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Frieze Lectures to examine feminism starting Oct. 19
The Frieze Lectures series continues for its 26th year, from Oct. 19 to Nov. 9. The free public lecture series was created to celebrate the oldest library in Illinois, the Rock Island Public Library, founded under the Local Library Act of 1872.
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø¡¯s Ariano ¡¯25 named a Bandits Scholar
Recognized for excellence in and out of the classroom, Kade Ariano '25 received a scholarship that pays for his junior year¡¯s tuition at Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø and a paid internship with the Quad Cities River Bandits in the summer of 2024.
Global Ambassadors welcome international students
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø welcomes 192 first-year and transfer international students this year. Seven Global Ambassadors, who are returning international students, assist the new students throughout the year.
Ready to welcome the Class of 2027
Faculty, staff and returning students will assist first-year students in moving to campus and beginning their Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø journey.
Viking football players lend a hand to water line inventory project
More than 100 Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Vikings football players hit the streets of Rock Island near campus and Saukie Golf Course to assist with the water service line inventory project.
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø alumni and friends¡¯ giving hits $16.9 million during 2022-23
3,640 Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø alumni and friends made gifts to Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø during the 2022-2023 fiscal year.
Senior Alexander Tosetti awarded Sikich Visionary Scholarship
Alexander Tosetti, a senior accounting and business administration major, plans to become a certified public accountant.
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Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø officials, students canvas neighborhoods for lead drinking water pipes survey
Student research assistants were joined by President Andrea Talentino and Dr. Dianna Shandy for a morning of knocking on doors in Rock Island to encourage residents to report the material of their water service lines.
Baseball¡¯s Ozanic wins $10,000 NCAA scholarship
The NCAA honored baseball's Matt Ozanic ¡¯22 with the prestigious $10,000 Postgraduate Scholarship to use for graduate study at a university or professional school.
¡¯16 grad combats newborn mortality in rural Kenya
By developing curriculum to teach neonatal resuscitation protocol to medical practitioners in Mutomo, Kenya, Dr. Alyssa Nelson ¡¯16 Motzel was determined to not only teach her peers, but also help them continue to train others.
Vikings coach keeps Wintroub '22 in the game
Pitcher Josh Wintroub ¡¯22 did not play his last year of high school and thought his playing days were over. But Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Coach Greg Wallace '88 saw Wintroub¡¯s potential and recruited the right-hander to join the Vikings.
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø announces 2023-2024 athletic sponsorship opportunities
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø announces a full slate of athletic sponsorship opportunities for the 2023-2024 school year. Opportunities include website and livestream promotion as well as game sponsorships and student-athlete of the week promotions.
A salute to Board Chair John Murabito
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Board of Trustees Chair John Murabito '80 talks with Student Government Association (SGA) leaders on the patio outside the Brew by the Slough. Sofia Briggs '23 (center) and Isabelle Jordan '23 were SGA's vice president and president, respectively, during the 2022-2023 academic year.
Castro ¡¯21 positioned to ¡®help be the change in the Illinois Quad Cities¡¯
A project led by Ben Castro ¡¯21 to better understand uneven food access and food insecurities within QC MetroLINK¡¯s service area placed fourth in a national competition. The project is tied to Castro's Senior Inquiry for his geography major.
