Get ready for a prehistoric adventure at Putnam’s Dino Days! Get ready to roar with excitement as you meet a Paleontologist, uncover treasures at the Fossil Dig, unleash your inner artist with Face Painting, capture memories at the Photo Booth, and immerse yourself in Dinosaur Fun galore! Your Dino Day ticket also includes your choice […]
Royal Neighbors of America, a nonprofit life insurance organization located in Rock Island, Ill., has awarded 32 scholarships as part of its unique promise to provide Insurance with a Difference℠. Since 1961, scholarships have been awarded annually to help alleviate the financial burden of higher education for members and their families. Kimbree Callahan of Bettendorf, […]
The Western Illinois University College of Education and Human Services (COEHS) is announcing program and structural changes, effective July 1. This reorganization is part of an effort to become more efficient, create new program synergies and provide the region with well-educated and highly-qualified service-oriented graduates. “The College of Education and Human Services family undertook a […]
Western Illinois University’s Quad Cities campus will host a series of presentations, films and panels from 5-6 p.m. each Wednesday night during the Spring 2020 semester. This series will focus on informative topics in relation to Earth Day. The public is invited to attend. Here are the upcoming presentations: February 5 – Climate and […]
Western Illinois University Religious Studies professor, Amy Carr, received national attention this spring for her look at theological ways of interpreting and responding to the political polarization of Christianity. A book she co-authored with Christine Helmer, professor of humanities at Northwestern University, was honored as a finalist in Theology and Religious Studies at the 2024 […]
A group of RIHS students and staff are spending part of their summer in Germany! It’s part of the high school’s German-American Partnership Program (GAPP). The primary goal of GAPP is to integrate students into everyday life with host families and into the classroom activities of host schools to foster an understanding of both German […]
This summer, Western Illinois University is welcoming a record number of students for a variety of week-long camps hosted by the WIU Office of Study Abroad and Outreach (SAO). The booked, week-long adventure began on June 10, with 19 students attending the Art: Colorful Minds and Creative Hands program for grades 4-8. The Crime Scene […]
MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – Western Illinois University Center for Best Practices in Early Childhood Education, along with Skip Along Family and Community Services Raising Illinois, will host an early childhood focused Legislative Forum at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 20 on the Quad Cities campus. Join WIU Ambassadors and Raising Illinois in a discussion where participants will […]
Over 60 students from 20 QC schools kicked off summer at the show choir camp hosted by Davenport North High School, learning vocals and choreography in just 8 hours before an outstanding public performance! Student volunteers from the North show choir assumed leadership positions to make it all possible: Two choreographers collaborated in creating and […]
Calling all summer adventurers attending Bettendorf schools! We want to see your amazing summer photos and hear about all the fun you’re having on break. Send them to cmiller@bettendorf.k12.ia.us, or message us on the District Facebook page, and we’ll share your stories!
