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From grade-school basketball to Augie: How they got here
Parents of current men's basketball players look back at the journey that led their sons to success at Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø.

Did somebody say Portillo¡¯s?
Vallory Farrasso ¡¯09 McCormack tells the Quad Cities to get ready.

Kindschuh left legacy of projects at Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø
John Kindschuh of Rock Island, 92, who served Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø for 36 years and was among the last senior college administrators to have been ordained in the Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Lutheran Synod, died Feb. 15.

Q & A with Emily Kahm, a theology teacher with a focus on sisters
Dr. Emily Kahm teaches an upper-level course in American Catholicism that is centered around the work of women religious.

Becoming American immigration film series coming to the Quad Cities
Becoming American: A Documentary Film and Discussion Series on Our Immigration Experience, an NEH program, is coming to the Quad Cities this spring. Becoming American is a six-week public program featuring documentary film screenings and moderated discussions designed to encourage an informed discussion of immigration issues against the backdrop of our immigration history.

Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø plans new academic program and building, expanded athletics
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø introduces kinesiology and the Austin E. Knowlton Center for Innovation in Health, Wellness and Human Performance.

More opportunities with Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø's move to semesters
Beginning with the 2019-2020 academic year, Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø is switching from trimesters (three terms of 10 weeks) to semesters (two terms of 14 weeks).

Five Questions: Vickie Phipps
Vickie Phipps, assistant professor of art and graphic design, shares her philosophy on what makes powerful design.
Concert to highlight composition winner¡¯s ¡®Galactic Palace¡¯
The musical force is strong with Joshua Iyer. The senior from Aurora, majoring in music composition, will have the public premiere of his orchestral piece, ¡°Music for the Galactic Palace,¡± Saturday in Centennial Hall.

The International Dinner: one stew¡¯s story
Students went into the Gerber Center kitchen to make sure their recipe from Ghana was done just right.
Class Notes
News from alumni ¨C January 2019.
In Memoriam: Nils Hasselmo
Dr. Nils Hasselmo, a scholar who made significant contributions to Swedish-American studies and former president of University of Minnesota, died on January 23, 2019 at age 87.
Darrin Good is latest alumnus to become a college president
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø has had only eight presidents in 159 years, but it has graduated 15 people who became college presidents during their careers.

A musical journey from student to colleague
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø mentors have been instrumental to Dan Pepper¡¯s professional life.
Curtis Lecture: 'What Future has the Press in a Free Society?' March 28
British economist, journalist and academic Frances Anne Cairncross will give the 2019 Ellwood F. Curtis Family Lecturer in Public Affairs, ¡°What Future has the Press in a Free Society?¡± March 28.