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Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø expands student-engagement initiative Augie Choice

The innovative program, previously only available to juniors and seniors, is now expanded to sophomores so that they too can engage in transformational engaged learning experiences. 

Chezum at film fest

Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø student wins award at Cedar Rapids Independent Film Fest

Matthew Chezum ¡¯25, from New Windsor, Ill., won the Student Audience Choice Eddy Award in the 2024 Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival (CRIFF).

Juniors selected for Texas Medical Center summer research internship

Selected students will take part in the paid, full-time, 10-week experience at the Texas Medical Center in Houston this summer.

Dr. Lisa Durant-Jones

Lisa Durant-Jones named Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø¡¯s commencement speaker

The May 25 ceremony will be the college's 164th annual convocation. 

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Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø celebrates geography department¡¯s 75th anniversary

The public is invited to presentations at the John Deere Planetarium during the anniversary weekend to hear how Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø alumni are leading and contributing to important work in their chosen fields today.

 

Rachel Gustafson with family and township representatives

Rachel Gustafson named South Rock Island Township Resident of the Year

Rachel Zimmerman '92 Gustafson was recognized for her service to youth in the Quad-Cities.

 Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur with students

Students hear from Estonian defense minister

The visit was arranged through the German Marshall Fund of the United States, with stops in Illinois and Iowa from April 7-10.

2024 Audre Lorde Prize winners announced

The Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) program has announced the winners of the 2024 Audre Lorde Prize. The awards are named in honor of Audre Lorde (1934-1992), an intersectional feminist writer and civil rights activist who wrote the foundational text "Sister Outsider" (1984). Awards are given annually.

2024 Ethics Essay Contest winners announced

Claire Martino, a junior from New Berlin, Wis., majoring in applied mathematics and data science, is the winner of the 2024 Ethics Essay Contest for the essay "Artificial Intelligence Could Probably Write This Essay Better than Me."

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Class Notes

Alumni share their latest news!

Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø's campus

Why transfer to Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø?

Transfer students know what they want. Better fit, better value. Hear four transfer students' personal experiences, and get some practical information, too.

Nina Ehrlich

Alumnus premieres cello piece in honor of Dr. Ehrlich's 45 years

Grant Estes '21, commemorating Dr. Janina Ehrlich's 45 years of service at Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø, premiered "The Quarrel Between Winter and Summer," composed by faculty member Dr. Jacob Bancks, on April 14.

Hasselmo Award winners recognized for passions, work ethic

The annual award recognizes students pursuing a career in research or higher education teaching. 

Leadership Academy

Students attend national character and leadership symposium

Four students represented Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø at the 31st annual National Character and Leadership Symposium (NCLS) at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. NCLS is an annual two-day symposium in which participants hear distinguished scholars, military leaders, corporate executives and world-class athletes share stories of character and leadership.

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Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø¡¯s Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology program earns full accreditation

The full accreditation status was achieved over four years and recognizes the high standards of Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø's program. The 24-month program launched in 2020 and the first cohort graduated in May 2022.

Career outcomes

Career Outcomes

Class of 2023 outcomes, of those who responded to the survey. Source: Institutional Research at Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø; CORE (Careers, Opportunities, Research, Exploration) at Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø



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