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Sports
• The Titan football team won their home opener against Hope College, while the women's soccer team scored their third straight shutout game.
> Find highlights at
www.iwusports.com.
Upcoming
Monday, Sept. 30
• 12:10 p.m., Davidson Room, Memorial Center -- Non-Org: The State of Greek Life: Evaluating Fraternities and Sororities -- This Non-Org will present an overview of IWU fraternities and sororities, including strengths and opportunities for improvement. Presenters will be Vice President for Student Affairs Karla C. Carney-Hall and Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life Blake Bradley.
• 4 p.m., Beckman Auditorium, The Ames Library -- Speaker: Ross Fraser '78, Feeding America -- Fraser, director of community relations at Feeding America, will speak as part of the Unraveling Inequality fall 2013 course cluster events.
• 7 p.m., State Farm Hall, Room 22 -- Film: "Woyzeck" -- The campus community is invited to a showing of the film "Woyzeck" (Germany, 1979, director Werner Herzog).
Tuesday, Oct. 1
• 12 a.m., Merwin and Wakeley Galleries, Joyce Eichhorn Ames School of Art -- Faculty Biennial Art Exhibition
• 4 p.m., State Farm Hall 210 -- Q&A on Environmental Jobs in the Public Sector -- Jennifer Walling, executive director of the Illinois Environmental Council, will hold a question and answer session for students about environmental jobs in the public sector, sponsored by IWU Environmental Studies and John Wesley Powell Audubon.
• 5 p.m., Evelyn Chapel basement -- English Department Colloquium -- Visiting Assistant Professor of English Molly Robey and Ignatzia Romack '14 will read from their work, sponsored by Sigma Tau Delta, the English honor society.
• 7 p.m., State Farm Hall, Room 22 -- Film: "1984" -- Join the German Club for the showing of the film "1984," (UK, 1984, directed by Michael Radford).
• 7 p.m., Beckman Auditorium, The Ames Library -- Film: "Frankenstein" -- The campus community is invited to a showing of the 1994 film, "Frankenstein" (directed by Francis Ford Coppola).
• 7 p.m., CNS C101 -- Speaker: "Protecting the Illinois Environment through State Legislation" -- Jennifer Walling, executive director of the Illinois Environmental Council, will discuss the results of the 2013 Illinois legislative session.
• 8 p.m., Shirk Center -- Democrats vs. Republicans Dodgeball -- Join the IWU College Democrats and College Republicans as they duke it out for the fourth semester in a row. Anyone is welcome to play; wear blue for Dems, red for GOP, and purple for independent.
Wednesday, Oct. 2
11 a.m.-1 p.m., Young Main Lounge, Memorial Center -- Unraveling Inequality "Connecting with Community Partners" Lunch Workshop -- Attendees will learn what inequality means in Bloomington-Normal, what makes a good student-community partnership, and hear from IWU student - community partner pairs who have worked together on a variety of projects. A $300 grant will be awarded to the most popular initiative generated at the workshop. The workshop is co-sponsored by the Action Research Center, the Phi Beta Kappa Fellows Program, the Dean of Students Office, and the Unraveling Inequality course cluster.
• 12 p.m., CNS E101 -- Academic Skills Series: Take Effective Notes and Tests -- Students are invited to a series of programs designed to develop or strengthen academic skills. Free Papa John's pizza will be provided for lunch.
• 4 p.m., Evelyn Chapel -- Banned Books Week Event: "Censorship for Religious Reasons: From the Bible to Harry Potter"
• 5 p.m., Neis Field --
Men's Soccer
vs. Millikin
• 7 p.m., Shirk Center --
Volleyball vs. Augustana
• 7 p.m., Neis Field --
Women's Soccer
vs. Millikin; the game will be live streamed.
• 7 p.m., Welcome Center Auditorium -- Alumna Shannon O'Rourke: "Working With Human Rights in Africa" -- Shannon O'Rourke '07 is education program manager with the Norwegian Refugee Council in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Thursday, Oct. 3
• 1-3 p.m., Eckley Quadrangle -- Peace Garden Campus Market -- The Peace Gardeners will sell freshly harvested organic produce grown by Wesleyan students and faculty. All members of the IWU community are invited to come support the Peace Garden and learn more about the Garden's involvement on campus and in the Bloomington-Normal community.
• 4 p.m., Merwin and Wakeley Galleries, Joyce Eichhorn Ames School of Art -- Opening Reception for the Faculty Biennial Art Exhibition
• 4 p.m., Evelyn Chapel basement -- ReligiosiTEA
• 7 p.m., State Farm Hall, Room 22 -- Film: "Metropolis" -- Join the German Club for the showing of the film "Metropolis" (Germany, 1929, directed by Fritz Lang).
• 7 p.m., Beckman Auditorium, The Ames Library -- International Film Series: "Hold Your Breath" will be presented by School of Nursing faculty members Wendy Kooken and Ann Eckhardt.
Friday, Oct. 4
• 9 a.m., Beadles-Morse Courts --
Women's Tennis
will host the CCIW Championships.
• 4 p.m., CNS C101 -- Natural Science Colloquium --
Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology Robert Bode will present "Herbivore Biodiversity Varies in an Urban Archipelago," hosted by Associate Professor of Chemistry Brian Brennan.
• 4:30 p.m., Maxwell Park, Normal, Ill. -- Cross Country will host the Titan Invitational.
• 7 p.m., Neis Field --
Men's Soccer vs. Elmhurst; the game will be live streamed.
• 8 p.m., Hansen Student Center -- Nick Pike: Juggler/Acrobat/Comedian
Saturday, Oct. 5
• 9 a.m., Beadles-Morse Courts --
Women's Tennis will host the CCIW Championships.
• 2 p.m., Neis Field --
Women's Soccer vs. Elmhurst (Pink Zone Game); the game will be live streamed.
• 3 p.m., Westbrook Auditorium, Presser Hall -- Trio Solari -- A chamber ensemble consisting of Chad Burrow on clarinet, Yung-Hsiang Wang on violin and Amy I-Lin Cheng on piano will perform.
Sunday, Oct. 6
• 4 p.m., Hansen Student Center -- Drug War's Assault on Justice -- Amnesty International will host a talk by Peter Guither of Illinois State University, sponsored by the Bloomington Normal Coalition for Peace & Justice and Common Action Free School.
• 6 p.m., Davidson Room, Memorial Center -- Student Senate General Assembly Meeting
Monday, Oct. 7
• 4 p.m., Davidson Room, Memorial Center -- Faculty Meeting
• 7 p.m., Beckman Auditorium, The Ames Library -- Second Viewing: "Hold Your Breath: A Journey Into Cross-Cultural Medicine"
> Find more IWU events on the Campus Calendar.
Don't see your event? Submit the information online.
Week of September 30, 2013
Sept. 30
• 2-4 p.m., Hart Career Center -- Resume Drop-in Blast -- Stop in for a quick resume review before attending upcoming internship and job fairs.
Oct. 1
• 4:30-6:30 p.m., Main Lounge, Memorial Center -- IWU Internship Fair -- Find out what great opportunities for internships exist for IWU students at our only on-campus event for all majors. Practice networking, make valuable connections and learn about community resources.
• Employer Red Frog Events will be on campus for practice interviews.
Oct. 2
• 4 p.m., Welcome Center Auditorium -- Real World Ready: Senior Seminar -- Many employers look for spring graduates in early fall. Waiting until spring semester to start your networking and job search activities can leave you behind. This seminar will inform you of each aspect of the search process so you're on top of your game.
• Employer The Horton Group will be on campus for internship and full-time interviews.
Oct. 3
• Employer WM Putnam will be on campus for practice interviews.
• Employer Kerber, Eck & Braeckel, LLP will be on campus for full-time and internship interviews.
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Titans In The News
DNAinfo Chicago
Ray Thompson '99 forged an inspirational connection with White Sox pitcher Gavin Floyd.
The Pantagraph
Journalist David Brooks offered his opinion on the country's political future during the Adlai E. Stevenson Memorial Lecture.
WGLT Radio
Prior to speaking at Illinois Wesleyan, Arun Gandhi was among the subjects on "Sound Ideas," discussing his grandfather's message of nonviolence.
The Pantagraph
Jim Shirk, Illinois Wesleyan trustee and president of Beer Nuts Inc., joined his family in celebrating the company's 60-year anniversary.
(Sherman, Texas) Herald Democrat
Jessica Hunter Pearce '09 plays assistant principal horn with the Illinois Symphony Orchestra, and will debut with the orchestra on Oct. 11 in Bloomington. She is also the principal horn of the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic Orchestra.
> More Titans in the News
Kudos
• Chair and Professor of Physics Linda French has published:
1) "A Troop of Trojans: Photometry of 24 Jovian Trojan Asteroids," with Daniel La Rocca ('13), R. D. Stephens, D. R. Coley, L. H. Wasserman, and F. Vilas, in the Minor Planet Bulletin, volume 40, #4, 198-203.
2) "Lightcurve for (152756) 1999JV3," by R.D. Stephens and L. M. French, Minor Planet Bulletin, 40, #4, 196.
• The Anti-Defamation League, founded in 1913 by attorney Sigmund Livingston -- who graduated that year from the former Illinois Wesleyan Law School -- is celebrating its 100th anniversary.
> Find faculty publications and research and creative activity on the University website or Digital Commons @ IWU.
Get Your Titan Gear
Under Armour apparel featuring a new Illinois Wesleyan logo is among the latest Titan paraphernalia now available at theiwubookstore.com.
GREENetwork
Bike Share
A new bike share program launched Friday allows members of the campus community to check out one of four bikes at the front desk at the Hansen Student Center.
> Visit the GREENetwork blog.
Wellness
America Recycles Day: Mega Recycling Event
Saturday, Nov. 16
8 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Hansen Student Center
parking lot
IWU Wellness and the Ecology Action Center are again teaming up to offer a one-day opportunity for residents to recycle items beyond "the usual."
More information.
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