ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (March 4, 2025) — The Augustana College Biology Department invites campus nature and science lovers to a collaborative mural event featuring local beetle diversity.

The event begins at 1PM, March 14, at Hanson Hall of Science, 738 35th St, Rock Island. The mural will be installed by Augustana students and faculty on the building’s third floor.

WAVERLY, IOWA (March 3, 2025) — Robert Matera has been accepted into the Wartburg College Teacher Education Program.

Matera, of Davenport, Iowa, had to demonstrate effective reflective components in teaching and complete several other requirements to be considered for the program.

Admission to the Teacher Education Program allows students to begin professional-education courses in their field.

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (February 27, 2025) — Keri Dodson, a 2018 graduate of Monmouth College, has been named the school's new senior marketing director. She will start her position on March 3.

Since November 2021, Dodson has worked for Bridgeway, serving as the behavioral health clinic's community engagement director and implementing a strategic marketing plan for its seven central Illinois locations.

IOWA CITY, IOWA (February 26, 2025) — Two University of Iowa College of Education students, Olga Colmenero Carrillo (right) and Josie Mbaye, are using their personal experiences of growth, international exploration, and educational challenges to create positive change and address learning barriers in their home state of Iowa.