Trenton Taber, a 2015 graduate of Western Illinois University’s Agriculture Education program, has been named the Region 4 Outstanding Agriculture Teacher by the National Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE). “My career as an agriculture teacher wouldn’t be anything without the mentors and support I’ve received throughout Illinois Ag Education, including, but not limited to: Dr. […]
A Western Illinois University student and professor earned a scholarship and grant from the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) to attend their national conference in Anaheim, CA, in January 2025. Senior Music Business major Makenna Frank earned the prestigious Lamond GenNext Award and WIU Director of Music Business Kyle Jones was given a NAMM […]
Shout out to a group of Rock Island Thurgood Marshall scholars for creating heartfelt holiday cards for local hospitals and nursing homes before their winter break. What an awesome way to spread cheers this season!
Join a Naturalist for an interpretive trail walk through the Nahant Marsh to get your year started off on the right foot! Coffee and Hot Chocolate will be available in the Education Center afterwards to warm you up. Details & Sign-up: First Day Hike
Denkmann Elementary School in Rock Island held a wonderful surprise for one of their teachers, Ms. Olson, last week, as she was selected for WQAD and UScellular‘s Grant A Wish educator for the month of December! Ms. Olson received We Both Read kits to help her scholars in various programs and levels to succeed in […]
Rock Island Police Department continued an annual holiday tradition yesterday with their Cops and Firefighters for Christmas event, teaming up to help out people in the community. The police department noted, “Once again we were blessed to be able to shop with some amazing kids for our annual Cops and Firefighters for Christmas event! Thank […]
Rock Island teachers Krystall Trice and Ramona Dixon had the honor of presenting at this year’s ESSA/Multilingual Conference!They discussed our district’s journey to building a comprehensive model for family and community engagement (FACE) and educated attendees on how to build, maintain, and sustain a multi-tiered system of support (MTSS) for FACE in schools or districts.Thanks […]
This morning, Superintendent Dr. Sharon Williams joined Rock Island’s Earl Hanson Elementary School’s winter program to narrate a sound story, “The Snowy Day,” and our scholars did an impressive job showcasing their musical talents! We’ve been thrilled to witness scholars all across the district sharing their skills and gifts with the community at this year’s […]
Bridge Investment Community Development Corporation (Bridge Investment) is celebrating its 10th Anniversary with a special event Dec. 17, hosted at Green Current Solutions, a transformative Bridge Investment borrower making a significant impact in sustainability. Led by Tammy Becker alongside Chad Pregracke, Green Current Solutions repurposes plastics recovered from waterways, transforming them into sustainable products like […]
Three Western Illinois University faculty have been awarded grants from the WIU Foundation and the Office of Sponsored Projects for Summer 2025. The grants amount to $9,000 and will be used toward professional advancement and the enhancement of teaching and research at WIU. Professors earning the grants and their research subjects, are: Seongchan Kim, […]
