New veterinarian Kelly Schmitz joins Alpine Animal Hospital

Good News Notes:  “Alpine Animal Hospital welcomed its newest veterinarian, Dr. Kelly Schmitz, to its team in early June. Schmitz, who is from North Pole, Alaska, and graduated from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and Colorado State University’s collaborative veterinarian program, will be caring for all types of animals large and small. The business is…

Every Celebrity Celebrating the Graduating Class of 2020

Good News Notes: “Stars are honoring the graduating class of 2020! Amid the Coronavirus pandemic, celebs are teaming up to celebrate students with virtual ceremonies.  Miley Cyrus,  Oprah Winfrey, Cardi B and more stars have already honored graduates this weekend with performances, speeches and more. On Friday, Cyrus, Winfrey and Cardi joined Jennifer Garner, Lil Nas X, Simone Biles, Awkwafina, and Matthew McConaughey during Facebook and…

Ursinus College Receives $11 Million Dollar Donation For Scholarships

Good News Notes: “Ursinus College has received the largest single gift in its 150-year history — $11 million to support a scholarship program aimed at students from lower- and middle-income families, the school announced Friday. The gift comes from Philadelphia philanthropists Joan and Will Abele, a 1961 Ursinus graduate, and their family foundation. Selected students…

Local man who saved college student identified

Good News Notes: “ A man who saved the life of a customer who was choking at the Sioux City Pizza Ranch was identified Thursday evening. They are calling it the ‘Saving Grace’ story after Grace Nordquist, a senior at Morningside College was determined to find the man that saved her life on New Year’s Day….

Madison College fights student food insecurity

Good News Notes: “Madison College is putting an educational twist on a campus food pantry to help students battling food insecurity.” “Students can grab up to ten pounds of food per week, but it’s about more than just free food. The goal of the pantry is to educate about nutrition and encourage students to eat…

Mother who gave birth as teenager graduates holding daughter’s hand

Good News Notes: “A young mother, nominated for an inspirational individual award, who was forced to leave her school as a pregnant 15-year-old held her daughter’s hand as she graduated from university six years later.” “After struggling down a “very dark path” in her younger years, Rachael Campey’s dream came true on Wednesday when she donned…

BU Launches New Program to Help Students Facing Hunger

Good News Notes: “For years the joke has been that college students live on ramen noodles and peanut butter and jelly. But there’s nothing funny about the growing problem of food insecurity experienced by college students across the country.” “In a study conducted earlier this year by the Hope Center at Temple University,  41 percent…

More colleges are opening doors to students with intellectual disabilities and giving them life skills and a ticket to employment, but federal funding for some of these programs runs out next year.

 Good News Notes: “It was a bittersweet moment for Casey and Dean Jorgensen, Courtney’s parents, who live two hours away from the college, in Grantsville, Utah. They’d always hoped that their daughter might be able to attend college, but a college education was never a guarantee. They were excited for her, but like many parents…