STORM LAKE, IOWA (January 7, 2025) — Buena Vista University congratulates more than 560 students who were named to the Fall 2024 Dean's List. The Dean's List recognizes full-time students achieving a 3.5 grade-point average or higher for the semester.

Alyssa Schindler of Davenport

Kathryn Stauffer of Muscatine

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BOURBONNAIS, ILLINOIS (January 6, 2025) — To qualify for inclusion on the Dean's List, a student must have been enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student and must have attained a semester grade-point average of 3.50 or higher on a 4.00 grading scale.

Hattie Hagedorn of Long Grove (52756)

Anthony Mata-Bolandi of Moline (61265)

Jonathan Mata-Bolandi of Moline (61265)

Thomas Robinson of Geneseo (61254)

Kierra Ruff of Geneseo (61284)

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (January 6, 2025) — Des Moines University (DMU) Medicine and Health Sciences and Bryan College of Health Sciences have formed a partnership to enhance access to medical education and foster greater opportunities for aspiring health-care professionals. This alliance between Bryan Health, located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and DMU will provide greater opportunities for future health-care providers in the Midwest.

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (January 3, 2025) — For Kayleigh Cobb, the summer of 2024 was nothing short of transformative.

A junior at Monmouth College majoring in chemistry with a minor in forensic science, Cobb's journey to an internship with the Illinois State Police Forensic Laboratory in Springfield, Illinois, was marked by persistence, ambition, and a deep-seated passion for forensics.

She first heard about the internship from an unexpected source.