Upcoming Events
Regional Events
Minneapolis Titan Connection
Thursday, September 25, 2025 | 6 - 8 p.m.
You’re invited to reconnect with IWU alumni and friends! Don’t miss this opportunity to network with fellow Titans and hear from President Zenger about the exciting vision for IWU’s future - our new beginning. Join us for complimentary food and drinks at Edina Country Club. Catch up with old friends, meet new ones, and feel free to bring a guest who is also an alum or interested in learning more about Illinois Wesleyan University.
Thursday, September 25, 2025
6 - 8 p.m.
Edina Country Club
5100 Wooddale Avenue South
Edina, MN 55424
Adlai E. Stevenson Memorial Lecture Series Featuring Doris Kearns Goodwin
Monday, October 6, 2025 | 7 - 8:30 p.m.
Presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin will
speak at the Adlai E. Stevenson Memorial Lecture Series, co-hosted by Illinois Wesleyan
University and Illinois State University, on Monday, Oct. 6. Goodwin will speak at
IWU’s Shirk Center Basketball Arena at 7 p.m., with a presentation titled, Leadership in Turbulent Times; Advice for Today from Our Best Presidents. The moderated program, which is free and open to the public, will be followed by
audience Q&A.
The Adlai E. Stevenson Memorial Lecture Series is named after Bloomington native Adlai
E. Stevenson II, former Illinois governor and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
This event brings innovative and enlightening speakers to Bloomington-Normal campuses
to foster community and conversation around the appreciation of learning.
Monday, October 6, 2025
7 - 8:30 p.m.
Shirk Center Basketball Arena
302 E Emerson St
Bloomington, IL 61701
Homecoming and Family Weekend 2025
Friday, October 10 - Sunday, October 12, 2025
Illinois Wesleyan University is ready to welcome you home as we celebrate 175 Years of Titan Stories at Homecoming and Family Weekend 2025. Come share your story with three days full of events that honor our past, present, and future.
What can you look forward to?
- Departmental and affinity group receptions
- 175 years of Titan history on display at the Homecoming Museum
- The third annual 1850 Market and Family Fun on the Quad
- Titan Football against Wheaton
- Reunion celebrations for the classes of 1970, 1975, 1985, 1995, 2000, and 2015
- Celebrating our 2025 Alumni Award winners
- So much more!
Young Alumni Council Titan Tailgate
Saturday, November 15, 2025 | 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Fall is the perfect time for friends, football, and fun. If you weren’t able to make it back to campus for Homecoming and Family Weekend 2025, now’s your chance to reconnect with classmates and enjoy a Titan Tailgate with the Illinois Wesleyan University Young Alumni Council.
Cheer on your Titans as they face the North Central College Cardinals on November 15 in Naperville. We’ll be kicking off the festivities at 10 a.m. in the designated tailgate grass just west of Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium. Look for the green IWU tent and remember to wear your favorite IWU gear in support of the team!
This event is BYOB and guests will be responsible for their own game tickets.
Saturday, November 15, 2025
Tailgate: 10 AM - 1 PM | Game: 12 PM
Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium at North Central College
455 S. Brainard St.
Naperville, IL. 60540
From the Stacks
From the Stacks is Illinois Wesleyan University’s community book club highlighting alumni authors who have made a significant impact on the world of writing. This quarterly webinar series invites readers to engage with IWU writers in fiction, history, sports, and more, all from the comfort of their own homes. Join us for in-depth discussions and live Q&A sessions that take you inside your favorite stories.
Check back soon for more information about our next author!
Contact Us

Olivia Ruff - Director of Alumni Engagement
Department - Alumni Engagement

Carla Rudicil - Engagement Coordinator - Alumni
Department - Alumni Engagement

Avary Kampwerth - Volunteer Engagement Officer
Department - Alumni Engagement
