The Teacher and The Davenport Community School District was awarded a $3,700,848 competitive grant Thursday, June 9 as part of Gov. Reynolds’ new Teacher and Paraeducator Registered Apprenticeship Pilot Program to grow Iowa’s educator talent pipeline and support expansion of registered apprenticeships in schools across the state. This innovative program will provide opportunities for current […]
Cara Cerullo, a counselor in the Western Illinois University Counseling Center, has been named interim director of the center, effective July 1. Amy Buwick, who has served as director since 2018, retired in May after nearly 29 years of service at WIU. A national search will be held at a later date. Cerullo started working […]
Tuesday’s Quad-City weather forecast calls for temperatures to reach 99-degrees. Here are some tips on weathering the extreme heat which is blanketing the Midwest. Each year in the United States, more than 600 deaths are attributed to excessive natural heat. Unfortunately, many of the deaths are preventable. Genesis Medical Center emergency physician David Dierks, D.O., […]
The 2022 James O’Melia Jr. Athletic award was presented to Rock Island High School dual-sport athletes Emily Allison and Marieon Anderson on Wednesday, June 8 at a Rock Island-Milan Booster Club meeting. The James O’Melia Jr. Award is considered the highest honor that Rock Island High School bestows on student athletes. One male and one […]
The Western Illinois University College of Education and Human Services, in conjunction with the QC GradCenter, will host the 5th annual Social Justice Summit from noon-1:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 29. Featured speaker Joshua Fredenburg will share insight on the intersection of leadership and social justice based on his book, R.E.D. Leadership: 15 Strategic Keys to […]
Born Learning Academies will be held June 20-Aug. 1 at the Family Museum in Bettendorf! United Way is working with the Bettendorf Family Museum to offer Board Learning Academies. A series of 6 free parent workshops to help parents prepare their children from birth to 5 years of age for success in school. Learn more
Progress continues to establish a new Rock Island Public Library (RIPL) branch inside the future Two Rivers YMCA facility at 2715 30th Street in Rock Island, including the announcement of an official name. The RIPL Board of Trustees has officially voted to name the future location as the Watts-Midtown Branch. The name was chosen to […]
Philanthropy starts early at the Quad Cities Community Foundation. The Community Foundation’s Teens for Tomorrow (T4T) program gives Quad Cities high schoolers the opportunity to experience the grantmaking process firsthand, awarding real dollars to local nonprofits. Today, the group announced the program’s largest total grant award ever—$15,500 to 10 area organizations working in domestic violence […]
At the recent Board of Trustees meeting, six Western Illinois University faculty were granted tenure by the Board. In addition, I have approved promotions for 23 faculty. I’d like to take this opportunity to publicly congratulate our newly tenured and promoted faculty members, and to thank all of our faculty members for their continued dedication […]
From: WIU Office of Risk Management Subject: WIU COVID-19 Summer Updates Please find the latest updates and information regarding COVID-19 protocols at Western Illinois University. Face Coverings Effective Wednesday, May 18, 2022, face coverings are now optional on WIU’s campuses* (see exceptions below). All members of the University community are still expected to keep a […]
