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Entertainment Media open house

Tuesday, October 29, 2019 • 2:45 pm

Students who are considering a minor in Entertainment Media, or who just want to explore film or film production, are invited to an open house.

Learn about the four-course requirements for minoring in ENTM (Entertainment Media), and details about internship opportunities. Internships can include working here at Fresh Films on one of our film, TV or documentary projects. Students last year traveled to LA to work with Reese Witherspoon and also worked in Minneapolis and Chicago.

Walk in Their Shoes

Saturday, November 16, 2019 • 1:00 pm

Sigma Pi Delta and Delta Chi Theta will hold Walk in Their Shoes, an event to raise awareness about sexual violence. This event is meant to be inclusive and bring awareness to all forms of sexual violence.

All of the proceeds from this event will be going to the Family Resources Shelter in Bettendorf, Iowa. This shelter provides confidential services to survivors of domestic abuse, sexual abuse, human trafficking, homicide, and other violent crimes.

There will be games, music, and food for purchase from 1-3 p.m.

Donations for Family Resources will be accepted at the event and leading up to the event.

T-shirts will be sold in the Brew 10/29, 10/30, 10/31 for $8 each.

Women’s & Gender Studies: A Light-Hearted History

Thursday, November 14, 2019 • 7:20 pm

Dr. Vicki Sommer, professor emerita of sociology, will present “Women’s & Gender Studies: A Light-Hearted History" at the annual meeting of the Augustana Historical Society.

Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m., after which Dr. Sommer will discuss the history of Women’s and Genders Studies in a program intended by the society to pay tribute to the memory of Dr. Nancy Huse, another of the founding mothers, who passed away earlier this year.

Cost for the dinner and program is $24 per person. Reservations are required by Nov. 8. Those wishing to attend should send a check, payable to A.H.S., to the President's Office, Augustana College, 639 38th St., Rock Island, Ill., 61201.

Indicate menu preference from the following choices:

Chicken: Grilled chicken breast smothered with sautéed peppers and onions, topped with Provolone cheese and chicken velouté, and served with wild rice pilaf.

Pork: Cranberry demi-topped pork chop with sage and cranberry dressing, served alongside roasted new potatoes.

Vegetarian: Portabella mushrooms stir-fried with bell peppers, soy sauce, mirin, sugar, cashews and sesame oil, and served with white rice.

Q-C History Hop: The Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center

Wednesday, November 20, 2019 • 6:30 pm

The Swenson Center is teaming up with Davenport Public Library for an after-hours tour of the archives.

The Quad Cities are bursting with history! Join us in visiting local cultural and historical institutions and organizations around the Quad Cities to learn about the region's storied past.

Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center is a national library and archives that collects, preserves, and provides access to resources for the study of Swedish-American relations. The Center also helps people research their Swedish-American genealogy.

We will learn about the collections of the Swenson Center, the history of Swedish immigration to Moline, as well as viewing their current exhibition on Swedes and Swedish Americans and World War II.

Meet at the Swenson Center at 6:30 pm.

Questions or to register, please call 563-326-7832. Or register online.