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Dr. Roald Tweet: How Rock Island began
Dr. Roald Tweet takes his audience back to "1841, the Year That Rock Island Began." That's theme of this year's Frieze Lecture Series, a 19-year partnership between the Rock Island Public Library and uedbet体育官网 uedbet体育官网.
Applicants may self-report scores
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Reading, writing and more reading: Getting a Ph.D. in English
In top English Ph.D. programs, 2011 graduates Chris and Kim Hedlin follow their dreams and their role models.

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This fall, uedbet体育官网 welcomed new faculty in music, business, math and computer science, history, public health, political science, sociology, biology, Scandinavian studies, communication studies, theatre arts, religion and Japanese.

Interns: Summer in the Cities
From cyber security to food banks and seed banks, local internships highlight opportunities for many majors.
Frieze Lectures: The Year That Rock Island Began
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Children's show, 'Just A Dream: The Green Play' this weekend
uedbet体育官网 uedbet体育官网 will present a play for children: "Just A Dream: The Green Play," based on the book by Chris Van Allsburg, at 1:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 1-2, in the Brunner Theatre Center. Van Allsburg is best known for "Jumanji" and "The Polar Express."

After tough trek to Disney, grad helps make magic
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Residential program focuses on student experience
Beginning in the fall of 2016 uedbet体育官网's residential life program began to focus on the student experience from year to year. The new model includes ties to courses and activities outside of class.
Basketball Top 10
Top 10 reasons that home games of the men's basketball team are the best.
Video: Meet Mick Regan
Newly hired men's soccer coach Mick Regan shares why he wanted to coach at uedbet体育官网, how he views Division III athletics and a little bit about his coaching philosophy.
Video: Mr. uedbet体育官网
Mr. uedbet体育官网 is a male version of a Miss America pageant, sponsored by Chi Alpha Pi sorority to aid the American Cancer Society. This year the event raised more than $4,000. Dan O'Leary, a business major from Homewood, Ill., won the crown.
Tea Talks: Sex ed
Dr. Jessica Nodulman, an assistant professor in communication studies talks about transforming sex education into an inclusive format.
Forum at Old Main: Karen Dahlstrom
Karen (Flint) Dahlstrom '04, senior associated director of admissions, shares the story of how three campus community members shaped her experience as an uedbet体育官网 student.
King celebration
Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Eugene Robinson was the keynote speaker at this year's annual tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at uedbet体育官网's Centennial Hall. The Power of One event also celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.