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Alumnus gives largest gift in Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø history ¨C $40 million
Murry Gerber 75 has made a $40 million commitment to provide financial aid and scholarships to high-achieving students from families with lower incomes, many of whom will be the first in their family to attend college.
Dworkin brings 'The American Rhapsody' to Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø April 8
Aaron Dworkin will perform his spoken word composition, "The American Rhapsody," on April 8 with the Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Symphony Orchestra, Fernanda Lastra conducting.
Istad '98 wins Grammy for Mahler choral performance
Robert Istad '98 was amongst a group of musicians who won this year's Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance for "Mahler: Symphony No. 8, 'Symphony of a Thousand'."
Holocaust survivor?Rodi Glass?to speak May 2
Holocaust survivor Rodi Glass will speak about her experiences as a child in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands at 7 p.m. May 2. Her free talk will be available via Zoom.
Durbin to speak at commencement May 22
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, will deliver the address at the 162nd Commencement Convocation at Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø on Sunday, May 22.
Relationship drama 'The Captive' on stage April 7-10
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø will present "The Captive," April 7-10, a 1926 melodrama about a woman who pretends to be with a man but is in love with a woman.
Paraguayan conductor joining Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø this fall
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø has appointed Paraguayan conductor Ernesto Estigarribia as assistant professor and director of orchestral activities, beginning this fall.
Eipers '23 lands All-American honors in weight throw
With a dogged dedication even a pandemic couldn¡¯t deter, Carson Eipers has become the best thrower Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø has ever seen.
DeGreve '20 brings mental health support to even more schools
Three years after she co-founded Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø's The Gray Matters Collective ¡ªa mental health support and suicide awareness organization ¡ª Haley DeGreve continues to spread the message of hope and healing.
Fashion app wins Business Plan Competition
Students won $9,000 in total prize money in Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø's 2022 Business Plan Competition.
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø will host the 'Beyonc¨¦ Mass' April 13
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø will welcome ¡°Beyonc¨¦ Mass,¡± a groundbreaking Christian worship service that celebrates the spirituality of Black women, at 7 p.m. April 13 in Centennial Hall on campus.
A Classics case of an award-winning liberal arts experience
Kira Banks '23 came to Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø to study biology and public health and, as often happens at a liberal arts school, discovered a passion for a seemingly unrelated major ¡ª Classics. Read about her recent award.
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Historical Society celebrates release of new book
The Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Historical Society will celebrate the release of "An Adventure in Faith" by Dr. Bob Frank at 4 p.m. April 9 at St. James Lutheran Church, 3134 31st Ave., Rock Island.
Swenson Center to celebrate 40th with symposium, dinner
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø¡¯s Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center will host a symposium May 7 with rising scholars, an open house and dinner.
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