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The St. Ambrose University e-NewsletterSeptember 2014 |
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Pulitzer Winner Will Discuss Gender Oct. 21Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Sheryl WuDunn will discuss Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide on Oct. 21 as part of the Exploring Gender Project Series. Read about it. |
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Make Plans to Join Us For Family WeekendParents and siblings are invited to join their St. Ambrose students on Oct. 24-26. Events include the annual family carnival, a unique concert and a football clash vs. the defending national champions. See the schedule. |
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Icy Challenge Turned Into Learning ExperienceStudents in Lindsay Schaefer's English 101 Learning Community took on more than icy buckets of water when they accepted a popular Social Media challenge. See what they learned in an SAUtv video. |
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Pacem in Terris Winner Boards Bus for ChangeSister Simone Campbell and the "Nuns on the Bus" are rolling across the country to promote political inclusion for all. Read about this newest addition to an illustrious list of Pacem in Terris honorees. |
 | Quinn Sisters' Passion For Art FetedSAU art department chair Kristin Quinn and her sister Megan, an art professor at Augustana, were honored this month at the Riverssance Festival of the Arts. Read about their contributions to the QC art scene. |
| A Star-Spangled STAMVOJA Tribute |
In the Quad Cities
Sep 26 | Penguin Book Truck at Library |
Oct. 2 | Clothesline Project Display |
Oct. 3-5 | Theatre Fall Musical: "Working" |
Oct. 9 | Opening Reception: Works by Margaret Babbitt |
Oct. 11 | Quad-Cities Mock Trial Invitational Tournament |
Oct. 13 | Open House |
Oct. 15-22 | Middle East Institute Film Festival |
Oct. 21 | Clothesline Project Display |
Oct. 21 | Social Economic Justice Conference |
Oct. 21 | First Book Lecture: Sheryl WuDunn |
Oct. 24-26 | Family Weekend |
Oct. 25 | Open House |
Oct. 25 | Musical Performance: Break in Reality |
Oct. 29 | Catich Debut: Patty Carroll Exhibition |
Elsewhere
Oct. 11 | SAU2YOU, Riverwoods, Ill. |
 | Who is "Artsy" and who is "Craftsy?" |
Think you know the answer?
Send it in to the Ambrose Zine
| Who was SAU's Homecoming queen in 1991? |
 | Katie Van Blair '92 |
WINNER: | Erin O Neill Girsch '94 (Queen of '93) |
... your Halloween boo was replaced by brrrr? We don't want to alarm you, but in 1963 this was the earliest recorded snowfall in Davenport. And, no, that's not the Stay-Puft Marshmallow man behind them. See a larger image.
Cory Tomasson '92
Softball coach the past 15 years at Illinois Valley Communty College, Cory Tomasson has been named interim AD at the school. He will oversee 16 sports. Read about it.
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