MOUNT VERNON, IA (02/19/2014)(readMedia)-- Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa, named 280 students to the Dean's List for the fall semester. The following students in your area were named to the list.

Stephanie Campbell of Bettendorf earned Honors.

Aaron Campbell of West Liberty earned Honors.

Rachel Henning of De Witt earned Honors.

Aubrey Kohl of Bettendorf earned Honors.

A grade point average of at least 3.6 on a 4.0 scale is required for this designation. "Highest honors" are granted to students with 4.0 averages; "high honors" are awarded to students with 3.8 to 3.99 averages; and "honors" include grade point averages of 3.6 to 3.79.

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 one of the 20 "Best Buys" in higher education by the "Fiske Guide to Colleges," and one of the 100 best values in liberal arts education by Kiplinger's. It has also been called a "Great School at a Great Price" by U.S. News and World Report. Ninety-three percent of Cornell graduates earn their degrees in four years, compared to the national average of slightly more than five 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.

TROY, NY (02/18/2014)(readMedia)-- About 3,250 students at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute were named to the Dean's List for the Fall 2013 semester. The Dean's List recognizes full-time students who maintain grade-point averages of a minimum of 3.0 out of a possible 4.0 and have no grades below "C."

Dean's List recipients include :

Vignessh Kumar, of Moline, IL, who studies Biology

Alec Vogel, of Davenport, IA, who studies Biomedical Engineering

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, founded in 1824, is the nation's oldest technological research university. The university offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in engineering, the sciences, information technology, architecture, management, and the humanities and social sciences. Institute programs serve undergraduates, graduate students, and working professionals around the world. Rensselaer faculty are known for pre-eminence in research conducted in a wide range of fields, with particular emphasis in biotechnology, nanotechnology, computational science and engineering, and the media arts and technology. The Institute is well known for its success in the transfer of technology from the laboratory to the marketplace so that new discoveries and inventions benefit human life, protect the environment, and strengthen economic development.

OSHKOSH, Wis. - (2/17/2014) 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 2013-14 school year.

Congratulations to Davenport's Adam Landen who made the Honor Roll.

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 A's"). 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. Supporting the institution's more than 140-year tradition of leadership and innovation, including the transformation of general education, UW Oshkosh's respected faculty members have earned a host of UW System Board of Regents Teaching Excellence Awards. The University offers 76 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 an institutional overview and statistics, visit www.uwosh.edu/strategicplan.

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TEMPE, AZ (02/14/2014)(readMedia)-- More than 4,700 students at ASU turned their tassels to the left and had their degrees conferred at university commencement ceremonies in Wells Fargo Arena on ASU's Tempe campus. ASU President Michael M. Crow served as the official speaker for the undergraduate ceremony.

David Meeusen of Bettendorf

Rachel Morocco of Port Byron

Edmond Baxter of Muscatine 

Arizona State University is a New American University-a major public educational institution, a premier research center and a leader in innovation. Our vision is described by our three core principles: excellence in scholarship, access to education and impact in our global community. As a New American University, ASU is intellectually vibrant, socially conscious and globally engaged.