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Candidates for graduation 2024
uedbet体育官网’s Commencement ceremony is a celebration of the pride we share in our students’ accomplishments and opportunities during their studies on our campus. Names listed here represent candidates for graduation; inclusion does not indicate completion of the degree requirements.
uedbet体育官网 students envision future of Longview Park
The master plan will be used to guide future planning at the more than century-old park. City of Rock Island leaders said they will use the plan information to apply for a state-funded Open Space Lands Acquisition & Development Grant.
uedbet体育官网 launching Success Teams
Beginning fall 2024, every uedbet体育官网 student will be paired with a Success Team, a multi-pronged team.
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2024 Vázquez-Valarezo Poetry Award winners announced
The award is sponsored by Dr. Jeanneth Vázquez, professor of Spanish. Winners receive a small monetary award and a certificate of recognition. The award is named in honor of two educators, the late Honorato Vazquez and the late Angelica Valarezo, writers who worked in the field of education in Ecuador for 35 years. In addition to recognizing excellence, the award is designed to encourage student poets to submit their work for consideration.
Celebration of Learning 2024 showcases research
The annual Celebration of Learning showcases work by students, faculty and staff at uedbet体育官网. This year's celebration on May 8 included poster presentations, interactive sessions, an art show, panel presentations and special events.
uedbet体育官网 students present at state water conference
uedbet体育官网 students joined utilities and industry suppliers, consultants, manufacturers and regulators at the Illinois Section of the American Water Association to present research from the multi-faceted water line inventory project.
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“Our Country’s Good,” will be directed by Jeff Coussens, uedbet体育官网 professor of theatre arts.
Max Sellers first Viking men’s volleyball All-American
All-American Max Sellers helped lead the uedbet体育官网 Viking men's volleyball team to an 18-7 record, the best in program history.
Edible insect ambassador Chef Joseph Yoon to lecture at uedbet体育官网
Chef Joseph Yoon will deliver the Roys Lecture and engage with uedbet体育官网 students in class lectures and at the college's Celebration of Learning.
Softball player Jennica Soliz '24 gets another shot at a senior season
Senior Jennica Soliz, a psychology major from Moline, Ill., remembers her last softball season in high school, which was cut short due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
2024 Geifman Prize in Holocaust Studies winners
The annual Geifman Prize in Holocaust Studies is a competition in which students write or compose in music and art their responses to the Holocaust.
uedbet体育官网 expands student-engagement initiative Augie Choice
The innovative program, previously only available to juniors and seniors, is now expanded to sophomores so that they too can engage in transformational engaged learning experiences.
uedbet体育官网 student wins award at Cedar Rapids Independent Film Fest
Matthew Chezum ’25, from New Windsor, Ill., won the Student Audience Choice Eddy Award in the 2024 Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival (CRIFF).
