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It Begins With A

It Begins with A is a tradition at Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø. And it's a celebration! It's a day for admitted students to meet others who have chosen Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø, and those still deciding.

Academic Scholarship Day

Academic Scholarship Days help prospective students and their families learn more about what Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø has to offer.

Viking Visit Day

Viking Visit Day help prospective students and their families learn more about what Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø has to offer.

Viking Visit Day

Viking Visit Days help prospective students and their families learn more about what Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø has to offer.

Fall Visit Day

Fall Visit Day helps prospective students and their families learn more about what Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø has to offer.

Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø student research assistants and staff

Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø officials, students canvas neighborhoods for lead drinking water pipes survey

Student research assistants were joined by President Andrea Talentino and Dr. Dianna Shandy for a morning of knocking on doors in Rock Island to encourage residents to report the material of their water service lines. 

class of 2026 A photo on the football field

What to expect your first year at Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø

A new environment can bring new challenges, but also positive experiences. Here are some things I wish I knew before I came to Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø, and how you can prepare yourself before you arrive. 

Matt Ozanic

Baseball¡¯s Ozanic wins $10,000 NCAA scholarship

The NCAA honored baseball's Matt Ozanic  ¡¯22 with the prestigious $10,000 Postgraduate Scholarship to use for graduate study at a university or professional school.

Alyssa Motzel

¡¯16 grad combats newborn mortality in rural Kenya

By developing curriculum to teach neonatal resuscitation protocol to medical practitioners in Mutomo, Kenya, Dr. Alyssa Nelson ¡¯16 Motzel was determined to not only teach her peers, but also help them continue to train others.

Lessons and carols

Enjoy a beautiful, spiritual presentation of lessons and carols within the intimate setting of Ascension Chapel. The Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Chamber Singers and Campus Ministries and the Ascension Ringers will present the story of Christ's birth in readings and song.

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