WHITEWATER, WISCONSIN (February 16, 2026) — Sarah Prigge from Port Byron, Illinois, earned a degree from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater at winter commencement, held December 13, 2025.

Students crossed the stage to receive their degrees at the ceremony, held at Kachel Fieldhouse in the Williams Center.

Prigge graduated Summa Cum Laude with the following degree: Psychology — BS.

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (February 16, 2026) — In 1969, before he was even born, eventual Monmouth College graduate Dave Mann lost his father in the Vietnam War.

Fifty-six years later, Mann visited the site of his father's death at Dak To through the 2 Sides Project.

ATHENS, OHIO (February 16, 2026) — Ohio University Russ College of Engineering and Technology student Sinou Damadogbe of Carbon Cliff, Illinois, has been named to OHIO's Fall 2025 Provost's List.

At the end of each semester, Ohio University's undergraduate students are evaluated based on their semester GPA and hours to determine placement on the President's List, Dean's List, or Provost's List.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (February 11, 2026) — Central State University, a historically Black college and university in Wilberforce, Ohio, and Des Moines University Medicine (DMU) and Health Sciences in West Des Moines, Iowa, announced a partnership that expands access and priority pathways for CSU students into DMU's graduate medical and health-science programs.