Campus Headlines 2026

Gebhardt Speaker Amy Tenhouse '97 Gives Students Lobbying Industry Insights
Amy Tenhouse '97, the vice president of federal affairs at Molina Healthcare, shared her experience and expertise in the lobbying industry with a group of students and faculty in the Memorial Center's Turfler Room.

The Future of Food

Found Families
James Ingold ‘85 Receives IWU’s Inaugural Legion of Honor Award
James Ingold ‘85 was announced as the inaugural recipient of the Legion of Honor Humanitarian Award granted by IWU during a ceremony held in Evelyn Chapel on Feb. 3, the nationally recognized Four Chaplains Day.
Illinois Wesleyan Announces Fall 2025 Dean’s List
Illinois Wesleyan University’s Dean’s List for the fall semester of the 2025-26 academic year consisted of 884 students from 31 states and 23 countries.
IWU Center for Humanities to Host 2026 MUSE Conference
IWU Center for Humanities to Host 2026 MUSE Conference Illinois Wesleyan University’s Center for Humanities will welcome approximately 60 undergraduate students from across Illinois and Missouri for MUSE: An Undergraduate Humanities Conference...
IWU to Host Inaugural Award Ceremony in Honor of Legendary WWII Alum Martyr
Illinois Wesleyan University will host its inaugural Four Chaplains Commemoration on Feb. 3, 2026, where the University will honor one of our alumni with the Chapel of the Four Chaplains’ Legion of Honor Humanitarian Award. The winner will be announced...
36th Annual MLK Jr. Gospel Festival Returns to Bloomington-Normal
A beloved community tradition honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will return to Bloomington-Normal this winter.

Hope in Crisis
IWU Finance Students Finish in Top 40% in Global Trading Challenge
Illinois Wesleyan University’s School of Business and Economics recently marked a major milestone in its finance program, competing for the first time in the Global Trading Challenge hosted by Bloomberg for Education.