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Jordan

Kuhns '13 Raises Awareness about Hazing
Jordan Kuhns, a senior business marketing major from Winterset, Iowa, was a runner up in the National Hazing Prevention Week CAMPUSPEAK poster contest.

Kannaday

BroMenn's Kannaday to Speak at Associates Luncheon
Colleen Kannaday, president of Advocate BroMenn Medical Center, will address the Illinois Wesleyan Associates on Wednesday, April 17.

Sax

Illinois Wesleyan Announces New Minor in Jazz Studies
Beginning in the fall of 2013, Illinois Wesleyan University's School of Music will offer a new minor in Jazz Studies.

Nursing students

Nursing Students Study Abroad through Unique Program
Seven Illinois Wesleyan nursing majors are participating in a rare opportunity -- spending a semester abroad while still fulfilling their nursing program requirements.

Expo

Illinois Sustainable Living and Wellness Expo
Exhibitors promoting personal health and environmentally sustainable living will gather at the Shirk Center on Saturday, April 13 for the Illinois Sustainable Living and Wellness Expo.

Acemoglu

Renowned Economist Discusses Why Nations Fail
Speaking at the inaugural Eckley Lecture in Economics, Daron Acemoglu argued that economic and political institutions explain why some nations are rich and others poor.

Narendra

Jaggi to Address Honors Convocation
Professor of Physics Narendra Jaggi will present the keynote address, "Refracting Honor Through a Personal Prism," at the annual Honors Convocation on Wednesday, April 10.

Bray

Panel: Eckley's Book Important Contribution to Lincoln Scholarship
A panel of Abraham Lincoln scholars praised the late IWU President Robert S. Eckley's final book, the first biography of Lincoln's friend and fellow attorney Leonard Swett.

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Alumni Couple Clerking for Federal Judges
Erin Cox and Rachel Halfpap - newlyweds and 2008 Wesleyan graduates - both landed highly sought federal clerkships in the Central District of Illinois.

peace institute

IWU to Host Peacebuilding Workshop and Lecture
Students from Macalester, Luther and Beloit Colleges will join Illinois Wesleyan students and faculty to discuss their independent research on human rights issues.