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Lanterns 2025
Welcome to the latest issue of Lanterns, the University of Dubuque's magazine that offers guiding lights of encouragement, affirmation, and purpose.
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UD Pursues Opening the First New Medical School in Iowa in Over 125 Years
The University of Dubuque is officially moving forward with the required approvals and programmatic accreditation process to open a four-year medical school. In recognition of a $60 million gift from John (DHL'17) and Alice (DHL'17) Butler - one of the largest donations to UD in its 172-year history - the new college will be named after the Butler family.
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Anna Vaske, of Peosta, Iowa, is a junior elementary education major and a soprano with the UD Concert Choir. She recently traveled to the Kansas City area to perform "In Meeting We Are Blessed" at various locations with 25 other members of the UD Concert Choir and UD Chamber Singers. Anna is also involved in the UD Treble Choir.
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