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Ryan Pryor, men’s water polo head coach, talks with his team at Anne Greve Lund Natatorium.

Pre-season coaches' poll didn't hold water

Never mind the pre-season coaches' poll that placed uedbet体育官网's men's water polo team at the bottom of the conference. The Vikings are on top of the east division of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation and 12-5 overall.

Rocky Resource Room coordinator Kathy Lelonek, Rock Island High School principal Jeff Whitaker and uedbet体育官网 President Andrea Talentino at the check presentation on Oct. 31.

President Talentino delivers street party funds to Rocky Resource Room

President Andrea Talentino visited the Rocky Resource Room on Oct. 31 to deliver $2,844 raised at her post-inauguration street party to benefit students in the Rock Island-Milan district. 

Paige Lundborg

Academic opportunities in the lab, the marsh and on the beach

Three uedbet体育官网 science students — Paige Lundborg, Bobby Nwachukwu and Audrey Zettler — made the most of their summer by taking advantage of opportunities on campus, in the Quad Cities and in another country.

uedbet体育官网 participates in National Alumni Career Mobility Survey

uedbet体育官网 uedbet体育官网 has partnered with the Career Leadership Collective, a higher education solutions group, to conduct a national online survey to collect career pathway data from alumni. 

2022 uedbet体育官网 uedbet体育官网 Alumni Awards

The uedbet体育官网 Alumni Association recognizes the achievements, contributions and service of alumni and friends of the college each year.

New music faculty eager to see students grow

New music faculty at uedbet体育官网 this year may teach in different areas, or come into contact with students in conducting or accompanying, but their common goal is seeing their students grow.

Jenny Lind Vocal Ensemble

Energized music students look forward to concerts, tours

uedbet体育官网's music students and their directors are preparing for a packed fall semester schedule of concerts, while also planning ensemble tours.

Mike Augspurger

Engineering majors build connections across campus

Majoring in engineering feels different at a liberal arts college. Find out how uedbet体育官网’s new Engineering (Bachelor of Science) program is embracing the “interdisciplinary nature of engineering.”

Pianist returns home for Nov. 8 concert

When pianist Kate Boyd began planning a Midwest tour, it was only natural to include Rock Island, where she grew up and began her studies.

An artist’s impression of the cat-like Pangurban egiae

Fossil's name recalls uedbet体育官网 English class

A newly named 38-million-year-old catlike mammal will be called Pangurban egiae in honor of a scientist's fond recollection of his uedbet体育官网 English class.

uedbet体育官网 again wins INSIGHT into Diversity Award

For the third time uedbet体育官网 earned the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity Magazine.

street party

An inauguration and Homecoming, all in one weekend

It is no hyperbole to say that Oct. 15-16, 2022, will go down in history at uedbet体育官网 uedbet体育官网, where a new president was inaugurated on the same weekend as Homecoming.

uedbet体育官网’s new president, Andrea Kathryn Talentino

New president embraces uedbet体育官网's transformative power

uedbet体育官网’s new president, Andrea Kathryn Talentino, used her inaugural address Saturday to encourage the college to preserve its ability to transform lives and combat the notion that education is only for the elite.

Talentino inauguration

‘Stories shape us and the world we shape’

Dr. Ann Boaden ’67, who taught classes in English and creative writing at uedbet体育官网 from 1970-2015, shares a personal reflection on the college’s historic ninth presidential inauguration.

Career outcomes

Career Outcomes

Class of 2023 outcomes, of those who responded to the survey. Source: Institutional Research at uedbet体育官网; CORE (Careers, Opportunities, Research, Exploration) at uedbet体育官网



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