July 20th, 2022
Local News & Happenings
Western Illinois University Computer Science graduate student Gbubemi Tuoyo saw a hole in the marketplace and has developed an app for his WIU peers, Spotlight Junkie, to buy, sell and trade items with other students on the WIU campus. Created for WIU students, Spotlight Junkie helps students list items or services for sale and conveniently […]
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July 13th, 2022
Local News & Happenings
When mountain biking and extreme sports fans feel the need to finally relax, Alex McWhorter offers them a way to downshift to a more chill and cerebral activity, while still maintaining a tie to their active lifestyle. McWhorter, a mountain biking aficionado and Doctor of Physical Therapy, is also a designer of custom puzzles featuring […]
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July 12th, 2022
Local News & Happenings
MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – Western Illinois University will sponsor a virtual Ignite HR event through the Great River Human Resource Association at noon Wednesday, July 13. This virtual roundtable is open to the public. WIU Management and Marketing Professor Susan Stewart will discuss the “Sexual Harassment of Teenage Workers” and will focus on the psychological, physical […]
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July 12th, 2022
Local News & Happenings
Join Emma Morgan, LISW, LCSW for a workshop for all-ages to better understand your emotions and ways to handle them, including: brainstorming, practicing, and implementing coping skills into your day to day life. This program is being offered in-person and via Zoom. RSVP is required for both options. Wednesday July 13, 2022 6:00 – […]
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July 11th, 2022
Local News & Happenings
DAVENPORT, IA. – The Quad-Cities will have a team of hard-working young men representing the state of Iowa in an upcoming international soccer tournament! The Quad City Strikers Soccer Club’s U14 boys team won the state of Iowa’s Presidents Cup tournament and will represent the state playing against other top-ranked international teams from around the […]
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July 8th, 2022
Local News & Happenings
MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – Applications for Western Illinois University DREAMers (Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors) Scholarships, to be awarded for the 2022-2023 academic year, are now open. The WIU scholarship, which was created by WIU Political Science Professor Julia Albarracin-Green, awarded the first DREAMer scholarships to four students in Fall 2021. The WIU DREAMers […]
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July 7th, 2022
Local News & Happenings
Two Rock Island High School Basketball Head Coaches received the 2022 Charles and Annie Robinson Education Image Award from the Rock Island County NAACP at the annual Freedom Fund Banquet and Image Awards on June 25, 2022. Lady Rocks Basketball Head Coach Henry Hall will be starting his 5th season as the Head Girls Basketball […]
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July 6th, 2022
Local News & Happenings
The Office of Human Resources at Western Illinois University has made some changes to improve efficiencies and to better serve the WIU community. Human Resources are now located in Sherman Hall 105 and Sherman Hall 103 (former transfer admissions office), with testing now located in Sherman 103 (from the basement area). In addition, Human Resources […]
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July 5th, 2022
Local News & Happenings
MACOMB/MOLINE, IL — The University continues to follow Gov. Pritzker’s Executive Order, which was recently extended and outlines testing requirements for unvaccinated employees and students who are physically on WIU’s campuses. Due to continued negotiations between the State of Illinois and the SHIELD Illinois testing program, WIU will change its testing methods until further notice. […]
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June 29th, 2022
Local News & Happenings
Dear Friends and Allies, As we shared on May 11 (bit.ly/WIUMCCWomensRightsMay2022) when the leak emerged about the Supreme Court discussion to overturn Roe v. Wade, we re-shared this message on June 24 following the heartbreaking and short-sighted decision by the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade. For more than 36 years, the Western Illinois […]
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