Illinois Wesleyan News Stories
December 2006
Dec. 22
> Gospel Festival Celebrates 17th Year
> Rev. Joseph Lowery to Speak at Fellowship Dinner
Dec. 19
> Professor's Book Looks at 'Recapturing the Personal' in Education
Dec. 18
> Student Creates Documentary Tracing Playwright's Telluric Identity
> University to Webcast Campus Events
Dec. 12
Dec. 8
> Professor's Book Sheds Light on Gun Culture
Dec. 7
> IWU to Host Joint Advent Communion Service
Dec. 5
> Ann Reed to Perform at Blue Moon Coffeehouse
> IWU Senior to Open for Mieka Pauley Performance
November 2006
Nov. 29
> Student Receives BACCHUS Award
> Annual Kwanzaa Celebration Honors African Culture, Consciousness
> Task Force on the Health and Welfare of Student Athletes Issues Third Report
Nov. 28
> Annual Student, Faculty Art Sale Opens Thursday
> Choral Ensembles to Perform Annual Holiday Concert
Nov. 27
> Scholarship Fund Established Honoring Alumnus Van Scyoc
Nov. 21
> St. Petersburg Fulbright Scholar to Lecture on Jewish Folk Culture
> Seniors Awarded Acorn Equality Fund Scholarships
> Jazz Ensemble Completes Latest CD, Smack Dab in the Middle
Nov. 20
> Gateway Class Explores Social Norms
Nov. 18
> Literary Group Expands to Hold First Monthly Poetry Slam
> Hillel to Observe Hanukkah with Annual Dinner, Celebration
Nov. 17
> Professor Authors Book on East German Science Fiction
> Senior a Finalist for Research Prize
Nov. 16
> Chamber Music Chapel Hour on Nov. 29
> Italian Club President Attends Washington Convention
> IWU Observes Day Without Art
> Symphonic Winds and Wind Ensemble to Perform
Nov. 13
> Local Artist/Alumnus to Present New Works
Nov. 10
> Professor to Discuss Book at Women Authors Event
> IWU Magazine Wins Award
> Production of Classic Spanish Play Features Costumes by Students
> Opera Brings New Twist to Cinderella Story
> Toys for Tots Holiday Gift Drive on IWU Campus
Nov. 9
> Civic Orchestra to Perform at Center for the Performing Arts
Nov. 8
> Hartweg Named to Advisory Board Tackling State Nursing Shortage
> Documentary to be Shown in Honor of National American Indian Heritage Month
Nov. 7
> Humanities Students Receive Grant to Attend Annual Chicago Festival
> School of Music Professors to Perform Homage to Russian Composer
> Black Student Union to Host Movie, IdleWild
Nov. 6
> New Music Cafe to Present Local, International Compositions
> Carpe Diem String Quartet to Play Guest Recital
Nov. 3
> Singer, Songwriter to Reflect on Tour Through War-Torn Israel
> Chamber Singers and Percussion Ensemble to Hold Joint Concert
Nov. 2
> Acacia Alumnus Receives George F. Patterson Jr. Award
> Student Senate Hosts AIDS Chapel
Nov. 1
> Students Complete Chicago Marathon
> "Spirit of the Flute" at University Chapel Hour
October 2006
Oct. 31
> Singer-Songwriter Mulvey to Perform at Blue Moon Coffeehouse
> Biology Professor Receives NSF Grant
Oct. 30
Oct. 27
> Chicago Band, The Hush Sound, to Entertain at Hansen Student Center
> Austrian Ensemble to Perform
> University Chapel Hour to Honor All Saint's Day
Oct. 25
> Jazz Lab Band and Ensemble to Perfom on Consecutive Nights
Oct. 24
> Alumna Wins Prestigious Postgraduate Scholarships
> Writer, Director to attend Screening of Post-9/11 Documentary
Oct. 23
> Family Weekend to Offer Music, Entertainment, Athletic Events
Oct. 19
> Senior's Run at Chicago Marathon to Aid Cancer Research
Oct. 18
> Chapel Hour to Explore the Spiritual Self Through Native American Traditions
> IWU Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Winds to Perform
> Art Exhibition Showcases Works by Cordero, Souto
Oct. 17
> Cook to Perform Debussy Recital
Oct. 12
> IWU, ISU to Welcome Author Sarah Vowell
> Alumna Finds Her Calling in "The President's Own" Marine Band
Oct. 10
> Natalia Zukerman to Perform at Blue Moon Coffeehouse
> Dinner to Celebrate the Breaking of the Fast of Ramadan
> IWU Track and Field Coach to be Inducted Into Alma Mater's Wall of Fame
Oct. 9
> Artist to Lecture on Custom Work Displayed in IWU Galleries
Oct. 6
> Trio of Comedians to Perform at IWU
> Black Student Union to Coordinate Chapel Hour
> Student Group to Host Madrigal Dinner
Oct. 4
> Faculty Member Wins Award for Museum Exhibit
> McPherson Theatre Mainstage Presents Musical Into the Woods
> IWU, ISU Habitat For Humanity Chapter to Receive Award
> Documentary Producer to Speak at Illinois Wesleyan
Oct. 3
> Mandala Sand Painting by Tibetan Monks at IWU
> Student Hosts Supply Drive for Nicaragua
September 2006
Sept. 29
> IWU's Hudson Banks Wins Athena Award
> Norwich Cathedral Choir to Perform in Evelyn Chapel
> Nursing Alumna to be Honored During Homecoming
> Ceremony to Honor War Veterans
Sept. 28
> Professor Brian Hatcher Earns Two Fulbright Grants
> Illinois Wesleyan Hosts Fulbright Scholar
> Professors to Perform "Fertile Ground" Musical
Sept. 27
> Alum, Author Dave Kindred to Speak at Homecoming
> The Jesus Dynasty Author to Speak on Campus
Sept. 26
> Class of 2006 Graduate Helps Paint Economic Picture at the Fed
> Alum Displays Art at Bloomington Gallery
> Congressional Candidate to Speak at College Democrats Meeting
> IWU to Host Homecoming Weekend Chapel Service
Sept. 25
> Estonian Choir to Perform at Evelyn Chapel
> Chapel Hour to Celebrate Jewish Sukkot
Sept. 22
> IWU to Celebrate Homecoming, Honor 3 Alumni
> School of Music to Celebrate Shostakovich's 100th Birthday
Sept. 20
> Second Annual MUSE Literature Conference on Sept. 30
> MUSE Keynote Speaker to Address Literary Responses to 9/11
> McLean County Arts Center Exhibits IWU Scene Designs
> Illinois Wesleyan to Host Lecture on Lithuanian Ceramics
Sept. 19
> Soprano Dawn Upshaw to Perform in Bloomington Oct. 6
> IWU to Host Panel Discussion on Living Wage
Sept. 15
> Illinois Wesleyan Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
Sept. 14
> University to Celebrate Constitution Day
> Speakers for Safe Coal Mining Practices to Visit Campus
> Student-Directed Play, bobrauschenbergamerica, at Lab Theatre
> Counseling Services to Present "Healthy Relationship" Forum
Sept. 12
> Paintings, Custom Installation at Merwin and Wakeley Galleries
Sept. 11
> Alum Orchestrates World's Largest Periodic Table
> Blue Moon Coffeehouse Opens 15th Season With Susan Werner
Sept. 8
> IWU to Commemorate Fifth Anniversary of September 11
> Chapel Hour to Recognize September 11 Anniversary
> Faculty to Perform Saxophone, Piano Recital
> Ramadan Traditions to be Topic at Chapel Hour
> Dates of Fall Family Weekend Changed to Nov. 3-5
Sept. 7
> Profile of the Class of 2010 at Illinois Wesleyan University
> Music Students Schedule Fall Recitals
Sept. 6
> IWU to Host Comedy Band Hard 'N Phirm
Sept. 5
> Athletic Director Writes Book About Small-Town Childhood
Sept. 1
> Singer Jon McLaughlin to Perform at Hansen
> Titan Film Series to Present Pirates Sequel
August 2006
Aug. 31
> Sigma Pi Fraternity Honors the Late Dr. Jack C. Fields
> Professor Robert Bray Receives Saddlebag Award
> Summer Art Exhibit Closes With Reception, Sale
> Singer-Songwriter Nini Camps to Perform at Hansen
Aug. 30
> IWU Welcomes 12 National Merit Scholars in First-Year Class
> Male A Capella Group to Perform at Local Event
Aug. 29
> IWU Adds 24 to Faculty for 2006-07 Year
> Titan Film Series Presents The DaVinci Code
> An Inconvenient Truth To Be Shown at Hansen Student Center
> All-Vocal Group Naturally 7 to Perform
Aug. 23
> Ann Harding Named Director of Alumni Relations
> Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Visits Campus, Community
Aug. 18
> Nickel & Dimed Author to Address President's Convocation
> Chapel Service to Welcome Class of 2010
> Multi-Faith Service of Welcome on Aug. 30
Aug. 16
> IWU Astronomer Embraces Proposed New Planetary Definitions
> Professor James Sikora to Address First-Year Convocation
Aug. 11
> IWU Offers ALANA Orientation
Aug. 8
> Students Research Green Chemistry
> Senior Honored for Work with Governor's Environmental Corps
> Junior to Spend Year Abroad at Pembroke
> Fall Festival Welcomes Class of 2010 to Illinois Wesleyan
Aug. 3
> Task Force on the Health and Welfare of Student-Athletes Releases Report
Aug. 2
> High School Accounting Students Encouraged to ‘Pay it Forward’
July 2006
July 31
> Students Aim to Increase Homelessness Awareness
July 24
> Emeritus Theatre Professor Writes Biography of Broadway Legend Moss Hart
July 18
> Alum Named President of American Immigration Lawyers Association
July 12
> Matt Kurz Appointed Vice President for Public Relations
July 10
> Three Professors, University Chaplain to Retire
July 6
> Alum Proposes Marriage During His Symphony's Sold-Out Performance
July 5
> Alum Takes Design to Superman Heights
> Admissions Office to Host Ventures Scholars Conference
June 2006
June 27
> Returning Biologists Hope to Continue Antarctic Research
June 22
> Nursing Professors to Present Research in South Africa
June 20
> Illinois Wesleyan Hosts Minority Academic Achievement Ceremony
> Sophomore Interns With Hospitalist Project
June 15
> IWU Offers Summer Accounting Program to Inner City Students
June 13
> Student to Spend Junior Year Abroad in Japan
June 9
> Faculty, Staff Workshop Promotes Sustainability Efforts
June 8
> Risk Management Scholarships Awarded for Outstanding IWU Students
> Alum Honored for Contributions to Art Education
June 6
> IWU Galleries to Host Letterpress Poster Exhibit
June 1
> Seibring Named Associate Vice President for Major Gifts
May 2006
May 25
> Enron Verdict Sends the Right Message, IWU Professor Says
May 23
> Former Moroccan Political Prisoner Inspires Students to Think Globally
May 18
> Illinois Wesleyan Elects Four New Trustees
May 17
> IWU Names New Deans for Admissions
> Illinois Symphony Orchestra to Perform on IWU Quad
May 16
> Zephyr Dance Company to Perform
May 11
> Nursing Graduate Gained Hands-On Education in Nicaragua
May 8
> Filipino High School Graduates to Perform Dances at IWU
> Student Lobbies for Nursing Issues
> Black Student Union Sponsors "MoTunes"
May 5
> Illinois Wesleyan Biologists Return to Antarctica
May 4
> Illinois Wesleyan Receives $950,000 Gift From Minter Estate
May 3
> Alumna Named Among Nation's Top Educators
May 1
> Alumnus Named Shining Example
> Music Fraternity to Sing National Anthem at Wrigley Field
April 2006
April 30
> Michael A. Mason '80 Urges Graduates to “Get Excited About What You Do"
April 27
> Students Give Junior High Girls Green Light in Math, Science
> Faculty Donate Textbooks to Africa
> Student Ponders: Who Wants to Graduate?
> Fun, Fit to Be Tried at Lab Theatre
> Cadwallader Awarded Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship
April 26
> Galleries to Host Ceramic, Painting, Photography Exhibits
April 25
> Cunningham Named Provost, Dean of the Faculty
April 20
> May Term Themed "With Malice Toward None" Starts May 3
April 19
> Student Conducts Car Alarm Orchestra
April 18
> Male A Capella Group Suspended to Perform Concert
> Kristina Olsen Returns to Blue Moon Coffeehouse
April 17
> First-Year Student to Participate in Diversity Leadership Program
April 13
> Kristin Serna Wins Technos International Prize
April 12
> James P. Sikora Named Winner of 2007 Pantagraph Award
> Katherine Tombaugh Receives David Nott Collegiate Choir Scholarship
> Senior Named Outstanding Marketing Student
> Professor Receives Accounting Education Award
> Concert to Benefit Summer Music Program Scholarship Fund
> Summer Music Program to Feature CSO Violinist Tom Hall
April 10
> Student Wins Environmental Scholarship
> Faculty Choreographed Dance Concert in McPherson Theatre
> School of Music Presents Chamber Music Concert
> Faculty Recital to Feature Soprano
April 7
> Ireland's First Female President to Present Stevenson Memorial Lecture
> Michael A. Mason '80 to Address IWU Commencement
April 6
> Jill Sobule to Perform at Blue Moon Coffeehouse
> Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Inducts New Members
April 5
> Poet Nikki Giovanni to Speak at IWU
> Illinois Wesleyan Hosts New Illinois Sustainable Living and Wellness Expo
> Performance, Scholarship to Honor Late IWU Choral Director
> Illinois Wesleyan Civic Orchestra to Perform
> Senior Exhibitions at Merwin and Wakeley Galleries
April 4
> "Jewish Mystical Tradition" Topic at University Chapel Hour
> Wind Ensemble to Perform Spring Concert
April 3
> "RENT" Star to Perform at IWU
> Visiting Artist to Attend Passover Seder
March 2006
March 30
> IWU Hosts Annual John Wesley Powell Research Conference
> Leanne Cox Named Max L. Starkey Award Winner
> April Entertainment Sponsored by IWU Student Senate
> Students Selected to Attend Risk and Insurance Management Society Conference
> Percussion Ensemble Concert April 1
> Symphonic Winds Present Spring Concert
March 29
> Holocaust Artist to Speak at Illinois Wesleyan
> School of Music Hosts Annual Symposium of Contemporary Music
March 28
> Weekend of Jazz Performances at IWU
> Kappa Delta Chapter Holds Benefit Week
March 27
> Lab Theatre to Perform Finding the Sun
March 17
> IWU Senior Wins Costume Design Award
March 16
> Sophomore Pursues Passion for Irish Dancing
> Collegiate Choir to Perform at Local Church
March 14
> New Music Cafe on March 16
> Student Association Raises Money to Purchase Cow for Charity
> Student Promotes Relay for Life
March 10
> School of Music Presents Opera Scenes: Mostly Women
> IWU to Host Civil War Reenactment
> Fraternities, Sororities Sponsor Kids Carnival
March 8
> Junior Accepted to Prestigious Summer Psychology Program
> Chapel Hour to Host Discussion in Honor of Women's History Month
March 7
> Student Studying Abroad Witnesses Olympics
> Lund Chamber Choir of Sweden to Perform March 15
March 6
> Greek and Roman Studies Hosts Lecture/Performance Series
> Multi-faith Service of Worship at University Chapel Hour
March 2
> IWU Plans Gender Issues Week Activities
March 1
> Cheryl Wheeler to Perform at Blue Moon Coffeehouse
> Brass Chamber Music Recital on March 5
February 2006
Feb. 28
> Galleries to Host Painting, Ceramic Exhibits
Feb. 27
> Wilder's Skin of Our Teeth at McPherson Theatre
> Consul General of Spain to Speak at IWU
Feb. 21
> Students Studying in Madrid Featured in Spanish Newspaper
> School of Nursing Hosts Panel Discussion
Feb. 20
> Feminist Engineer to Speak at Natural Science Colloquium
> Tributaries Sponsors Undergraduate Writing Conference
> Wind Ensemble to Perform March 3
> Minority Alumni Network Hosts 15th Annual Celebration
Feb. 17
> Student Wins Marketing Award
Feb. 16
> Guest Art Lecturer to Discuss Contemporary Glass
Feb. 14
> Pro-Life Action League Director to Speak at IWU
> University Chapel Hour to Observe Ash Wednesday
Feb. 10
> French Horn, Tuba Ensembles to Perform
> Chapel Hour to Host Service of Classical Music
Feb. 9
> Illinois Wesleyan Announces Faculty Tenure, Promotions in Rank
> Jeffrey A. Frick Named Assistant Provost, Registrar
> Galleries Host Juried Student Art Exhibition
Feb. 8
> Board of Trustees Adopts Strategic Plan
> SONiA and disappear fear to Return to Blue Moon Coffeehouse
> Renowned Pianist Padova to Perform at IWU
Feb. 7
> Chapel Hour to Present "Divine Rhythms," Indian Classical Dance
Feb. 2
> February Marks 40th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Visit to IWU
> Professor to Speak on African-American Women Composers
Feb. 1
> Pulitzer Prize Winner Roger Wilkins to Speak at Soul Food Dinner
> Social Historian to Discuss Concept of "Whiteness"
January 2006
Jan. 31
> Jazz Flutist to Perform as Part of Black History Month Celebration
Jan. 30
> Chapel Hour to Feature Festival of Spirituals
> Civic Orchestra to Perform Concerto/Aria
> Faculty Chamber Music Recital on Feb. 5
> Pianist Zuzana Paulechova-Stiasna to Perform Guest Recital
Jan. 27
> Pomeranz to Give Founders' Day Lecture
> Lab Theatre to Present A Man of No Importance
Jan. 26
> IWU Athletes Build Relationships While Supervising Elementary Students
> Sigma Pi Hosts Benefit Concert for Aid to Africa
Jan. 25
> Alumnae Panel to Discuss Career Experiences of Working Women
> Sigma Kappa Sorority to Celebrate Centennial
> Director of Human Rights Center to Discuss Crimes "From Argentina to Iraq"
Jan. 23
> IWU to Celebrate Mozart's 250th Birthday
> Walk/Run to Raise Money for Habitat's Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund
> Volunteer Center to Host "Bowl for Kids' Sake" Fundraiser
> Music Students To Perform Recitals Throughout Spring Semester
Jan. 20
> Gulick Hall Council Hosts Campus-Wide Clothing Swap
> Titan Film Series Presents Rent
Jan. 18
> Chaplain Dennis E. Groh to Speak at University Chapel Hour
Jan. 17
> Choreographer David Dorfman Offers Public Forum at IWU
> Susan Werner to Return to Blue Moon Coffeehouse
> IWU to Host Summer Chamber Music Camp and Festival
Jan. 16
> Titan Film Series Presents Elizabethtown
Jan. 12
> Senior Robin Johnson Named Lincoln Laureate
> Illinois Wesleyan to Offer 7th Annual Cello Summer Camp
Jan. 11
> Native American "Healing Circle" at Jan. 18 Chapel Hour
> Illinois Wesleyan to Show Beauchamp's Emmett Louis Till Documentary
> Women's Basketball Teams Donate to Coaches vs. Cancer
Jan. 10
> Legendary Basketball Coach, Alum Luther Bedford, Dies
> All-University Hymn Sing at Chapel Hour Wednesday
Jan. 9
> Sculptor Crawley, Photographer Larson Display Artwork in Galleries