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Weddings, births, promotions ¡ª alumni share their news and photos!
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.
New music faculty excited to get started
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø¡¯s Department of Music welcomes a director of jazz and director of orchestras this fall.
Alumni mix Sloughfest experience into new music company
Two of the students who organized the first Sloughfest on-campus music festival have started their own music artist management/consulting company.
Black Hawk and Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø head back to school, together
Through a new agreement, students applying to Black Hawk with the intention of completing an Associate of Arts (A.A.) degree may apply to Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø at the same time.
Class Notes July-August 2021
Catch up on all latest news from alumni!
Mississippi Bend Players offering virtual encores
The Mississippi Bend Players will offer a virtual encore of two shows from its summer season in July and August.
4 sets of twins and 9 Josephs: meet the Class of 2025
The newest class of Vikings has some impressive stats, and popular names.
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø launches esports; first all-gender varsity team
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø will add varsity esports to its sports lineup, launching in the fall of 2022.
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø to offer ¡®income insurance¡¯ for new transfers
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø is the first in the nation to partner with Degree Insurance and offer ¡°income insurance¡± for new students who transfer to Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø.
Grads take trips together every year ¡ª for 40-plus years
Lifelong friendships are a thing at Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø. These 1970s grads have taken an outdoor adventure together at least once every year for more than 40 years ¡ª and they still like each other!
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø updates COVID-19 policies for fall semester
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø will lift COVID-19 restrictions for fully vaccinated people on campus for the fall semester.
