PVHS graduate, will be honored by the Pleasant Valley Community School District at the Academic Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, April 15, 2015.  He will be inducted into the Wall of Honor, which recognizes past students for their academic achievements and contributions to society.

Dr. Ahmed, the son of Dr. Fareeduddin and Sameena Ahmed, received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Augustana College in Rock Island, IL. After his time at Augustana he attended medical school at the University of Iowa, graduating in 2000. He completed post graduate training in emergency medicine from 2000-2003 from Michigan State University. In 2010, he completed his Masters of Business Administration from the University of Iowa.

Dr. Ahmed was appointed to the medical staff at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in 2005. Dr. Ahmed has held numerous positions in his career which include the following: Medical Director and Flight Physician, University of Iowa AirCare, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Iowa, 2005-present; Medical Director, EMS Learning Resources Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals, 2007-present; Medical Director, First Aid Services, Kinnick Stadium, Carver Hawkeye Arena, University of Iowa, 2007-present; Medical Director, Iowa Medical Emergency Services Association, Des Moines, Iowa 2008-2009.

Dr. Ahmed also is a professor at the University of Iowa. He is an important part of the University teaching staff in both Medicine and Business. His teaching appointments include : Clinical Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine, University of Iowa, 2008-present and Adjunct Associate Professor, Management and Organizations, University of Iowa Tippie College of Business, 2012-present. Dr. Ahmed is currently the Executive Vice Chair in the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine.

Dr. Ahmed's response to receiving the Wall of Honor recognition: "I've been a lifelong learner whether it's been formal education (college, medical school, residency, graduate business school) or informal education (ready and learning about people, history, politics). It's something that kept me rejuvenated and grounded. There is so much to learn out there and it keeps us growing. I am a big fan of the credo; it's good to know things.

"I serve others. I serve my patients as I meet them and their family often on one of the worst days of their life and I do my best to care for them physically and emotionally. I cannot fix every physical ailment but I try to treat EVERYONE with respect and dignity. No matter how far up the ladder I move and acquire fancy sounding titles, my role is to help people. Rich, poor, young, old, white, black, brown, yellow. It doesn't matter. I do the best I can for every person I care for."

Dr. Ahmed graduated with top honors from PVHS, where he participated in basketball and track & field. He was President of Spartan Assembly, Sports Co-Editor for the Spartan Shield and contributor to the Valenian. He was chosen by his class to give the graduation commencement speech and an honoree in the Quad City Times, Salute to Academics and Achievement.

A reception for Dr. Ahmed will be held in the PVHS library at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15, 2015. Faculty, staff, students and the public are invited to attend. The Academic Awards program will begin at 7 p.m. in the high school gymnasium.

03 Mar 2015

Dexter Golinghorst named to University of Iowa Dean's List

By Deborah Thumma

IOWA CITY, IA (03/02/2015)(readMedia)-- Dexter Golinghorst, a native of Walcott, IA, has been named to the University of Iowa's Dean's List for the 2014 fall semester.

Undergraduate students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the College of Engineering, and the Tippie College of Business who achieve a grade point average of 3.50 or higher on 12 semester hours or more of UI graded course work during a given semester or summer session and who have no semester hours of I (incomplete) or O (no grade reported) during the same semester are recognized by inclusion on the Dean's List for that semester.

Undergraduate students in the Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine may qualify for the Dean's List with fewer than 12 semester hours of graded credit if deemed appropriate by the college.

College of Nursing students participating in clinical courses must have a total of 12 semester hours of earned credit, with eight semester hours of graded credit with a grade point average of 3.50 or higher.

Approximately 4,000 students were named to the UI Dean's List for the 2014 fall semester.

03 Mar 2015

Rivermont's International Food Festival

By Jill Weitzel

March 2-6, 2015 is International Week at Rivermont Collegiate. It is an annual observance and a time when students, faculty and families celebrate the international diversity of the Rivermont Community!

The week culminates with our International Food Festival organized by the Rivermont Collegiate Parents' Council.

 

The press is invited to attend:

Date: March 6, 2015

Time: 3:30 to 6:00 PM

Location: Becherer Hall on the Rivermont Campus (1821 Sunset Drive in Bettendorf)

 

Agenda:

3:30pm

Celebrity Chef - Nassr Muhammad from Nally's Kitchen will be cooking up wonderful international cuisine. Some of the countries represented will be; Colombia, Brazil, Jordan, Nigeria, Mexico, Ecuador, and Senegal.

4:30pm

Taste international dishes provided by Rivermont families!

5:00pm

Enjoy beautiful and colorful artists' performances from different countries.

Download the flyer http://www.rivermontcollegiate.org/media/254455/International-food-flyer-2015.pdf

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02 Mar 2015

Irene Herzig participating in Alternative Spring Break

By Jamie Kelly

MOUNT VERNON, IA (02/27/2015)(readMedia)-- Irene Herzig of Davenport is one of more than 100 students participating in Cornell College's Alternative Spring Break.

Students involved with Alternative Spring Break spend their weeklong break on a service trip. Herzig is taking part in the trip to New Orleans, and will work with Volunteers of America of greater New Orleans to help create affordable housing for people with disabilities and senior citizens.

This is the 11th consecutive year that Cornell College has sponsored Alternative Spring Break trips. More information about the program is available on the college's Office of Civic Engagement website.

One of the 40 "Colleges That Change Lives," Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa, is a national liberal arts college with a distinctive One Course At A Time curriculum. The One Course schedule provides students the chance to dive into their studies, focus more intensely on the disciplines of their choice, and learn authentically with the unique freedom to shed the confines of the traditional classroom to study off-campus, pursue research, or accept an internship--all without missing out on other classes.

Cornell has been recognized by numerous publications for the value its education offers and for academic excellence. This year it was named of the 100 best values in liberal arts education by Kiplinger's, one of the "Best Value Schools" among national liberal arts colleges by U.S. News and World Report, and one of the 100 Affordable Elite Colleges by Washington Monthly. Ninety-three percent of Cornell graduates earn their degrees in four years. In 2013 Cornell was named one of the 25 colleges with the best professors by the Center for College Affordability and Productivity.

For more information, visit www.cornellcollege.edu.

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