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New pastor invites all to come and see
Pastor Melinda Pupillo, Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø's new campus chaplain, is excited to engage and support students from different religious backgrounds.
Lindberg Center pool is Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø's third
The students who swam for Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø's first varsity team in 1928 could hardly have imagined today's facility in the new Lindberg Center.
Inside the Bergendoff Hall of Fine Arts renovation
Bergendoff Hall of Fine Arts, home of Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø's music and art history programs, is becoming a new modern space to serve students.
Symphonic Band to celebrate with 'Opening Day' Oct. 9
The Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Symphonic Band will celebrate its first official live performance in nearly 18 months in a concert Oct. 9 entitled "Opening Day."
24th Frieze Lectures to consider "Best. Book. Ever."
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø faculty will present their choices for "Best. Book. Ever." in the annual Frieze Lectures at the Rock Island Public Library.
Students to celebrate Constitution Day Sept. 17
In recognition of Constitution Day Sept. 17, Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø students will gather on the Viking Plaza to address their favorite parts of the 234-year-old document.
Chicago Accounting, Finance and Data Analytics Fair Sept. 20
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø will host its second Chicago Accounting, Finance and Data Analytics Fair in Oak Brook, Ill., from 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Sept. 20.
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø moves up in national rankings
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø is ranked no. 92 of the 222 U.S News & World Report nationally ranked liberal arts colleges in 2022, moving up four spots from 2021.
New book examines Swedish-U.S. relations, history
Dag Blanck, director of the Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center at Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø, will join contributors to a new study of Swedish-American relations at a virtual book launch Sept. 9.
The day Sweden's Royal Couple came to campus ¡ª 25 years ago
On Sept. 13, 1996, Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia made their first joint appearance at Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø. Here's a look back on that historic day.
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Dia de la Raza campus and community event Sept. 15
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø will host Dia de la Raza , a campus and community event celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month, on Sept. 15.
Students shine in summer internships across the country
As summer interns, more than 150 Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø students discovered what they want to do in life, what they don't want to do, and how to use what they've learned in class to be collaborative problem-solvers.
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø junior directs at Moline theatre
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø junior Jacqueline Isaacson became the first student director at Moline¡¯s Black Box Theatre this summer with the positively reviewed ¡°Murder in Green Meadows.¡±
Music education alumni show Jones '24 what's possible
Until Ryan Jones '24 applied to Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø, he didn¡¯t realize all his music teachers from elementary through high school in Lake Zurich, Ill., were Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø alumni.
