Education

Black Hawk College partnered with Green Flower, a virtual pot education platform, in 2024 and welcomed its 4th cannabis cohort this week.

Boise State University political scientists Charlie Hunt and Jaci Kettler are partnering with Boise State Public Radio to produce Scandalized, a podcast about political scandals in America. The first episode concerns former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich.

In her 8th annual address, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds proposed ideas for boosting the state’s health care workforce, asked lawmakers to restrict cell phones in classrooms, and said she will ask for federal permission to establish Medicaid work requirements.

The University of Dubuque President Travis Frampton, Senator Chuck Grassley, Governor Kim Reynolds and UD Board of Trustees made the announcement Friday morning, Dec. 13th. The release states this would be the first new medical school in the state in over 125 years.

On Saturday, December 14th, and Sunday, December 15th, John Deere World Headquarters in Moline will hold the FIRST LEGO League Challenge qualifying events.

Augustana College’s Historical Society is releasing a new periodical publication covering the college’s history on Thursday, December 5. The first edition concerns the Vietnam War Era at Augustana.

Applications are open until Dec. 20 for the 2024 Illinois Green Ribbon Award, sponsored by the Illinois State Board of Education and the Illinois Green Alliance.

The Quad Cities Community Foundation scholarships are open for 2025. There are over 70 scholarships and $600,000 available.

Keep in mind, Thanksgiving is the #1 food waste holiday so make a plan now for all of your leftovers so they don’t end up in the trash. Good food should feed people, not landfills.

In this episode of WHQC, we dive deep into the spirit of giving and community engagement with Sydney Elliott, the Director of Emerging Leaders at the United Way of the Quad Cities.