Quad Cities Campus
Extracurricular Activities
The WIU-QC College of Arts & Sciences programs now boast several unique and active student organizations. As described further below, the Liberal Arts & Sciences Student Organization (LASSO) is aimed broadly at building an exciting intellectual culture and new opportunities for all arts & sciences students, while the Interdisciplinary English and the Arts Society (IDEAS) is especially dedicated to building opportunities related to literature and the arts and the Aquarium, Biology, & Zoology Society (ABZS) is especially focused on the life sciences.
Liberal Arts & Sciences Student Organization (LASSO)
President: Cameron Ruiz
Vice-President: Deisy Puente-Tapia
Secretary: Kaleb Rorbakken
Treasurer: Ruben Pena
Social Media/Marketing: Rebecca Graham
SGA Representative: Rose Patton
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Interdisciplinary English & Arts Society (IDEAS)
President: Shaun Robinson
Vice-President: Callahan Herrig
Secretary: Sean Harrison
Treasurer: Chloanne Simmering
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A partial list of events organized by LASSO, IDEAS & ABZS in recent semesters:
- 2016 Shedd Aquarium Trip Photos
- Presidential Politics, Processes and the Youth Vote
- Hot Rocks & Blue Ice: A Presentation and Discussion on Antarctic Meteorites by Dr. Paul Sipiera, President & CEO of the Planetary Studies Foundation in Galena, IL
- Annual Chicago charter-bus trips to the National Museum of Mexican Art, the Dusable Museum of African American History, the Field Museum, the Arts Institute of Chicago, and the Shedd Aquarium
- Trips to watch performances of the Vagina Monologues
- Lectures, guided tours, and other visits to the FIGGE art museum and the Putnam science museum in Davenport
- Presidential debate and election night viewing parties
- An annual resumé-building conversation with representatives of local employers about the post-liberal-arts-degree job market
- Dinner and a Lecture nights, most recently with talks by internationally-famous environmentalist Bill McKibben, science writer Michael Shermer, gay rights activist Zach Wahls, and cancer survivor and ecologist Sandra Steingraber
- A "Big Read" panel discussion about Ray Bradbury's novel Fahrenheit 451 at the Moline Public Library
- Coffee House Bashes and Open Mic Nights including lots of student-composed short stories and poetry readings (complete with contest prizes)
- Screenings of short films and poster presentations featuring great African American writers, musicians, and other major historical figures
- Celebration of Banned Books Week
- Native American History Month and Women's History Month bake sales, with proceeds donated to local nonprofits
- A Darwin Day celebration with biologist and geneticist guest speakers from the University of Iowa
- Service nights at a Rock Island men's shelter
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