Quantcast
  Tuesday - November 5th, 2024
Newsbreak
×

What can we help you find?

Open Menu

WIU

WIU Professor, Student Receive Eddy Awards

WIU Professor, Student Receive Eddy Awards

MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – A Western Illinois University–Quad Cities professor has been honored for making a difference to Mississippi River-related development in the Quad Cities region. Institute for Environmental Studies Director Roger Viadero received an Eddy Award from River Action for his work “beyond the classroom.” In addition to his academic work at WIU, Viadero works […]

Read More
U.S. Constitution Day Being Celebrated Sept. 17 at Western Illinois University

U.S. Constitution Day Being Celebrated Sept. 17 at Western Illinois University

MACOMB, IL – Western Illinois University will celebrate U.S. Constitution Day Thursday, Sept. 17 both virtually and through channel 3. This year’s theme is “The U.S. Constitution: Applying the Enduring Document to Our Lives.” Constitution Day celebrates the anniversary of the signing of the Constitution in 1787. “This year’s Constitution Day celebration features a Zoom […]

Read More
The Color of Friendship: Local Teacher and WIU Alumna Writes About Diversity

The Color of Friendship: Local Teacher and WIU Alumna Writes About Diversity

MACOMB, IL — Western Illinois University alumna and Macomb school teacher Adrienne Graham grew up playing school in Maywood, IL, and telling stories with her sister. Now, she’s a first-grade teacher in Macomb who recently published her own book, “The Color of Friendship,” focusing on children learning about diversity. Graham, who graduated from Western in […]

Read More
IBHE Awards WIU Grant to Strengthen and Diversify Early Childhood Education Workforce

IBHE Awards WIU Grant to Strengthen and Diversify Early Childhood Education Workforce

MACOMB, IL – – Western Illinois University is one of five Illinois colleges and universities, and the only four-year public university, to recieve $1.3 million in grant funding from the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) to strengthen and diversify the early childhood workforce. Western recieved $225,516 for the coming year, which will be used […]

Read More
Western Illinois University Offers Summer Camps in Virtual Format

Western Illinois University Offers Summer Camps in Virtual Format

MACOMB, IL — In a typical summer, Western Illinois University’s (WIU) Office of Study Abroad and Outreach (SAO) hosts an average 10 summer camps, programs in which youth in grades 4 and up spend a week on campus. During their week on campus, University faculty and staff give students a snapshot of what their degree […]

Read More
Western Illinois University Environmental Researchers Certified by Ecological Society of America

Western Illinois University Environmental Researchers Certified by Ecological Society of America

MACOMB/MOLINE, IL –- Professor Roger Viadero, director of Western Illinois University’s Environmental Science Ph.D. program, was recently recertified as a Certified Senior Ecologist (CSE). Viadero is an aquatic environmental engineer with expertise designing, conducting and leading large-scale environmental assessments that involve stakeholders from a variety of academic, regulatory and nongovernmental organizations. He is also board […]

Read More
Load More
QuadCities.com Podcast Hub - Local Podcasts

Today’s Most Popular Articles