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Kamneev Rai '16 finds illness sharpens her focus on music
Before her treatments for a rare cancer were even complete, violinist Kamneev Rai '16 started a master's performance program in Chicago.

$2 million anonymous gift for Bergendoff project
An anonymous donor has contributed $2 million for improvements to Bergendoff Hall of Fine Arts.
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Next president was drawn to Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø's mission
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø introduced its next president, Dr. Andrea Talentino, before a packed room on campus as alumni around the world watched online and offered congratulations.
A conversation with Dr. Andrea Talentino
Dr. Andrea Talentino talks with the Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Office of Communication and Marketing prior to the announcement of her selection as the ninth president.

Dr. Andrea Talentino named Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø¡¯s next president
The Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Board of Trustees announced Dr. Andrea Talentino, provost of Nazareth Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø in Rochester, N.Y., as the next president of Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø. She will be the ninth president in the college¡¯s 161-year history, effective July 1, 2022.
Students take the stage off-campus for credit
When the curtain opens on "The Sound of Music" this weekend, Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø students will be earning credit off campus through a partnership with the Spotlight Theatre in nearby Moline, Ill.

Art winner offered Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø scholarship
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø has offered a tuition scholarship to the Rock Island High School student who won the district Congressional Art Competition.
Upper Mississippi Center seeks project proposals
The Upper Mississippi Center at Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø is seeking community partnership proposals through 2022-2024, under the Sustainable Working Landscapes Initiative.
Geology alumni contribute to climate science
Three alumni climate scientists have been selected as lead authors for state, federal and international climate assessments, climate modeling and research.

¡®Better able to see¡¯: An interview with poet Charles Hughes ¡¯73
The path from successful attorney to award-winning poet led Charles Hughes to his latest award: Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø¡¯s 2021 Alumni Award for Outstanding Achievement.

Nwatu '20 lands selective CDC public health fellowship
Public health/neuroscience double major Ruth Nwatu '20 is working alongside public health experts to promote policies that reduce health inequalities.

Grant-funded Prison Education Program provides new channel for Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø's mission
Ten men are attending classes this fall at East Moline Correctional Center, pursuing a bachelor¡¯s degree in communication studies through the grant-funded Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Prison Education Program.
Laura Keenan named 2021 Lincoln laureate
Laura Kathryn Keenan, a senior from Elmhurst, Ill., was honored as Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø's student laureate of The Lincoln Academy of Illinois in a virtual ceremony Nov. 10.