10 Jan 2007

WQPT Wins CINE Golden Eagle Award

By Administrator

WQPT's WQPT, the Quad Cities' PBS station, has announced that "Ready to Lead in Literacy," a series of public-service announcements produced and directed by Lora Adams and edited by Paul Magnuson, has won a prestigious CINE Golden Eagle award. Magnuson and Brad Mosier videotaped the project, with Dick Oberg shooting the still photography. This is WQPT's second CINE. The CINE Golden Eagle awards, distinguishing excellence in professional and amateur works, are recognized as symbols of the highest production standards in filmmaking and videography. The award was founded in 1957. CINE conducts two competitions each year, and the current one began in August 2006.

 

03 Jan 2007

Figge Auctioning Martin Mull Art

By Administrator

Martin Mull - Because of the generosity of artist and actor Martin Mull, 15 lucky bidders will own his original work following an auction that supports the Figge Art Museum. To see the artwork featured in the auction, schedule an appointment. Also, images of the works and details about each are available at (http://www.figgeartmuseum.org ) in the "Martin Mull auction" section of the home page. Submit bids by phone or e-mail to Mary Davidson at (563) 326-7804 extension 2046 or (mdavidson@figgeartmuseum.org ). Minimum bids range from $1,000 to $2,300 depending on the medium Mull used for each piece, its complexity, and its size. On the Figge Web site, initials of the bidder will be posted next to bid amount, and bids will be updated weekly. The auction ends January 21.

 

27 Dec 2006

St. Ambrose University Announces New President

By Randy Stalsberg

 

Sister Joan Lescinski, CSJ, Ph.D., has been chosen as the next president of St. Ambrose University. Currently the president of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College in Indiana, she will be the first woman to lead the university in its 125-year history. Lescinski, who is also a noted scholar in English literature, will take office in summer 2007, succeeding Dr. Edward Rogalski, who will retire after 20 years as the university's president. For more information on the university's next president, go to (http://www.sau.edu/newpresident).

 

20 Dec 2006

Community-College District Receives Job-Training Grant

By Administrator

Eastern Iowa Community College District (EICCD) received more than $1.5 million to provide job training for people in the Quad Cities area. These funds were made available through the U.S. Department of Labor's Community Based Job Training Initiative. Although the job-training project was developed specifically for those working in the transportation and warehousing industries, the skills that will be taught are valuable for local workers in several other industries, including health care, food processing, wholesale/retail trade, and office services. These industries employ 45 percent of the Quad Cities area's available workforce. 

 

13 Dec 2006

A Grounded Ministry: Rural Retreat and Urban Housing Help Fulfill Congregation's Missions

By Administrator

Reader issue #611 Near Wheatland, Iowa, sits the 200-acre Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat. It's roughly a 40-minute drive from the Quad Cities, and in one approach a car will go from a four-lane highway to a two-lane road to a dirt drive.

It's nearly a journey to the past, from the zipping traffic of modern times to a more primitive period, including an old farmhouse.

"Even the approach is a bit of calming, slowing down," said Sister Catherine Real, a retired member of the Davenport-based Congregation of the Humility of Mary (CHM) who volunteers as co-director of Our Lady of the Prairie. The retreat, she said, offers "a sense of God's presence" just a short drive from the urban grind.

13 Dec 2006

2007 Garbage Guide on Its Way to Scott County Residents

By Administrator

The Waste Commission of Scott County, in cooperation with the City of Bettendorf, the City of Davenport, and Scott County, has produced the 2007 Garbage Guide, which will be delivered to residents' mailboxes over the next few weeks. The guide details solid-waste collection and processing for all 17 communities in Scott County. Solid waste includes garbage, recycling, bulky waste, electronic waste, yard waste, household hazardous materials, and home health waste. The guide also provides resources and information regarding storm-water, reuse, and beautification programs. For additional copies of the Garbage Guide, call the Waste Commission of Scott County at (563) 381-1300, or view it online at (http://www.wastecom.com).

 

06 Dec 2006

The Little Program That Can: Why Do Small Business Development Centers Get So Little Money?

By Administrator

Reader issue #610Emily Starr knows how to teach kids. A fourth-grade teacher in DeWitt, Iowa, she had an idea for a Web-based educational tool that would help schools, teachers, and parents reinforce core concepts in math and reading.

But Starr didn't know how to turn that idea into money - a viable business. "I had expertise in the content area," she said. "I didn't really know how you take a concept and develop it into a business."

06 Dec 2006

Development Group Begins Search for New CEO

By Administrator

The executive committee of the Quad City Development Group on December 1 announced that it would begin a nationwide search for a new president and CEO. Once that position is filled, the organization's current president and CEO, Thom Hart, will assume the position of senior vice president for government relations and public policy. The new president will be a sales and marketing executive who will lead the development of a new marketing and branding plan for the Quad Cities region and will work closely with a planned Quad Cities Growth Steering Council. A priority for the Quad City Development Group will be a strategic initiative to form a regional, bipartisan, public-private policy council to work on issues of common concern to organizations such as the local chambers of commerce, the Bi-State Regional Commission, and the Quad City Convention & Visitors Bureau. Hart will lead that effort.

 

29 Nov 2006

Figge Re-Starts Director Search

By Administrator

The Figge Art Museum announced last week that it was re-starting its search for an executive director and will employ a national search firm. After Executive Director Linda Downs' resignation in May, the Figge board established a search committee composed of board members, representatives from the City of Davenport, and the local artistic community. The committee reviewed applications from 38 candidates and conducted 10 telephone interviews and seven in-person interviews. In October, the board made offers to two different candidates, but personal circumstances prevented either candidate from accepting the position. Figge Interim Director Tom Gildehaus had said he expected a new director to be in place by Thanksgiving. (See "Great Expectations," River Cities' Reader Issue 606, November 8-14, 2006.) Downs left the Figge after she accepted the position of executive director for the College Art Association, a professional membership association based in New York City. During its first year, the Figge more than doubled its membership, showcased six exhibitions, and expanded educational programs, classes, family activities, and outreach. For more information about the Figge Art Museum, visit (http://www.figgeartmuseum.org).

 

22 Nov 2006

The Wild Woman: Kathleen Lawless Cox, "Citizen of the Earth"

By Administrator

Reader issue #608 Kathleen Lawless Cox's novel Maeve was written over 29 years. Her new book, the poetry collection Citizen of the Earth, has been four decades in the making.

The 68-year-old author - born in England, raised in Ireland, a U.S. resident since 1961, and a Quad Cities citizen for the bulk of the past 45 years - is matter-of-fact about the book's creation.

"I had approximately 40 years' worth of poetry sitting around," she said this week, "and I decided I would like to do a book that covered those 40 years but with the best poems that I could muster out of the pile."

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