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News about Ambrosians for Ambrosians from St. Ambrose University

Spring 2008 – Vol. 1, No. 2

 

Alumna Puts Political Cartoons in the Running
Flip-flopping, inaccurate polling, divisive primaries—no, it's not 2008. Instead, alumna Jessie Kratz takes us on a trip through campaigns past via "Running for Office" at the National Archives. more >>

 

Spring Commencement 2008
The pomp, the circumstance, the hugs and tears—join us on Sunday, May 11, as Ambrose's newest alumni are launched on their next journey. more >>

 

Building a Leaner, Meaner, Muscle-developing, Bone-strengthening Space Machine
PT student Becky Lawrence takes the knowledge she's gained in the classroom into outer space to help astronauts keep fit. more >>

 

Kids Get a Healthy Helping of Adventure at Ambrose This Summer
Budding nurses, doctors and physical therapists get the chance to try out these and other health care careers this summer. more >>

 

Ambrose Lightens Up on Lighting Up
Ambrose goes tobacco-free, along with the rest of the state of Iowa, yet in a typically Ambrosian way. more >>

 

 

 

 

 

Ambrosians Making News

Ambrose sophomore Abbey Curran, Miss Iowa USA 2008, captures national attention— and America's heart. more >>

Graduating senior Jenna Stevens will travel to Korea as St. Ambrose's 2008 Fulbright Scholar. more >>

The Queen Bees basketball team's 2007-08 season was one for the storybooks as well as the record books. more >>

Remembering Col. John "Jack" Roche ’41: He named two of this B-24 bombers "Ambrose." more >>

2008 Woodrow Wilson Fellow Eleanor Clift quotes Prof. Bill Parsons in her Newsweek .com column. more >>

St. Ambrose and the Quad Cities will host the 2009 NAIA National Golf Championship Tournament. more >>

Meet computer science major David Bloom, whose cyber-sleuthing has earned him internships at Google and Opera. more >>

Alumnus Joel Heffernan is living a dream as a Secret Service agent. more >>

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