Campus Weekly

Campus Weekly

Feb. 5, 2018

News for and about the Illinois Wesleyan community

Campus News

Entrepreneurial Fellowship Winner Targets Mobile Meme Market
The winner of Illinois Wesleyan's $5,000 bi-annual Entrepreneurial Fellowship grant, Ecuador native David "Nico" Lopez '21 assembled a team of five fellow students to develop and launch a mobile app.

Alum Shares Advice on Achieving Breakthrough Career Success
Vice President of People Ops at Panera Bread and former triple major at Illinois Wesleyan, Jaynanne Calaway-Habeck '99 told students that the key to workplace success can be found within a liberal arts education.

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Titan Athletics

Athletes accumulated six first-place finishes for the Illinois Wesleyan men's and women's indoor track and field teams at the Keck D-III Select Invitational, held on "Seniors' Day" at the Shirk Center on Saturday, Feb. 3.

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Titans In The News

TVSpy

Joe Musso '13 joined KOVR, the CBS Sacramento affiliate, as a sports reporter.

Forbes

Kyle Brigham '06, Director of Client Relations at Marcel Digital, offered advice on demonstrating value to existing clients.

The Pantagraph

Jazz program director Glenn Wilson discussed his goal to broaden Illinois Wesleyan's annual jazz festival into a community-wide event.

The Catholic Post

Two volumes of the Heritage Edition of the Saint John’s Bible will are on display at Illinois Wesleyan University.

The Pantagraph

Twin artists Veda and Meda Rives, both IWU class of 1981, are displaying their work as part of Illinois State University's 2018 Faculty Biennial exhibit.

The Pantagraph

Jessica Scharf '13 shares insight into life as an NFL cheerleader for the Seattle Seahawks.

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Class Newsletter Highlight

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Highlight: Heather Olt '96 has a recurring role as Frances on Hulu's "Marvel's Runaways." Read more.

Class Newsletters

Kudos

Associate Professor of Philosophy Emily Kelahan was awarded the David Hume Research Grant from McGill University's McLennan Library Rare Books and Special Collections (Montreal) for her project, "The Virtue Epistemology of David Hume." The grant will support a month of research at the McLennan Library utilizing their extensive David Hume Collection.
Kelahan also was recently elected the Executive Vice President-Treasurer of the International David Hume Society.

Alumni Events

Chicago Blackhawks
Saturday, Feb. 17
Join us as we cheer on the Blackhawks! Pre-game party & ticket pick up 5-6:30 p.m. at Park Tavern. Puck drop at 7:30pm.

School of Theatre Arts Senior Showcase

Monday, Feb. 19

6:30 p.m.

The Illinois Wesleyan School of Theatre Arts invites you to the Senior Showcase at Stage 773 in Chicago. Please bring friends and colleagues who are directors, artistic directors, managing directors and casting directors to see our talented seniors!

Naples Connection
Sunday, Feb. 25
3-5 p.m.
Join fellow alumni, family, and friends for the Greater Naples Area Connection at Audubon Country Club.

Council for IWU Women Summit

Friday-Saturday, March 2-3

Join us for the Council for IWU Women 2018 Summit! The Summit is open to council women, alumnae, faculty, staff and students. Registration now open!

Career Immersion Excursion: New York City Student Alumni Networking
Tuesday, March 13
6-8 p.m.
Join fellow IWU alumni and current students for a special networking event at Papillon Bistro & Bar in New York City.

Campus Weekly is an electronic newsletter from Illinois Wesleyan's Office of Communications, edited by Ann Aubry, director of communications. To submit items of interest, email webedit@iwu.edu.

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