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Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø announces new program to dramatically expand financial aid?
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø has launched an innovative financial aid program ¡ª Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Possible ¡ª to meet 100% of demonstrated financial need for qualifying newly enrolled students.
Project with city to provide hands-on learning for students?
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø President Andrea Talentino announced a partnership between the college and the city of Rock Island to identify lead water service lines as required under a new state law.
Johnson '98 named COO of NFL's Jaguars
Chad Johnson '98 has been named chief operating officer of the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars. During his career, he has worked with several professional sports franchises, including the Miami Marlins, Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning.
Let the games begin ¡ª upgraded athletics facilities ready to go
Summer upgrades to athletic facilities already are complete ¡ª and it¡¯s only early July.
Alumni find the edge during 'Great Resignation'
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø alumni are part of the ¡°Great Resignation¡± trend, using their education to give them the confidence and insight to make a move.
Class Notes
Alumni share their latest news and photos!
Institute for Leadership and Service renamed to honor retiring President Bahls
An alumnus who created Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø¡¯s Institute for Leadership and Service in 1998 has increased its endowment and renamed it in honor of retiring President Steve Bahls.
Dawson '20 is new executive director of Genesius Guild
Isabel Dawson '20 is the new executive director of Genesius Guild, a Rock Island community group that has offered free summer theatre for 66 years.
Creating a more inclusive space
A life of exploration for physicist Dr. Karen Andeen ¡¯03 has taken her from Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø to Antarctica to beyond the Milky Way ¡ª and into the depths of cultural change for her field.
Blanck ¡¯78 key to new partnership with Sweden¡¯s Uppsala University
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø has named Dr. Dag Blanck ¡¯78 an honorary professor of Swedish-American studies to formally acknowledge his contributions to the academic field and to Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø.
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Choir tours Germany, Czech Republic?
Members of the Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Choir shared their love of music in Europe, performing six concerts during a post-graduation tour of Germany and the Czech Republic.
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø plans new programs in health, film and new media
Three new areas of study are planned: a major in film and new media and two minors in integrative medicine and the humanities, and disability.
Prison Education Program receives $70,900 in grants
The Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Prison Education Program was awarded $50,900 for a computer lab at the East Moline Correctional Center, and $20,000 to hiring an administrator.
Making music in new Bergendoff spaces
Phase I of the three-phase Bergendoff Hall of Fine Arts re-creation is complete. Julie Hamann ¡¯82 Elliott was a lead supporter of the project. On May 12, she performed a piano and voice recital for family and friends in Hamann Concert Hall.
