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Professor, students spruce up 20-foot-tall sculpture
Art Professor Megan Quinn and three of her students have been sprucing up “Lloyd’s Trek,” a 20-plus-foot-tall sculpture that towers over Schwiebert Riverfront Park in Rock Island. Brianna Jepson, a sophomore from Rockford, described the experience as “super cool.” “I didn’t know what I was going to do with my summer, but this is a great opportunity,” she said.
Gravitational waves? Q-C experts weigh in
A team of scientists announced they officially found gravitational waves — but, why exactly is that a big deal? “This is like finding a needle in a haystack, except probably on a bigger scale,” said Dr. Cecilia Vogel, professor of physics at Augustana. “Let’s say there’s a conversation going on three miles away and you can suddenly hear it with your ears. The event of the black holes colliding from so far away is really hard to detect, so it’s really impressive."
'12 grad directs new version of 'Little Red Riding Hood'
Kailey Ackermann '12 directs a new version of "Little Red Riding Hood" (in which the wolf is secretly a vegan) for Davenport Junior Theatre. “I am inspired by the dedication of the kids,” she said. “I can tell that they really want to be there and really want to work. Seeing young people with that kind of motivation is really inspiring."
Interactive art exhibit tackles moths, plants, nature
"The Moth Project," the new multimedia exhibit at Augustana College's Teaching Museum of Art, is very untraditional. It's fun, quirky, creative, interactive, and also will spread far beyond the walls of Centennial Hall.
Hilton-Morrow publishes textbook on sexual identity, media
Dr. Wendy Hilton-Morrow, associate dean and associate professor of communication studies at Augustana College, recently completed a book introducing readers to sexuality, media and popular culture.
Updike: Dad's stories true in essence, not details
Speaking at Augustana, author David Updike said it is hard to determine how much is true in the stories his famous father wrote about him and his siblings. "I think it's true in its essence," he said, "but not in its details." Born in 1932, John Updike was an American author known for his novels, short stories and poetry. He won two Pulitzer Prizes for fiction.
Culver farewell concert with orchestra April 30
Augustana will celebrate Dr. Daniel Culver's impact on thousands of students with a spring concert and reception. The concert is free, and the public is welcome to join the celebration at 8 p.m. April 30 in Centennial Hall. Dr. Culver is retiring after 42 years at the college.
Frieze Lecture: Literary legacy of 1915's 'great' poems
Farah Marklevits, instructor in English, presents a Frieze Lecture on the literary legacy of the great poems of 1915, which included Robert Frost's "Road Not Taken" and TS Eliot's "Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock." The Frieze Lecture Series is an 18-year partnership between the Rock Island Public Library and Augustana College. It continues this year with the theme "1915 – A Landmark Year."
'77 grad to bring his choir to Carnegie Hall
Gregory Day '77 is familiar with the choral classic, "Messiah," having sung it with the Augustana Choir. He will get to be part of the Handel oratorio at New York's Carnegie Hall on Nov. 27. Day is artistic director of the Lincoln-Way Area Chorale (based in New Lenox, Ill.), which has been invited to perform by Distinguished Concerts International New York in "Messiah" with other choristers from around the world and a 125-piece orchestra.
Professor brings dinosaur treasures home to campus
The Fryxell Geology Museum is one of the jewels of the Augustana College campus, and it has been carefully polished by Dr. William Hammer, the head of the museum and professor of geology. Visitors are greeted by a 22-foot Cryolophosaurus, a carnivorous dinosaur he discovered in Antarctica in 1991.