WICHITA, Kansas, April 18 -- Friends University issued the following news: Friends University's President, Dr. Amy Bragg Carey has been elected to serve a three-year term as the Region VII (Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota) representative on the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities Board of Directors. The National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU) serves as the unified voice for the 1,700 private, non more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 18 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following statement on April 17, 2024: * * * Gov. Kim Reynolds released the following statement in response to HF 2618 passing the Iowa Senate: "By investing in literacy today, we are opening opportunities for our kids in the future. "This bill implements evidence-based reading instruction to help students move from the critical phase of 'Learning to Read' into a lifelong practice of 'Reading to Learn.' "It gives parents mo more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 18 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: Gov. Kim Reynolds today announced her appointment of Ashley Stewart as a district associate judge in Judicial Election District 5C. Stewart, of Des Moines, Iowa, is an assistant appellate defender for the Iowa Public Defender's Office. She received an undergraduate degree from University of Houston and her law degree from Thomas Jefferson School of Law. Ashley Stewart fills a vacan more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 18 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: Today, Gov. Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation for Allamakee, Cass, Des Moines, Fayette, Henry, and Lee counties in response to severe weather that occurred on April 16. The governor's proclamation activates the Iowa Individual Assistance Grant Program and the Disaster Case Advocacy Program for those counties. The Iowa Individual Assistance Grant Program provides grants of up  more PR

DUBUQUE, Iowa, April 18 -- The University of Dubuque issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: This spring, the University of Dubuque will recognize and celebrate the academic accomplishments of undergraduate, graduate, and seminary students with two commencement ceremonies on Saturday, April 27, 2024. The University of Dubuque Spring Commencement will be held at 1:00 p.m. in the Chlapaty Recreation and Wellness Center. Doors will open at 11:30 a.m. Sixty-eight graduate students and more PR

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa, April 18 -- The University of Northern Iowa issued the following news release: The University of Northern Iowa announced three recipients of the 2024 Lux Service Awards at its annual Student Leadership Awards ceremony. The Lux Service Award, one of four awards from the Dean of Students office, is the pinnacle for graduating seniors to acknowledge their exemplary service, which will leave a lasting legacy upon graduation. To qualify for the Lux Service Award, students must hol more PR