Three Students Accepted to Oxford's Pembroke Program
Three Illinois Wesleyan University students, Samira Kassem '21 (Mahomet, Ill.), Thao "Jenny" Le '21 (Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam), and Rachel McCarthy '21 (Riverside, Ill.) have been accepted to spend their junior year studying at Pembroke College, University...
Healthcare Policy Expert to Speak at Commencement
Dr. Stephen L. Ondra '80, a former military surgeon and leading healthcare policy expert, will deliver Illinois Wesleyan's Commencement address on Sunday, May 5.
Frevert Gift Enables All-Steinway School Designation
Thanks to a $3.5 million gift from the C.B. Frevert Family Trust designated for Illinois Wesleyan's School of Music, aging pianos will be replaced with instruments of the highest quality, and Illinois Wesleyan will become one of 153 universities...
Students Campaign to "Rescue Yemen from Famine"
For the 13th year, students enrolled in "Perspectives In Global Health" are raising awareness for today's most serious crises. This year's focus is on the humanitarian crisis in Yemen.
Students Establish Donation Program for Local Homeless Shelters
Rather than letting leftover student meal swipes go to waste at the end of the semester, Macey Grant '20 and Lakshmi Jayam '22 organized a meal swipe donation program to benefit Bloomington's Salvation Army and Home Sweet Home Ministries.
Students Present at John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference
Students from all years, disciplines and academic interests presented research projects, artwork and music at Illinois Wesleyan's 30th annual John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference (JWPRC) on Saturday, April 13.
Titans "Unlock Opportunities" During All In For Wesleyan
Illinois Wesleyan's seventh annual day of giving saw 2,205 donors make 2,578 gifts to collectively raise $518,316, plus $258,000 from pacesetter challenge donors, for a grand total of $776,316.
Student Takes Second Place at Physics Research Symposium
Four Illinois Wesleyan physics students presented their research at the Illinois Section of American Association of Physics Teachers Student Research Symposium, with second place honors awarded to mathematics and physics double major Minzhao (Henryken)...
Rettich Named 2020 Kemp Award Winner
Timothy Rettich has been named the 2020 recipient of the Kemp Foundation Award for Teaching Excellence at Illinois Wesleyan University.
Jack Sikma '77 Elected to Basketball Hall of Fame
Jack Sikma, who graduated from Illinois Wesleyan in 1977 and went on to be a seven-time NBA All-Star, has been selected for induction for the 2019 class of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.