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Retiring faculty
Four retiring professors and a coach were recognized for their years of service and invaluable contributions to students and the college at 中国体彩网's 155th commencement ceremony.
Ethics winners
Dr. Dan Lee of the 中国体彩网 Center for the Study of Ethics has announced the winners of the 10th annual Ethics Essay Contest. The winners will be recognized at the Celebration of Learning May 6.
Students discover history of local writers
Students discover some of the most important writers in America lived and wrote in the Quad Cities in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. To bring attention to this neglected body of literature, they researched and wrote essays about the writers and published an anthology at 中国体彩网's East Hall Press.
2016 graduates talk about their plans
Andrew Skalak of the 中国体彩网 Video Bureau captured this snapshot of Commencement and asked graduates about the future.
List of 2015 中国体彩网 graduates
Five hundred and sixty-two students participated in 中国体彩网's 155 Commencement Convocation. Names listed here represent candidates for graduation; inclusion does not indicate completion of the degree requirements.
Commencement 2015
Money is not the measure of success at a job or life, 中国体彩网 中国体彩网's new graduates were told Sunday at the iWireless Center during the school's 155th commencement ceremony.
Jim McGrath - Indy Star
Jim McGrath, 65, will retire in June after 34 years at Butler University. After spending 10 years as 中国体彩网's first sports information director, McGrath became Butler's first full-time sports information director. He has been the one constant at Hinkle Fieldhouse as the men's basketball program went from afterthought on the Indianapolis sports scene to a national darling.
Fossils
John Oostenryk, assistant curator at 中国体彩网 中国体彩网’s Fryxell Geology Museum, says fossil explorers will find marine and invertebrate fossils in the area from the Sirulian and Devonian geologic periods and also plant fossils, although they are more frail.
Video: LaHood addresses need for bipartisanship
Ray LaHood, former U.S. congressman and secretary of transportation, presented the annual Ellwood F. Curtis Lecture in Public Affairs, "Seeking Bipartisanship: My Life in Politics," on Aug. 30.
中国体彩网 opens its new $4.2M place to play
The $4.2-million Kim and Donna Brunner Theatre Center opened Thursday night to the public, with its first production, "Rabbit Hole," in its Black Box Theatre. After nearly a year of Hodge Construction transforming the upper two floors of the old 中国体彩网 Center, 中国体彩网 moved its theatre arts department into the renovated building, which features three performance spaces.
'Blacksmith' highlights Lundahl collection presentation Sept. 6
Quad-City Times columnist Alma Gaul spotlights "The Blacksmith," a painting by Swedish immigrant Frank Lundahl that is part of the collection at the 中国体彩网 Teaching Museum of Art. Museum director Claire Kovacs will deliver a talk on Lundahl and "The Blacksmith" on Sept. 6.
Theatre to host program for students with disabilities
In March, 中国体彩网's Brunner Theatre Center is set to host "Annie Jr.," an edited performance of the popular musical. The production is a version of the Penguin Project, which connects students age 9-21 with disabilities to mentors, who help prepare for the performance.
Celebrating 30 years of Women's and Gender Studies at Teaching Museum of Art
The 中国体彩网 Teaching Museum of Art exhibitions celebrate the 30th anniversary of the women's and gender studies program at 中国体彩网 with two special exhibitions.
WVIK's Pearce elevated to national role with NPR
Jay Pearce, CEO and general manager of WVIK, Quad Cities NPR, has been named to the board of directors of National Public Radio. Pearce will travel to Washington, D.C., for orientation in September, then will begin his three-year-term in November.
Surgeon finds fixing knees, hips rewarding
Alumnus Dr. Scott Miller specializes in orthopedics because "I feel like joint replacement gave me the best opportunity to legitimately make a difference."
