Kooken and Brown-Ajayi Earn Inaugural Inclusive Excellence Awards
Wendy Kooken and Sharla Brown-Ajayi have been named 2018 recipients of the inaugural President’s Award for Inclusive Excellence at Illinois Wesleyan.
Titans "Think Bigger" During All In For Wesleyan
Embodying this year's All In For Wesleyan theme to "Think Bigger," a total of 2,193 donors teamed up to raise $714,533 during IWU's one-day giving challenge held on Tuesday, April 3.
University Celebrates Employee Anniversaries, Retirements
Illinois Wesleyan honored retirees and celebrated employees with milestone anniversaries April 6 during the annual Faculty-Staff Recognition Celebration.
LSMCE Partnership Aims to Advance Minority Students in STEM
Building upon a shared interest in broadening participation of underrepresented minority students in STEM fields, Illinois Wesleyan has partnered with the Louis Stokes Midwest Center for Excellence (LSMCE).
Student Wins Mini-Grant to Support Bloom Community School
Illinois Wesleyan's Josie Blumberg '19 is the winner of a $500 mini-grant that will continue to support Bloom Community School's efforts in providing an innovative education.
Inaugural Unity Gala Brings Campus Community Together
The Black Faculty-Staff Association (BFSA), the Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) and several RSOs invited the Illinois Wesleyan community to dress up and dance the night away at the first-ever Unity Gala.
Business Spanish Class Partners with SBDC to Promote Latino Entrepreneurship
A partnership between Illinois Wesleyan's Hispanic Studies Department and the Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) of McLean County at Illinois Wesleyan is helping to inspire and empower local Latino entrepreneurs.
Students Named 2018 Eckley Scholars
Five students have been selected to receive 2018 Eckley fellowships, supporting an opportunity to work on campus over the summer as scholars and artists under the supervision of a faculty mentor.
Eckley Economics Speaker Puts a Digital Spin on Learning
Director of the Center for Economic Education and Entrepreneurship at the University of Delaware Carlos Asarta shared a "digital-first" approach to learning in his talk, "Teaching Digitally-Minded Students" as part of the Robert S. Eckley Lecture...
Interfaith Summit to Explore "Revolutionary Love"
Activist Valarie Kaur will give the keynote in a summit aimed at uniting people from a broad spectrum of beliefs through workshops, panels and service projects.