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Inauguration address: President Andrea Kathryn Talentino
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø President Andrea Kathryn Talentino delivered her inauguration address on Oct. 15, 2022, before the crowd of students, alumni and employees on the campus Quad.
Pearce retiring from WVIK; reception Oct. 25
Jay Pearce, chief executive officer and general manager of Quad Cities NPR affiliate WVIK, will retire Oct. 28 after 11 years at the station.
DeSimone to lead Viking Club fundraising, engagement
David DeSimone, Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø head tennis coach, is adding fundraising and booster engagement to his duties.
Arun Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, to speak at Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø
Arun Gandhi, a socio-political activist, journalist and philanthropist, will share his grandfather¡¯s message of the transformational power of channeling one¡¯s anger into an agent for doing good.
Students kick off inauguration festivities
The celebration of President Andrea Talentino's inauguration started Sunday with an Inauguration Kickoff Student Picnic, a special event just for students.
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø partners with PEN America to support free expression
On Wednesday, Oct. 12, during Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø¡¯s Symposium Day: Civil Discourse, PEN America will present a keynote address and workshop on why free expression matters globally, nationally and on college campuses, especially during an election season.
25th Frieze Lectures: Ideas That Changed Us
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø faculty will present "Ideas That Changed Us" in the annual Frieze Lectures at the Rock Island Public Library.
Post-inauguration Street Party to close 7th Ave.
To celebrate the inauguration of Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø President Andrea Talentino, 7th Avenue will be closed from Centennial Hall to the Lindberg Center for a post-ceremony Street Party Oct. 15.
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Fall Symposium Day Oct. 12 addresses civil discourse
Civil Discourse is the topic of Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø's Fall Symposium Day Oct. 12, and presenters will include PEN America, an organization that works protect free expression, and alumni, faculty and students from many disciplines.
Reporters join students in water sampling
Media representatives joined Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø students and faculty for a water sampling exercise.
Hispanic Film Festival begins Oct. 26
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø will sponsor its 26th annual Hispanic Film Festival on Wednesdays, Oct. 26-Nov. 30. All films will be shown at 7 p.m. in Hanson Hall of Science, Room 102. Films are free and open to the public.
New Parkinson¡¯s support group opens to the public
The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø invites the public to join a new support group for people affected by Parkinson¡¯s disease.
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø launches state's first ¡®Second Chance Pell Experimental Site¡¯
Students enrolled in the Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Prison Education Program are the first in Illinois to draw upon the new Second Chance Pell awards from the U.S. Department of Education.
U.S. News again ranks Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø among top liberal arts colleges
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø continued its long-standing tradition of ranking in the top 100 for national liberal arts colleges and made big gains in the category of social mobility in the U.S. News & World Report¡¯s 2023 rankings.
