College Credits: Batavia Student Aids In Water Line Inventory Project

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Student from Batavia lends a hand to water line inventory

Jimmy Zitkus, an Augie Ages student from Batavia, was one of 140 Augustana Vikings football players who took a break from practice to assist with a water line inventory project.

The players knocked on doors near Augustana's campus and Saukie Golf Course as part of the final canvassing event before student research assistants moved to the next phase of the project, which included data analysis and predictive modeling.

Head coach Steve Bell said the team has developed a great relationship with Dr. Kimberly Murphy, director of the Center for Advancement of Community Health and Wellness. Dr. Murphy's center is joined by Augustana's Upper Mississippi Center in leading the inventory project.

"When she asked us to help, we saw it as a great opportunity to give back to the Rock Island community and to help Augustana with an important project," Bell said. "For our football players, it's about helping them understand that football is a small part of what they will learn here at Augustana. Being a small part of something bigger than yourself has much more meaning in the long run."

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SNHU president’s list includes Batavia students

It is with great pleasure that Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) congratulates the following students on being named to the Summer 2023 President's List. The summer terms run from May to August.

Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 and above for the reporting term are named to the President's List. Full-time status is achieved by earning 12 credits over each 16-week term or paired 8-week terms grouped in fall, winter/spring, and summer.

• Nicholas Benson of Batavia (60510)
• Allyson Hunter of Batavia (60510)

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Batavia native earns scholarship from UW-Whitewater

Morgan Steinys from Batavia, IL, a student who is studying Communication Sciences and Disorders - Bachelor of Science at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, is among the scholarship recipients for the 2023-24 academic year.

Steinys won the following scholarship(s): Chancellor Scholars

"On behalf of the UW-Whitewater Foundation Board of Directors, we send our deepest congratulations to this year's scholarship winners," said Katie Kuznacic, president of the UW-Whitewater Foundation. "Since 1962, thousands of individuals, families, friends, and organizations have donated funds to make these important financial awards a reality. Their kindness and generosity have contributed to UW-Whitewater's alumni success and economic impact, and their impact is resoundingly felt each year via critical scholarship disbursements. We are so grateful to all donors for private support to the UW-Whitewater Foundation."

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