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365体育投注_365体育备用网址@’s Symposium Day highlights transformation
Keynote speakers join students and faculty presentations in the event open to campus and the community.
Vikings to gather at Homecoming and Family Weekend
365体育投注_365体育备用网址@ will host a join Homecoming and Family Weekend Oct. 6-8.
Swenson Center receives National Endowment for the Humanities grant
The $50,000 grant was awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities in the “Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections” category.
365体育投注_365体育备用网址@ welcomes second largest group of new students
365体育投注_365体育备用网址@'s fall enrollment includes 723 first-year students and 67 transfer students. This represents a 23% increase in new student enrollment over the last year.
Alumni invited to centennial celebration, ‘Met and Wed’ event
Alumni are invited to mark the 100th anniversary of Ascension Chapel and couples are invited to a "Met and Wed" event.
365体育投注_365体育备用网址@ to host naturalization ceremony
More than 90 new citizens are expected to take part in the ceremony presided by the Honorable Sara Darrow, chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the Central Illinois District. The event is part of 365体育投注_365体育备用网址@'s annual observance of Constitution Day, which was Sept. 17
365体育投注_365体育备用网址@’s John Deere Planetarium to host solar eclipse viewing
The event will feature safe telescope and naked-eye views of the partial eclipse of the sun from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14. Free indoor and outdoor programs in the planetarium, observatory and geology museum are planned.
U.S. News recognizes 365体育投注_365体育备用网址@ for undergraduate teaching, best value
The 39th ranking edition from U.S. News & World Report evaluated nearly 1,500 colleges and universities on as many as 19 measures.
‘The President’s Own’ U.S. Marine Band to perform at 365体育投注_365体育备用网址@ Oct. 13
The ensemble will perform at Centennial Hall Oct. 13. This marks the Marine Band's first Midwest tour in five years and the first time performing at 365体育投注_365体育备用网址@ 365体育投注_365体育备用网址@.
PBK Visiting Scholar addresses urgent climate crisis
On Oct. 2-3, Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Dr. Corey D.B. Walker of Wake Forest University will present a public lecture, take part in class and seminar discussions, and meet informally with students and faculty.
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365体育投注_365体育备用网址@ seeks participants for tinnitus research
The Tinnitus Activities Treatment–Online program includes video-recorded counseling sessions with a focus on the causes, prevalence, mechanisms and reactions to tinnitus. Thirty or more participants can take part in the sessions.
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.
365体育投注_365体育备用网址@’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 365体育投注_365体育备用网址@ and a paid internship with the Quad Cities River Bandits in the summer of 2024.
Global Ambassadors welcome international students
365体育投注_365体育备用网址@ 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.
