Living the Illinois Wesleyan Vision

Stories of Titans Carrying Our Strategic Initiatives into Action

Peace Garden

Peace Garden Brings Fresh Food to Community
Students are working to promote community connections and make fresh produce accessible to all through a new IWU Peace Garden.

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Summer Reading Selection Explores Ethics, Race, Social Justice
New students will join the campus community in discussing issues raised in Rebecca Skloot's The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, the 2012 Summer Reading Program selection.

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International Office Supports Students Here & Abroad
With study abroad programs around the world and advising for international students at Illinois Wesleyan, the International Office fosters global education for the entire University.

Press

Students, Faculty Member Join Ride Against AIDS
Associate Professor of Music Stephen Press and four Illinois Wesleyan students will bike across America this summer to raise funds for the fight against AIDS.

Chen

Students Appeal on Behalf of Chinese Activist
A group of Illinois Wesleyan students appealed on behalf of Chen Guangcheng, before his case drew international attention.

EV

Campus Adds EV Charging Stations
Two charging stations for electric vehicles have been installed in the parking lot at the Minor Myers, jr. Welcome Center.

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Grant-Writing Course Gives Back to the Community
Students in the University's first grant-writing course reaped real results for a variety of local programs.

Europe

Stoeke '12 Awarded Teaching Assistantship in Austria
Senior Amanda Stoeke, an elementary education major and German minor, has been awarded an assistantship to teach in Austria.

Globe

Students Seek to 'Catch Killers in Kenya'
Students have raised funds to employ a health practitioner in a coastal Kenyan community, also raising awareness of the burden of both infectious and chronic diseases in the region.

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Brown '13 Awarded Study Abroad Scholarship
International Business major Genesis Brown '13 was awarded a scholarship from the Institute for International Education for her current semester of study in China.