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Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø invites community to Chill on the Hill Sept. 25
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø invites the community to Chill on the Hill Sept. 26 with music at the Anderson Pavilion.
How to go from Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø to Wall Street to your startup
A Midwesterner from Myanmar, 2014 graduate Khant (Robert) Latt has taken a career path of twists and turns to find his American dream.

Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø announces new program to dramatically expand financial aid?
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø has launched an innovative financial aid program ¡ª Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Possible ¡ª to meet 100% of demonstrated financial need for qualifying newly enrolled students.

Project with city to provide hands-on learning for students?
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø President Andrea Talentino announced a partnership between the college and the city of Rock Island to identify lead water service lines as required under a new state law.
Johnson '98 named COO of NFL's Jaguars
Chad Johnson '98 has been named chief operating officer of the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars. During his career, he has worked with several professional sports franchises, including the Miami Marlins, Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning.

Let the games begin ¡ª upgraded athletics facilities ready to go
Summer upgrades to athletic facilities already are complete ¡ª and it¡¯s only early July.

Alumni find the edge during 'Great Resignation'
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø alumni are part of the ¡°Great Resignation¡± trend, using their education to give them the confidence and insight to make a move.
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Institute for Leadership and Service renamed to honor retiring President Bahls
An alumnus who created Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø¡¯s Institute for Leadership and Service in 1998 has increased its endowment and renamed it in honor of retiring President Steve Bahls.
Dawson '20 is new executive director of Genesius Guild
Isabel Dawson '20 is the new executive director of Genesius Guild, a Rock Island community group that has offered free summer theatre for 66 years.

Creating a more inclusive space
A life of exploration for physicist Dr. Karen Andeen ¡¯03 has taken her from Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø to Antarctica to beyond the Milky Way ¡ª and into the depths of cultural change for her field.

Blanck ¡¯78 key to new partnership with Sweden¡¯s Uppsala University
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø has named Dr. Dag Blanck ¡¯78 an honorary professor of Swedish-American studies to formally acknowledge his contributions to the academic field and to Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø.

Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Choir tours Germany, Czech Republic?
Members of the Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Choir shared their love of music in Europe, performing six concerts during a post-graduation tour of Germany and the Czech Republic.

Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø plans new programs in health, film and new media
Three new areas of study are planned: a major in film and new media and two minors in integrative medicine and the humanities, and disability.