MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – – Western Illinois University will offer the Early Childhood Degree on the Quad Cities campus, beginning Summer 2022. WIU will also launch a new, flexible program option designed for those who are currently working in the education field and want to work toward their bachelor’s degree, with an option for PEL (Professional […]
Join us on Tuesday, January 4th at 1:00 pm for this two-part program that will teach you about life planning and estate planning. The first session on January 4th will discuss life planning, the tools we use for planning for events that happen while we are alive. You will learn about the different powers of […]
The Rock Island Music Association is hosting it’s annual Trivia Night on Jan. 21 from 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm at the Holiday Inn in Rock Island. Proceeds go to support music in the Rock Island-Milan School District! Sign up here – https://www.rimsd41.org/apps/events/2022/1/21/9953848/?id=0
Bettendorf Middle School children spent their time before holiday break helping to make their school more festive! The students took part in decorating the school and creating fun decor for teachers’ doors. Check out these fun samples from the Bettendorf Middle School Door Decorating Contest. Great job! Thank you for sharing some holiday cheer!
“In a time of need, the answer is simple, help.” Those are the words of Western Illinois University alumnus Riley Hintzsche, the agricultural educator and FFA advisor at Streator Township High School, in reference to a collaborative project to bring needed supplies to storm-ravaged Mayfield, KY. When Hintzsche, a 2014 graduate, and fellow WIU alumnus, […]
MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – The Western Illinois University Council of Academic Advisors has named College of Arts and Sciences Academic Advisor Kenneth Wheeler as the Advisor of the Month for November. Wheeler was nominated by at least two of the students he advises, including one who said he goes “above and beyond in discussing future classes […]
MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – – Western Illinois University will offer the Early Childhood Degree on the Quad Cities campus, beginning Summer 2022. WIU will also launch a new, flexible program option designed for those who are currently working in the education field and want to work toward their bachelor’s degree, with an option for PEL (Professional […]
Western Illinois University School of Agriculture Assistant Professor Shelby Henning has added two more specialty crops to his research program in order to provide information to local and regional farmers on growing options and the successful production of a widening number of plant species. Henning, in cooperation with University of Illinois Extension Horticulture Educator Chris […]
A life filled with local, state and national volunteer service has earned a Western Illinois University alumnus the highest award given by the Illinois Farm Bureau (IFB). David Erickson, a 1980 agriculture education graduate, from Altona, IL, was presented the Charles B. Shuman Distinguished Service Award during the IFB’s annual meeting in Chicago earlier this […]
The Davenport Public Library is pleased to announce the addition of Kanopy to our digital offerings. Kanopy provides access to movies that can be streamed on-demand. Feature films, classic movies, foreign films and documentaries can be viewed. Kanopy Kids has a selection of educational and entertainment content for children ages 2-8. Parental controls may be […]
