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Vigil marks year since Mexican students kidnapped
Standing shoulder to shoulder in a circle on the grassy lower quad of uedbet体育官网 uedbet体育官网, nearly 40 students came together Thursday evening to mark the one-year anniversary of the kidnapping of 43 male college students in Guerrero, Mexico.
uedbet体育官网 to host domestic violence awareness events
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and this year uedbet体育官网 uedbet体育官网 is hosting events throughout the month to spread awareness and involve the local community. Each event is geared toward different audiences and is sponsored by uedbet体育官网 uedbet体育官网 or one of the many Quad-City organizations dedicated to helping victims of domestic violence.
Pickens '14 showing some serious mussel
Lillian Pickens '14 is an AmeriCorps volunteer with the Upper Tennessee River Roundtable in Abingdon, Va. To help educate people about improving water quality in the river she helps bring freshwater ecology alive by performing as Pearly the Mussel. Pickens was a religion major at uedbet体育官网, and as member of Alpha Psi Omega theatre group, she coordinated and performed numerous educational and outreach programs.
Kristy Blue mines for uedbet体育官网 gold in California
Kristy Lear Blue has joined uedbet体育官网 in a new position: director of admissions–West Coast. She will lead uedbet体育官网’s effort to recruit students in California and other western states. Blue, who has admissions experience at the University of Minnesota, also will work with alumni in California and other western states.
View Sept. 27 lunar eclipse at uedbet体育官网
uedbet体育官网's John Deere Planetarium and Carl Gamble Observatory will host free public programs on Sunday, Sept. 27, in conjunction with the total eclipse of the moon.
The perks of having an uedbet体育官网 ID
All uedbet体育官网 students are issued an ID card that not only serves as a practical tool for getting into residence halls, serving as a meal ticket and checking out materials from the Tredway Library, it also allows students to take advantage of some other perks. Here are six of them.
Baity '16 helps lead RI marching band
Senior Dena Baity will begin student teaching in the Rock Island High School band department in mid-November. Baity, who has played the trumpet for the last 11 years, has worked with the marching band since July as they perfect their routine to compete Oct. 24 at the Bands of America Marching Championships Super Regional.
Re-think the rhetoric on free college
Kent Barnds, uedbet体育官网's executive vice president, challenges presidential candidates and other politicians to stop talking about college affordability in an essay that originally appeared in Politico's Morning Education on Sept. 11, 2015.
Schone '11 brings farm background to the city
Growing up amid the corn and soybean fields of central Illinois, Ryan Schone '11 learned all about conventional farming. But he's taking a decidedly urban detour, working as a food systems educator with the University of Wisconsin Extension. He's helped establish the Emerging Farmer Program and microfarms throughout the Milwaukee area. Schone majored in geography at uedbet体育官网.
A Humble man sings praises for men's choirs
Aaron Humble is the new director of uedbet体育官网's 20-voice Wennerberg Men's Chorus. He is a 37-year-old tenor who has a bachelor's in vocal performance from Millikin University in Decatur, Ill., and a master's and doctorate in voice from Indiana University. The new assistant professor of music at uedbet体育官网 also teaches private voice, as well as music appreciation and ear training.
Printmaking exhibit opens at Teaching Museum of Art
"WHAT A RELIEF! Variations on Printmaking" opens with a reception at 5 p.m. Aug. 28 at the uedbet体育官网 Teaching Museum of Art. The exhibit features the work of Janet Taylor and Joseph Lappie, alongside ukiyo-e prints from the uedbet体育官网 collection through Oct. 30. (See museum calendar for the season.)
2015-16 theatre season: crime and justice
uedbet体育官网's 2015-2016 theatre season — Crime and Justice — will explore a woman's reaction to oppression and passion in "Machinal"; murder on a lonely farm in "Trifles"; and a woman with two selves in "Getting Out."
uedbet体育官网 recognized for emergency preparedness efforts
uedbet体育官网 was recognized for its emergency preparedness efforts by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) and National Weather Service - Quad Cities office. Representatives from both agencies were on campus for a joint press conference to announce the new designations for the college.
Millions in upgrades ready for students this fall
More than 700 new students set to arrive on campus this week, uedbet体育官网 uedbet体育官网 is wrapping up a $7-million investment in summer construction. Among the improvements to campus is a $5-million remodel of one wing of Westerlin Residence Center, the college’s largest residence hall, housing more than 450 students.
Students awarded fellowships for summer research
This summer, seven uedbet体育官网 uedbet体育官网 students are participating in full-scale scientific research projects under the guidance of faculty advisors. Each project is funded through an uedbet体育官网 Summer Student Research Fellowship-up to $3,000, plus additional funding for project expenses.
