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Thomas Named Director of Western Illinois Campus Recreation

Thomas Named Director of Western Illinois Campus Recreation

Interim Western Illinois University Campus Recreation Center Director Brian Thomas has been named the permanent director, effective May 1. Thomas has served as interim director of Campus Recreation since June 2022. He was hired as the center’s assistant director in January 2018, and was promoted to associate director in January 2021. He has also previously […]

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Western Illinois University Environmental Science Program Collaborates with The City of Moline

Western Illinois University Environmental Science Program Collaborates with The City of Moline

MOLINE, IL – – Western Illinois University’s Environmental Science: Large River Ecosystems program is working with the city of Moline to study the concentration of phosphorus in the Rock River. “This is a proactive effort to determine how pending regulatory changes might affect the South Slope Sewage Treatment Plant,” said WIU Environmental Science Director Roger […]

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Western Illinois' Camp Rocky for Local Youth Celebrates 25th Year

Western Illinois’ Camp Rocky for Local Youth Celebrates 25th Year

This year, Western Illinois University’s Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Administration is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its Camp Rocky program. The day camp program is run by students at WIU’s Horn Field Campus, and offers local youth the opportunity to participate in camp-related programming and outdoor cooking. The program, part of RPTA’s Camp […]

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Western Illinois Alumna Proves It's Never Too Late to Fulfill a Dream

Western Illinois Alumna Proves It’s Never Too Late to Fulfill a Dream

MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – – Western Illinois University alumna Ramona Bellino would have graduated from college in 1971, but life had other plans. “The day after I graduated from St. Casimir High School, I entered the workforce,” said Bellino, the oldest of nine children. “I was uncertain at that point about the career path I wanted […]

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Western Illinois University Celebrates Asian And Pacific Islander American Heritage Month

Western Illinois University Celebrates Asian And Pacific Islander American Heritage Month

May is Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month. Since 1990, the U.S. has used this month to recognize and celebrate Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. Like many commemorative months, Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month originated in Congress in 1977. After several failed resolutions, a week was proclaimed for the acknowledgement and celebration […]

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Multicultural Graduation Celebration April 29 in University Union At Western Illinois

Multicultural Graduation Celebration April 29 in University Union At Western Illinois

In anticipation of Western Illinois University’s commencement in May, the Multicultural Center (MCC) will host a joint graduation celebration to recognize the accomplishments and achievements of graduating members of the LGBT*QA, Latinx and African/African American/Afro-Caribbean communities at 5 p.m. Saturday, April 29, in the University Union Heritage Room. In prior years, the MCC had hosted […]

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Western Illinois University Employee Memorial Tree Planting Set for April 26

Western Illinois University Employee Memorial Tree Planting Set for April 26

MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – Western Illinois University will host the annual Employee Memorial Tree Planting Ceremony at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 26, at Memorial Tree Grove on the Macomb campus. Each year WIU honors employees who passed away the year prior in a memorial planting ceremony. This year, the ceremony will honor Yvonne Zaborac, who passed […]

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