Upcoming

• Monday, Sept. 17, 12 p.m., Davidson Room, Memorial Center -- Chair and Associate Professor of Economics Diego Mendez-Carbajo will present the Faculty Non-Org, "Salary Inversion in the Public University System in Illinois."

• Monday, Sept. 17, 4 p.m., Beckman Auditorium, The Ames Library -- Students who have studied abroad in developing countries will present "Taking the Road Less Traveled," sponsored by the Development Studies Team of the International Studies Program.

• Monday, Sept. 17, 4 & 7 p.m., Davidson Room, Memorial Center -- Volunteer training sessions will be offered in connection with the upcoming registration event for the Deferred Action Status for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Interested members of the IWU community are invited to register online for one of the training sessions.

• Monday, Sept. 17, 7 p.m., CNS C101 -- Traci Barkley, water resources scientist for Prairie Rivers Network, will present "Bridging Science and Policy to Advocate for Healthy River Systems."

• Tuesday, Sept. 18, 8 p.m., Westbrook Auditorium, Presser Hall -- The Symposium of Contemporary Music concert will feature compositions by Chinary Ung of the University of California, San Diego. Ung's wife, violist Susan Ung, will perform.

• Wednesday, Sept. 19, 11 a.m., Room 258, Presser Hall -- Composer Adam Greene will give a lecture, "Still Life After Death: Transcendent Spiritualism in the Music of Chinary Ung," as part of the Symposium of Contemporary Music. 

• Wednesday, Sept. 19, 7:30 p.m., Room 200, Hansen Student Center -- The FUSE Film Series, sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs, will feature "La Mission."

• Thursday, Sept. 20, 7 p.m., Beckman Auditorium, The Ames Library -- The International Film Series will feature "Always: Sunset on Third Avenue." 

• Friday, Sept. 21, 4 p.m., CNS C101 -- Assistant Professor of Mathematics Andrew Shallue will present "Constructing Large Numbers with Cheap Computers" at the Faculty Colloquium.

• Friday & Saturday, Sept. 21 & 22, 10 a.m.- 6 p.m., Shirk Center --The Immigration Project will host a DACA registration event.

• Saturday, Sept. 22, 8:30 a.m., CNS E101 -- Eric Gaze, who directs the Quantitative Literacy Project at Bowdoin College, will lead a Writing Program workshop, "Teaching Writing with Numbers."

• Saturday, Sept. 22, 7:30 p.m., Westbrook Auditorium, Presser Hall -- Acclaimed pianist and 2012 Commencement speaker Awadagin Pratt will return to campus to perform a benefit concert.

• Saturday, Sept. 22, 8 p.m., Hansen Student Center -- Comedian Michael Yo will entertain.

• Sunday, Sept. 23, 3 p.m., Westbrook Auditorium, Presser Hall -- Adjunct faculty member Keith Zimmerman, saxophone and Professor of Music William West, piano will perform a faculty recital marking Zimmerman's 60 years playing saxophone.

COMING SOON -- Illinois Wesleyan will host Family Weekend on Sept. 28-30.

Find more events on the new Events Calendar. 

Announcements

Donors Needed for Blood Drive

Illinois Wesleyan's Tri Beta biological honor society is hosting an American Red Cross blood drive on Thursday, Sept. 20 from 12-6 p.m. in Hansen Student Center. Email Marlena Szewczyk at mszewczy@iwu.edu to sign up, or sign up in CNS during lunch hours this week.

Bus Trip to Cubs vs. Cardinals Game at Wrigley

Whether you're planning to cheer for the Cardinals or the Cubs, hop aboard a chartered bus to Wrigley on Sunday, Sept. 23 to join 200 Chicago-area alumni, family and friends for this storied rivalry -- courtesy of the Alumni Office.

Tickets are $60 each and include your ticket to the game, a round-trip bus ticket and lunch at alumni-owned Trace in Wrigleyville. Click here to purchase tickets.

The bus will depart the Shirk Center parking lot at 8 a.m. and arrive at Trace at 11 a.m., where you will pick up your game tickets and have lunch prior to the start of the game at 1:20 p.m. Load the bus at Trace immediately following the game for the return trip to Bloomington.

International Office News

The fall International Office Newsletter is now online. 

Campus News

Immortal Life Author: "Follow Your Curiosity" Rebecca Skloot, author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, told the President's Convocation audience to look for "what?" moments.

Speaker Discusses Human Cost of Immigration Policy The human cost of a flawed immigration system was explored by a former undocumented immigrant, who spoke on "Making Human Rights Real."

Students to Embark on Alternative Fall Break Students and staff volunteers will eat and sleep at the Western Avenue Community Center while assisting the West Bloomington Revitalization Project.

Students Broadcast Their Titan Pride at Homecoming Students are set to embrace the theme of "Broadcasting Titan Pride" during Illinois Wesleyan's Homecoming celebration.

Sports

• Nine varsity squads were involved in competition over the weekend. See all the results at www.iwusports.com

GREENetwork Cardboard Collected on Move-In Day As students moved onto campus last month, 4.5 bales of collapsed cardboard boxes were collected. The Office of Residential Life organized the collection as part of campus sustainability efforts and to benefit the homeless in our community served by Home Sweet Home Ministries, which will resell the material. > Visit the GREENetwork blog.