21 Aug 2024

Sarah Eckert of Davenport and Christian Baluyut of Clinton Awarded Robert D Blue Scholarship

By Molly Widen

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 21, 2024) — State Treasurer Roby Smith, a member of the Iowa Centennial Memorial Foundation, announces Christian Baluyut of Clinton is to receive a Robert D Blue scholarship award for the 2024-2025 school year. The Robert D Blue Scholarship, which is given by the Foundation, awarded seven Iowa students based on financial need, an original essay, academic achievement, and recommendations. The recipients represented five Iowa counties.

20 Aug 2024

“Seamless Transition”: Monmouth Named to National List of Transfer-Friendly Schools

By Barry McNamara

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (August 20, 2024) — For the fourth year in a row, Monmouth College has been named to the Phi Theta Kappa Transfer Honor Roll. The list recognizes excellence in the development and support of dynamic and innovative pathways for community college transfer students.

20 Aug 2024

Augustana College Selects Irene Karedis Borys to Serve as Assistant Vice President of Marketing and Brand Communication

By Nicole Lauer

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (August 20, 2024) — Augustana College announces the selection of Irene Karedis Borys to serve as the assistant vice president of marketing and brand communication. Borys, who most recently served as vice president of client experience and integrator for The Childress Agency, started at the college August 19. 

20 Aug 2024

Monmouth College Welcomes New Students into Their “Monmouth Era”

By Duane Bonifer

Monmouth College's new students gather for a class photo on Saturday afternoon on the steps of the Huff Athletic Center before the annual matriculation ceremony on Wallace Hall Plaza

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (August 20, 2024) — Through applications, campus visits, and registering for fall semester courses, students in the Class of 2028 and transfer students had already indicated their interest in attending Monmouth College.

19 Aug 2024

Taylor Barros of Davenport, Iowa, Earns University of Nebraska-Lincoln Degree

By Sean Hagewood

LINCOLN, NEBRASKA (August 19, 2024) — Taylor Christine Barros of Davenport, Iowa, was among 569 graduates who received degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln during a combined graduate- and undergraduate-commencement ceremony August 17 at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Barros earned a Master of Education from the Office of Graduate Studies.

Chancellor Rodney D Bennett presided over the commencement ceremony.

16 Aug 2024

Augustana College Awarded $25,000 Teagle Foundation Grant to Support First-Year Course, Faculty Development

By Nicole Lauer

Augustana College Provost Dr Dianna Shandy announces the college has been awarded a $25,000 Cornerstone: Learning for Living planning grant from the Teagle Foundation. The competitive grant funds will be used for faculty professional development and to revise the college’s first-year general education curriculum.

13 Aug 2024

Monmouth College Pipe Band to Appear This Fall in Three Parades, New Gig in Iowa

By Barry McNamara

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (August 13, 2024) — International Bagpipe Day is not until March, but the local, unofficial version will occur the first week in September, which will feature four appearances by the Monmouth College Pipe Band.

12 Aug 2024

That's Amore: Ravioli Plays Role in Alumni Wedding Ceremony on Monmouth Campus

By Barry McNamara

On their wedding day, Julia Sterr and Seth King returned to the Monmouth College classroom where they first met in Spanish class and exchanged a "beso"

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (August 12, 2024) — The "spaghetti kiss" in Lady and the Tramp is an iconic moment from a love story on the big screen.

For 2021 Monmouth College classmates Julia Sterr and Seth King, their memorable pasta was ravioli.

12 Aug 2024

Des Moines University, Iowa LEND Program Partner to Improve Health for People with Disabilities

By Denise Lamphier

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (August 12, 2024) — Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences and University of Iowa Health Care have partnered to welcome the first student from a Doctor of Occupational Therapy program to the Iowa Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities Program.

09 Aug 2024

Palmer College of Chiropractic Awarded Degrees

By Kelsey Hollis

DAVENPORT, IOWA (August 9, 2024) — The following students graduated with a Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic's Main Campus in Davenport, Iowa, on June 14, 2024.

Cole Baskerville of Davenport, Iowa

Julia Harris of Silvis, Illinois

Ashlee Hrabak of Bettendorf, Iowa

Andrew Kakishita of Rock Island, Illinois

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