Geology, physics drive Hasselmo winner
Allison Pease is the winner of the Nils Hasselmo Award for Academic Pursuit. The physics and geology plans to use her $5,000 prize money for research.
Men’s Tennis Championships
Augustana will host the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin Men’s Tennis Championship today through Saturday.
Today’s first-round matches will feature:
No. 3 seed Millikin vs. No. 6 North Central
No. 2 Augustana vs. No. 7 Elmhurst
No. 4 Carthage vs. No. 5 Carroll
No. 1 Wheaton vs. No. 8 Illinois Wesleyan
Friday’s schedule includes the fifth and seventh place matches, followed by the main draw semifinal matches. The weekend concludes on Saturday with the third place and championship matches.
Matches will be played at Augustana’s tennis courts, but in the event of bad weather, matches will be played at the Quad City Tennis Club, 1522 47th Ave., Moline.
Saturday’s champion will earn the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Men’s Tennis Championship.
Genesius Guild: Henry V
The Genesius Guild will perform Shakespeare's "Henry V", the story of King Henry V of England before and after the Battle of Agincourt during the Hundred Years' War.
Steve Mondloch '17 will be playing the lead.
All shows start at 8 p.m. in Lincoln Park, Rock Island. Admission is free.
Schedule:
July 22, 23, 29, 30
Shakespeare: Henry V
August 4, 5, 6
Aristophanes: The Clouds
Genesius Guild: 'The Trojan Women'
Genesius Guild will perform "The Trojan Women" by Euripides." The play follows the fates of the women of Troy after their city has been sacked, their husbands killed, and as their remaining families are about to be taken away as slaves.
"The Trojan Women" also will be performed at the same time and location July 16.
Other upcoming performances
July 22, 23, 29, 30
Shakespeare: Henry V
August 4, 5, 6
Aristophanes: The Clouds
Genesius Guild: 'The Trojan Women'
Genesius Guild will perform "The Trojan Women" by Euripides." The play follows the fates of the women of Troy after their city has been sacked, their husbands killed, and as their remaining families are about to be taken away as slaves.
"The Trojan Women" also will be performed at the same time and location July 9, 15 and 16.
Other upcoming performances
July 22, 23, 29, 30
Shakespeare: Henry V
August 4, 5, 6
Aristophanes: The Clouds
Genesius Guild: Ballet Under the Stars
The Genesius Guild 2017 season will begin with Ballet Under the Stars, featuring Ballet Quad Cities.
All shows start at 8 p.m. in Lincoln Park, Rock Island. Admission is free.
Schedule:
June 2, 3 and 4
Ballet Under the Stars, featuring Ballet Quad Cities
June 10, 11, 17, 18
Opera - Selections from Menotti
June 24, 25 and July 1, 2
Shakespeare: The Comedy of Errors
July 8, 9, 15, 16
Euripides: The Trojan Women
July 22, 23, 29, 30
Shakespeare: Henry V
August 4, 5, 6
Aristophanes: The Clouds
Instrumental Students' Recital
A student recital will feature Grayson Dixon (piano), Marisa Hollems (flute), Allessandra West (violin), Kendall Hengst (alto saxophone), Quinten Bunch (trombone), and Douglas James Ganster (clarinet).
Program
Notturno
By Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)
Grayson Dixon, piano
Flute Sonata, FP164
By Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
Cantilena
Allegro Malinconico
Marisa Hollems, flute
Charles Schmidt, piano
Sonatina in G major, Op. 100
By Antonin Dvořák (1841-1904)
I. Allegro risoluto
Allessandra West, violin
Sheila Doak, piano
Sonate-Fantaisie
By Pierre-Max Dubois (1930-1995)
II. Incantatoire
III. Sérénade
Kendall Hengst, alto saxophone
Robert Elfline, piano
Salve Maria
By Saverio Mercadante (1795-1870)
Quinten Bunch, trombone
Sheila Doak, piano
Czárdás
By Vittorio Monti (1868-1922)
Douglas James Ganster, clarinet
Charles Schmidt, piano
Women's lacrosse championship game
Augustana's women's lacrosse team will play Illinois Wesleyan for the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin title and the automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament.
The Vikings advanced to their third CCIW tournament championship game in as many years Wednesday with a 19-13 win over North Central.
Augustana won the previous meeting with the Illinois Wesleyan 12-11 in overtime in Rock Island on April 8.
Augustana Invitational Robotics Challenge
The third annual Augustana Invitational Robotics Challenge competition asks contestants to build an eco-friendly robot that can save the planet by recycling empty soda pop cans.
The challenge is open to any college or university. The registration deadline is April 24.
The event is in conjunction with Celebration of Learning Spring Symposium Day.
Schalk Lecture: "Obama's America: Race Whispering, Obama's Presidency, Our Racial Future"
Dr. Melanye Price will give this year's Schalk Lecture, "Obama's America: Race Whispering, Obama's Presidency, Our Racial Future."
She is an associate professor of Africana studies and political science at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J.
Her research and teaching interests include black politics, public opinion and social movements. Her most recent book, "The Race Whisperer: Barack Obama and the Political Uses of Race," examines the ways that President Obama uses race to deflect negative racial attitudes and engage with a large cross-section of voters.
Dr. Price did election commentary for the 2016 election season on Philadelphia’s NBC 10. She also was a contributor to Stanley Nelson’s documentary, "Obama: Through the Fire," which aired on BET in January.
Her talk is made possible by the Stephen L. Schalk Lecture in Political Science and Current Events, which provides resources for a lectureship program concentrating on political science and public affairs. The lecture was established in 1998 with a gift from the late Stephen Schalk, a Davenport attorney and a 1969 graduate of Augustana.