A ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony for the Dr. Frank Lupton Pavilion at Horn Field Campus will begin at 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, with remarks at 4:15 p.m. The event is hosted by the Western Illinois University Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Administration. It will be held rain or shine. Lupton, also known […]
The premiere of a new work by Western Illinois University Music Composition Professor James Romig, titled Spaces, will be held from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport, IA. The 80-minute piece will be performed by Augustana College Percussion Professor Tony Oliver, a long-time member of the Quad City Symphony […]
MOLINE, IL – The Western Illinois University Counselor Education and College Student Personnel department has announced the opening of the WIU LGBTQ+ Clinic. The clinic began providing services Sept. 19, in hopes of bringing relief to those in the community who are seeking LGBTQ+ services and for providing internship opportunities for WIU students. “I am […]
The Western Illinois University Art Education department will offer a free Community Art Program for students in first through fourth grades over three Sundays in October and November. The classes will be held from 1-2:30 p.m. Oct. 30, and Nov. 6 and 13 in Garwood Hall. Classes for first and second graders will be held […]
The Western Illinois University chapter of Delta Upsilon Fraternity, will host its 8th annual Haunted Trail fundraiser from 7-9 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Oct. 28-29. The event will be held on the fraternity house property at 620 W. Elting St., in Macomb, and the entrance to the trail begins at the front door of the house. Tickets […]
The Western Illinois University School of Music will present a Symphony Orchestra Concert, “Pictures at an Exhibition,” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29 in the College of Fine Arts and Communication (COFAC) Recital Hall. The WIU Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of WIU Assistant Professor of Cello and Director of Orchestral Activities Kenny Lee, will […]
MACOMB/MOLINE, IL — The public phase of the Western Illinois University $100 million campaign, “For the W,” was announced at a special WIU Foundation event on Founders’ Day Sept. 23. “We are so excited to kick off Western Illinois University’s comprehensive campaign. WIU’s people – those who came before us made Western Illinois University a […]
Western Illinois University psychology graduate student Paulina Wuestefeld, of Germany, is seeking participants for her thesis study of caregivers of family members who have dementia. The study is looking at the daily stress and well-being of caregivers. Participants must be at least 18 years old and the primary caregiver of a person with dementia. The […]
MACOMB/MOLINE, IL — Western Illinois University has been recognized as a “Best Midwestern University” by U.S.News and World Report. In the U.S.News and World Report 2023 rankings, Western is ranked 39th of 166 public and private colleges and universities on the “Best Regional Universities (Midwest)” list and is one of just two Illinois public institutions […]
MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – Western Illinois University alumna and CEO of the Quad Cities Chamber LaDrina Wilson, Ph.D. recalls the people of WIU-QC being the challenging force that pushed her to pursue specific professional aspirations. “From the amazing personal and professional relationships I established, to the amazing faculty who constantly pushed me to think differently, I […]
