Three more Academic All-Americans
uedbet体育官网 has added three athletes to its list of Academic All-Americans this year, most recently two track and field athletes in June. uedbet体育官网 currently ranks seventh in the nation (in all divisions) in number of Academic All-Americans with 163.
uedbet体育官网 adds three Academic All-Americans in 2016
uedbet体育官网 has added three athletes to its list of Academic All-Americans this year, most recently two track and field athletes in June.
History professor featured in Forbes
uedbet体育官网 history professor Lendol Calder has partnered with Brown University professor Tracy Steffes to write a chapter in the recently published book “Improving Quality in American Higher Education.”
Shaping their futures through lessons in Africa
The friendship between a student and his mentor brought about a program that makes life-changing learning experiences in Africa open to more students.
Olson '58 called the Audubon of prairie plants
George Olson '58 is featured at the Figge Art Museum, Davenport, now through Sept. 4, in "Picturing the Prairie: Tallgrass Q-C." The idea for the show came several years ago when Figge director Tim Schiffer was attending an event at the home of uedbet体育官网 uedbet体育官网 president Steven Bahls and saw one of Olson's paintings.
2016 Wollstonecraft, Vazquez-Valarezo awards announced
Essays on the LGBTQ community and women's cultural weaving projects, as well as the representation of women in cartoons make up the winners of this year's essay contest.
2016 Kirn Book Award winners
The Kirn Book Award provides up to $1,000 to a student who exhibits the qualities of curiosity and a love of the printed word that would lead toward the development of a personal library. This year's winners are Amanda Schar and Kathryn Gorzek.
Seniors inducted into Alpha Kappa Delta
Six graduating seniors were inducted into uedbet体育官网's chapter of Alpha Kappa Delta international sociology honor society in May.
2016 Alumni Award winners
The following individuals were recognized at uedbet体育官网’s Celebration of Alumni Dinner in April.
Holi Festival benefits Water to Thrive
The annual Hindu Holi Festival also raises funds for Water to Thrive, a nonprofit dedicated to “spreading awareness of the global water crisis while raising funds needed to construct water wells” in rural Africa.