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We Are The Champions

The dance team earned a second NAIA national title this month while the women's indoor track and field squad was honored with a national Champions of Character team award.

In the News

Alumna Gives Fellow Cancer Survivors a Voice

"I didn't really understand what cancer had done to me and my family," Martha Tappa '91 said. Joining other survivors in a LiveStrong exercise program helped. Read how she has given them all a voice.

 

Fellowship Will Help Alum Aid Nonprofits

With the help of a prestigious Bush Fellowship, Matt Ehlman '02 will complete a doctoral dissertation he believes will help create a template for nonprofit fundraising success in the future. Read about it.

50 Years (and Counting) in the Classroom

As a young man, Joe McCaffery, PhD, set out to be a monk, but he landed in front of a St. Ambrose classroom instead. As he nears the age of 75, that's where he remains. Read about this popular, dedicated educator.

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Helping Students Bee Finished

Starting with the Class of 2015, students who commit and adhere to the new "BEE Finished in Four Years Plan" are guaranteed to graduate on time — or the added tuition is on us. See news coverage.

Campus Ready to Dance For The Kids

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SAU IQ

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Name the respective cities where the dance and women's track and field teams gained national recognition this month.

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Last Month's IQ

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What is the name of the Middle East Institute Spring 2015 Conference?

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Crisis Upon Crisis in the Middle East: Is Change Possible?

WINNER:

Emilee Renwick '14

Remember When...

We wouldn't want this to be a harbinger of things to come but in 1965, St. Ambrose students rallied to help wall Davenport's downtown from then-record flooding. See a larger image.

Class Notes

Brian Hemesath '94

The two-time Emmy winner has earned the Irene Sharaff Young Master Award given annually to an early- career theatre costume designer whose "work has gone beyond mere beginner's promise." Hemesath this year made his Broadway debut as designer for "Honeymoon in Vegas." Keep an eye on Tony nominations in April. Read about it.

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