Saskowski Receives Scholarship from The Partnership for Food and Safety Education

Western Illinois University QC Campus student Sheridan Saskowski has been chosen by the non-profit Partnership for Food Safety Education as recipient of a scholarship to attend the Consumer Food Safety Education Conference 2014, December 4-5 at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, VA. Scholarship winners were chosen through a competitive essay contest which was judged by individuals from leading food safety and food information organizations … Continue reading Saskowski Receives Scholarship from The Partnership for Food and Safety Education

“Welcome to Baghdad”- A Short Story and Thank You to Veterans

Ten years ago today, on Veterans Day, I climbed aboard a plane at the Moline airport. I was headed for Fort Dix, New Jersey, to train before heading to Iraq. I was a young private in the Illinois Army National Guard and had graduated basic training just a few short months before we left. This was my first Veterans Day as a veteran of the … Continue reading “Welcome to Baghdad”- A Short Story and Thank You to Veterans