ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (April 5, 2024) — Augustana College senior Alyssa Macias, a public health major from Davenport, IA (52806), was nominated to submit a 'More Than I Imagined' profile by Dr Lena Hann, associate professor of public health.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (April 5, 2024) — Humility Homes & Services Inc (HHSI) is thrilled to announce the inaugural "Aces for Change Pickleball Tournament," scheduled to take place on May 17, 2024, at the prestigious Quad City Tennis Club in Moline. This unique event promises a day filled with thrilling competition and community engagement, all in support of ending homelessness in the Quad Cities.

MOUNT CARROLL, ILLINOIS (April 5, 2024) — Timber Lake Playhouse (TLP), the professional summer theatre of northwest Illinois, will again be offering a variety of workshops and classes in the arts this summer as well as performance opportunities for youth ages six through eighteen. “I’m very excited to see the interest in our summer programs,” said Executive Director, Dan Danielowski.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (April 4, 2024)  The Alzheimer’s Association is inviting Quad Cities area residents to attend their annual Memories in the Making event on Friday, May 3, 5:30–10PM, at Vibrant Arena at The Mark. Paintings created by locals living with Alzheimer’s or dementia in the Memories in the Making Art Therapy program will be available to bid on in a silent and live auction.

GALESBURG, ILLINOIS (April 4, 2024) — Knox College Caxton Club is thrilled to announce two upcoming poetry readings by esteemed prize-winning poets. Both readings are free and open to the public.

Carl Phillips (above), recipient of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, will read on Friday, April 12, 2024, 4-5PM, in the Red Room of Seymour Library.

Pictured from left are Charlie Conkle, Z Kendall, Eli Douglass, Alivia Palicki, Grace Cornelius, Michael Gonzalez and Emma Seybold. Not pictured is Joshua Hinkle

CEDARVILLE, OHIO (April 4, 2024) — In an era where electric cars are gaining more interest among US consumers, there's still a place for gas-powered vehicles. That's why Cedarville University has built a car that could get up to 2,000 miles to a gallon, which it will test in the weekend's Shell Eco-Marathon Americas competition at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The competition is from April 3-7.

Derick Lavan discusses his chemistry research with Monmouth professors Audra Goach and Laura Moore

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (April 2, 2024) — Although beloved Monmouth College chemistry professor Richard "Doc" Kieft" died in 2009, his presence is still felt strongly in his department and on campus.

WHITEWATER, WISCONSIN (April 2, 2024) — Hannah Gault, an Elementary Middle Education major from Moline, IL, at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, is one of eleven student-athletes from Warhawk teams who were named Academic All-District by the College Sports Communicators (CSC) for the 2023-24 winter season.

The CSC Academic All-District teams recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances in competition and in the classroom.

PELLA, IOWA (April 2, 2024) — Central College Trustee Harry Smith, a Class of 1973 graduate, will join Central as the newest executive-in-residence. Smith, a multi-Emmy award-winning reporter, announced on air he'll be moving on to his alma mater after spending the past twelve years on NBC News. Smith plans to be on campus during the Fall 2024 semester working with students and teaching the course, Commencement: The Beginning.

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