Polyak '99 loves his job as superintendent
Dr. Nick Polyak '99 is a Chicago area school superintendent. In an interview, he explains why he thought his ultimate goal was becoming a math teacher and coach. But a mentor convinced him otherwise.

Gilman Scholarship winner reaches new heights in the Andes
Summer in Ecuador has given Lydia Lara ¡¯19 her life¡¯s direction, and the Gilman Scholarship got her there.
Burrier '12 coaching soccer at Elk Grove
Former Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø soccer player Dean Burrier '12 will coach girls' soccer this year at Elk Grove High School in the Chicago area.
Disc golf leads back to Haake '74
The Quad-Cities is host to the Professional Disc Golf Association¡¯s Amateur and Junior Disc Golf World Championships. And Dale Haake '74 may be the person to thank.
Residential Life open house
The Office of Residential Life will an open house for incoming students and families to preview the residence halls.

New group brings Broadway to Q-C
The new Mississippi Bend Players offers "an intense and immersive" summer internship program, and it brings a touch of Broadway to the Quad Cities.

Confluences connect more than just rivers
There's something about two rivers coming together that brings out the sense of wonder in geographer Norm Moline.
QCSO Masterworks VI: Postcards from Russia
The season finale features everyone¡¯s favorite Russian master of melodies ¨C Tchaikovsky. Opening gently with the rich orchestral colors of the famous Waltz from Swan Lake, the QCSO then welcomes a 2017 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Medalist to present Tchaikovsky¡¯s heroic tour de force, the Piano Concerto No. 1. The 103rd season concludes with the bold, victorious, and breathtaking Symphony No. 5.
QCSO Masterworks V: Postcards from Germany and Austria
No symphonic exploration would be complete without the German and Austrian masters. The swirling themes of Mozart¡¯s beaming overture to The Marriage of Figaro will lead us plunging into Beethoven¡¯s fiery and high-spirited Symphony No. 4. QCSO Concertmaster Naha Greenholtz solos in Mendelssohn¡¯s final orchestral work, the dramatic Violin Concerto. We close out the program in a spectacular display of orchestral brilliance with Hindemith¡¯s rhythmic and thrilling Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes by Carl Maria von Weber.