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Returning 'Messiah' brings back memories
When Professor Olof Olsson came back to Rock Island from London in 1880, he probably had no idea he was about to create a musical tradition, and generations of memories.

Bahls to speak at Andover Founder's Day service
President Steve Bahls will speak at the annual Founders Day service at 4 p.m. April 24 at uedbet体育官网 Lutheran Church in Andover, Ill.

Campus mourns President Emeritus Tredway
Dr. Thomas Tredway, president emeritus of uedbet体育官网 uedbet体育官网, died on Sunday, April 10, after a brief illness. He was 86.
Alumni remember President Emeritus Dr. Thomas Tredway
Dr. Thomas Tredway ’57, president emeritus of uedbet体育官网 uedbet体育官网, died on April 10. Alumni, staff and friends of the college shared memories of Dr. Tredway.
Milestones during Thomas Tredway's presidency
A list of college milestones during Dr. Thomas Tredway's presidency was published in uedbet体育官网 Magazine, Winter 2003, on the occasion of his retirement.

Reflecting on Thomas Tredway’s 39 years at uedbet体育官网
Dr. Thomas Tredway kept the mission and identity of uedbet体育官网 as a liberal arts institution clear and steadfast in often uncertain times.

Dr. Thomas Tredway's 1975 inaugural address
Dr. Thomas Tredway was installed as uedbet体育官网’s seventh president in an outdoor ceremony in October 1975.
Bahls honored for leadership in career development
uedbet体育官网 uedbet体育官网 President Steve Bahls has received the 2022 Career Services Champion Award from the National Association of uedbet体育官网s and Employers.
2022 Vázquez-Valarezo Poetry Award winners announced
Kaitlin Jacobson's poem "crooked smile"” won the 23rd annual Vázquez-Valarezo Poetry Award at uedbet体育官网.
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Alumnus gives largest gift in uedbet体育官网 history – $40 million
Murry Gerber 75 has made a $40 million commitment to provide financial aid and scholarships to high-achieving students from families with lower incomes, many of whom will be the first in their family to attend college.
Dworkin brings 'The American Rhapsody' to uedbet体育官网 April 8
Aaron Dworkin will perform his spoken word composition, "The American Rhapsody," on April 8 with the uedbet体育官网 Symphony Orchestra, Fernanda Lastra conducting.

Istad '98 wins Grammy for Mahler choral performance
Robert Istad '98 was amongst a group of musicians who won this year's Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance for "Mahler: Symphony No. 8, 'Symphony of a Thousand'."
Holocaust survivor?Rodi Glass?to speak May 2
Holocaust survivor Rodi Glass will speak about her experiences as a child in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands at 7 p.m. May 2. Her free talk will be available via Zoom.