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New pastor invites all to come and see
Pastor Melinda Pupillo, Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø's new campus chaplain, is excited to engage and support students from different religious backgrounds.

Lindberg Center pool is Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø's third
The students who swam for Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø's first varsity team in 1928 could hardly have imagined today's facility in the new Lindberg Center.

Inside the Bergendoff Hall of Fine Arts renovation
Bergendoff Hall of Fine Arts, home of Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø's music and art history programs, is becoming a new modern space to serve students.

Symphonic Band to celebrate with 'Opening Day' Oct. 9
The Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Symphonic Band will celebrate its first official live performance in nearly 18 months in a concert Oct. 9 entitled "Opening Day."
24th Frieze Lectures to consider "Best. Book. Ever."
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø faculty will present their choices for "Best. Book. Ever." in the annual Frieze Lectures at the Rock Island Public Library.
Students to celebrate Constitution Day Sept. 17
In recognition of Constitution Day Sept. 17, Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø students will gather on the Viking Plaza to address their favorite parts of the 234-year-old document.
Chicago Accounting, Finance and Data Analytics Fair Sept. 20
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø will host its second Chicago Accounting, Finance and Data Analytics Fair in Oak Brook, Ill., from 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Sept. 20.

Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø moves up in national rankings
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø is ranked no. 92 of the 222 U.S News & World Report nationally ranked liberal arts colleges in 2022, moving up four spots from 2021.
New book examines Swedish-U.S. relations, history
Dag Blanck, director of the Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center at Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø, will join contributors to a new study of Swedish-American relations at a virtual book launch Sept. 9.

The day Sweden's Royal Couple came to campus ¡ª 25 years ago
On Sept. 13, 1996, Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia made their first joint appearance at Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø. Here's a look back on that historic day.
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Dia de la Raza campus and community event Sept. 15
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_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±ÍøÍ¶_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±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø junior directs at Moline theatre
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_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±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø, he didn¡¯t realize all his music teachers from elementary through high school in Lake Zurich, Ill., were Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø alumni.