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From choir to bison to the Bible, uedbet体育官网 alumni host podcasts
At least three uedbet体育官网 alumni are hosting their own podcasts that delve into a variety of topics.
Melton '10 finds beauty in numbers
Olivia (Hugh) Melton '10 had intended to study art at uedbet体育官网, but after discovering the beauty in numbers, she changed her focus. Recently, Melton opened her own business, Olivia Melton, CPA.
Heywire competes for laughs
Heywire, uedbet体育官网’s student improv group, offers students a break from the stress of college life. To broaden their abilities for a wider audience, the group recently competed for the first time at in the lllinois Collegiate Improv Regionals.
Composition student hears her 'Les Ballons' performed
Junior Monica Gil first started composing music in middle school and hasn't stopped. This year she's had the chance to hear one of her compositions performed by uedbet体育官网's Jenny Lind Vocal Ensemble.
"Through the Forest" concert to bring warmth in winter
The uedbet体育官网 Symphony Orchestra's winter concert, "Through the Forest" will give listeners an artistic treatment of the natural world, including darkness, power, fear and excitement.
Mississippi Bend Players announce inaugural season
A new Quad Cities-based theatre company will make its debut this summer, with uedbet体育官网 uedbet体育官网’s Brunner Theatre Center the site for three summer-stock presentations by the recently formed Mississippi Bend Players.
International Street Fest to celebrate, educate
uedbet体育官网’s Office of International Student Life is hosting the International Street Fest on Feb. 2-3. The annual event is designed to celebrate the diversity of cultural backgrounds in the uedbet体育官网 community and educate the campus about issues facing the college's international students.
Novelist John Holman delivers first River Reading of 2017
John Holman, a novelist, short story writer, and essayist shares an excerpt from his novel Triangle Ray at the first River Reading of 2017.
'Crimes of the Heart' takes on a unique adaptation
Theatre-goers will see a unique adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Crimes of the Heart" at uedbet体育官网.
Why don't these monkeys grow up faster?
Why don't these monkeys grow up faster? Trying to figure that out while on a research project in Panama gave Dan Herrera ’17 the material for a prize-winning presentation.
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
uedbet体育官网 will mark National Eating Disorders Awareness Week with health screenings, a film and discussion and a lecture on mindful eating.
Former Sara Lee CEO and alumna Brenda Barnes dies at 63
uedbet体育官网 alumna Brenda Czajka '75 Barnes, who became one of the highest-ranking women in corporate America, died Tuesday after suffering a stroke. She was 63.
What should music therapy become? uedbet体育官网 students join conversation
uedbet体育官网 music therapy students are joining a national discussion about where their profession is heading: Will it be more medical, or creative, or the best of both?
Wetzel connecting with high school students
uedbet体育官网 instructor James Wetzel, an experimental high-energy particle physicist, has been named the 2017 Bettendorf (Iowa) Community Schools Foundation Visiting Science Scholar.
Special Collections will display?Beard Olympics!
uedbet体育官网 Special Collections will display Beard Olympics!, a study of materials related to facial hair and personal grooming, through May 17.
