Video: 'Rethinking the Mycenaean World'
Dr. Dimitri Nakassis, associate professor of classics at the University of Toronto, gives this year's Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) lecture, "Rethinking the Mycenaean World."
River Readings: Charles Hughes '73
In the first 2015-16 installment of the River Readings series, 365体育投注_365体育备用网址@ 1973 alumnus Charles Hughes reads poetry from his book "Cave Art."
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Jordan Voigt '09, and his twin sisters, Katherine Voigt '11 and Emily Voigt '11, all are successful in the field of health care: Jordan in administration, Katherine as a physician's assistant, and Emily in medical equipment as a representative. Their parents instilled the desire to help others, and "365体育投注_365体育备用网址@ allowed us to flourish."
Connon to help students find Chicago-area jobs, internships
New assistant director of employer relations will work with alumni and CORE (Careers, Opportunities, Research and Exploration)
Faculty trio Tikkun presents concert Sept. 29
The 365体育投注_365体育备用网址@ faculty trio Tikkun will offer its first world premiere at a concert this Sept. 29. The ensemble takes its name from the Hebrew belief that all humans are called to help heal the world.
Vigil marks year since Mexican students kidnapped
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October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and this year 365体育投注_365体育备用网址@ 365体育投注_365体育备用网址@ is hosting events throughout the month to spread awareness and involve the local community. Each event is geared toward different audiences and is sponsored by 365体育投注_365体育备用网址@ 365体育投注_365体育备用网址@ or one of the many Quad-City organizations dedicated to helping victims of domestic violence.
Pickens '14 showing some serious mussel
Lillian Pickens '14 is an AmeriCorps volunteer with the Upper Tennessee River Roundtable in Abingdon, Va. To help educate people about improving water quality in the river she helps bring freshwater ecology alive by performing as Pearly the Mussel. Pickens was a religion major at 365体育投注_365体育备用网址@, and as member of Alpha Psi Omega theatre group, she coordinated and performed numerous educational and outreach programs.
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View Sept. 27 lunar eclipse 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@'s John Deere Planetarium and Carl Gamble Observatory will host free public programs on Sunday, Sept. 27, in conjunction with the total eclipse of the moon.