In the News WJBC Radio A growing number of Illinois Wesleyan students aren’t waiting until graduation to get on-the-job training, but are participating in internships this spring. USA Today A new study shows students with skills most associated with a liberal arts education were more likely to be better off after college. Romeoville Reporter Jenn Kuzmicki '11 has discovered a love for roller derby as a member of the DuPage Derby Dames. WMBD TV Secretary of State Jesse White and his tumblers inspired the Fellowship Dinner audience. Also reported in The Pantagraph. WJBC Radio Retired WJBC News Director Don Newberg recalled interviewing Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during one of his visits to speak at Illinois Wesleyan. St. Louis Post-Dispatch Illinois Wesleyan is among university libraries awarded a federal grant to explore ways to ensure long-term access to digital resources. Galesburg Register-Mail Michael Chivell '76, managing partner of Armstrong Teasdale LLP, was chosen as a “2012 Law Firm Leader” by Missouri Lawyers Weekly. The New York Times Broadway, television and film actor William Duell '49, remembered for his "puckishness," died at age 88. The Pantagraph Wesleyan's Edgar Lehr is traveling to the protected forests of Peru to unlock the disappearance of frog species. The Pantagraph report was carried by the Associated Press and also published in the Chicago Tribune. TrueHoop Network (ESPN Affiliate) Seattle Sonics legend Jack Sikma '77 was profiled on the TrueHoop Network's "Hardwood Paroxysm." Los Angeles Times Kevin Dunn '77 joins a star-studded cast in the new HBO series, "Luck." Bureau County Republican Elizabeth A. Taylor '08 was admitted to the Illinois State Bar. She has accepted a position as an assistant state’s attorney in Champaign County.  More Illinois Wesleyan stories from Google News |