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The Complaint When Dr. Guiyou Huang took over as the new president of Western Illinois University on January 1, 2021, he already faced some serious challenges, including falling enrollment and unreliable state support. But then he began hearing from business and government leaders in the Quad Cities, who were quite unhappy with WIU and thinking about possible replacements. Stephanie Acri Moline Mayor Stephanie Acri was the most vocal critic. She said after meeting with President Huang, that his plans focused on Macomb and not enough on the Quad Cities. “When I look at the strategy, I see some components of some kind of feeder courses for finishing at Macomb, and then some adult courses, but that s not our vision for that campus,” she said. ....
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April 5, 2021 Moline, Ia (AP) Officials in Moline have been pursuing the possibility of bringing a University of Illinois school of engineering to riverfront land for at least six months, according to newly obtained records. The Quad-City Times reports that the city already has a college of engineering just a mile away at Western Illinois University’s Quad-Cities riverfront campus. But Mayor Stephanie Acri has raised enrollment concerns and talked about bringing other programs to the Quad-Cities. The Quad-City Times and Dispatch/Argus learned through an open records request that the land that will be vacated by the demolition of an Interstate 74 bridge was being considered as a possible site for the University of Illinois program. ....
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MOLINE â For at least six months, officials in Moline have been pursuing the possibility of bringing a University of Illinois school of engineering to riverfront land that will become available as the old I-74 bridge is demolished. The city already has a college of engineering just a mile away â at Western Illinois University s Quad-Cities riverfront campus. But Mayor Stephanie Acri recently accused WIU officials of broken promises, including low enrollment numbers that have hurt Moline s economy. Early last month, Acri said she spoke with Guiyou Huang, the new president of WIU and, I informed the president that Moline could not afford any more time to wait. ....