6 Things Parents Need to Know Before Helping with Education Loans

IOWA STUDENT LOAN
August 8, 2022 3:04 pm

By Marcia RogersIowa Student Loan Liquidity Corporation board memberNext year's first college bills are coming out, and students and families are looking for ways to pay for any amount not covered by financial aid, savings or earnings.

Weddings, hayrides and survival

VALERIE CLOSE, EDITOR
August 8, 2022 11:11 am

You rarely see a wedding party on a hay ride. But when you do, you have to follow the fun. So I did. I Interrupted the celebration just long enough to snap a few photos and quickly get out of the way.

Upper Iowa University names Spring Dean's List Honorees

VINTON TODAY
July 22, 2022 1:20 pm

Upper Iowa University announces the Dean's List for the 2022 spring semester. To qualify, students must have earned at least a 3.50 grade point average for the semester and be a full-time student at the university.

2022-2023 Iowa AmeriCorps State – Planning Grant Funding Opportunity Announced

AMERICORPS IOWA
July 21, 2022 9:17 pm

Planning Grant Updated Funding OpportunityVolunteer Iowa is pleased to announce the availability of extended deadlines to apply for AmeriCorps State planning grants for program year 2022-2023.

Loras College Announces 2021-2022 Graduates

VINTON TODAY
July 21, 2022 10:57 am

Loras College has announced the names of students who earned a bachelor's degree or master's degree in 2021-2022. Included is the following student:&n

7 Tips to Getting a Student Loan

IOWA STUDENT LOAN
July 12, 2022 5:51 pm

by Jim SchipperIowa Student Loan Liquidity Corporation BoardMany families turn to federal and private student loans, like those offered by ISL Education Lending, to cover remaining college costs after savings, earnings and other financial aid.

LOCAL STUDENTS NAMED TO PRESIDENT'S AND DEANS' LISTS AT DRAKE UNIVERSITY

VINTON TODAY
July 10, 2022 11:41 pm

The following local students have been named to the Deans' and President's Lists at Drake University. To be eligible for the Deans' List, students must have earned a GPA of 3.

Local Students Graduate from Drake University

VINTON TODAY
July 8, 2022 12:45 pm

The following local students graduated from Drake University at the end of the spring 2022 semester. Drake University is a midsize, private university in Des Moines, Iowa, enrolling more than 3,000 undergraduate and 1,800 graduate students.

Luther College announces 2022 graduates

VINTON TODAY
July 7, 2022 1:04 pm

            Brittany Grendler, of Vinton, Iowa, participated in Commencement for the Luther College class of 2022 on May 22.

Mount Mercy University students named to Spring 2022 Dean's List

VINTON TODAY
July 7, 2022 1:04 pm

 The following student(s) made Mount Mercy University's Spring 2022 Dean's List. Students with a semester grade point average of 3.60 or better, and who are graded (letter grade, not pass/fail) for six or more semester hours, are eligible for inclusion on the Dean's List.