Upcoming

Wednesday, Jan. 8

First day of classes

• 7 p.m., Shirk Center – Women's basketball vs. Augustana. Live video will be at www.iwu.edu/livesports


Thursday, Jan. 9

• 12:10 p.m., McLean County Museum of History (200 N. Main St., Bloomington) – Lunch and Learn – Chair and Professor of Physics Linda French will speak on "Asteroids: Rogues and Rosetta Stones."

• 4 p.m., Basement, Evelyn Chapel – ReligiosiTEA – All members of the IWU campus community are invited for authentic, challenging, respectful conversation about a variety of issues and themes from a diversity of faith and non-faith perspectives. Each week's theme is posted on the Evelyn Chapel Facebook page, or you can request to join the IWU Interfaith Facebook group for ongoing updates. 

• 4 p.m., Merwin and Wakeley Galleries, Joyce Eichhorn Ames School of Art – Opening Reception for Art Exhibits – A lecture at 4 p.m. will be followed by a reception at 5 p.m. for works by David Jones, Marilyn Propp and Wayne Bertola.


Friday, Jan. 10

• 8:30 a.m., Ames Art Building – Reception for Susan Bassi and Molly Munson-Dryer – The President's Office invites faculty and staff to a reception for Susan Bassi and Molly Munson-Dryer; Susan is retiring from IWU and Molly has joined the office as the new executive assistant to the president. 

• 8 p.m., Hansen Student Center – Comedians Omid Singh and Calise Hawkins


Sunday, Jan. 12

• 5 p.m., Young Main Lounge, Memorial Center – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Fellowship Dinner


Monday, Jan. 13

• 4 p.m., Davidson Room, Memorial Center – Faculty Meeting


> Find more IWU events on the Campus Calendar. Don't see your event? Submit the information online.

Announcements

Noticed the New "No Gun" Signs?

Under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act now effective in Illinois, signs indicating that the carrying of firearms is prohibited must be "clearly and conspicuously" posted in prohibited areas specified under the Act, which include university-owned property.

Snow and Ice Procedures

Please do not put snow and ice removal requests into SchoolDude. Please call Physical Plant at 556-3066 during our regular hours: Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. After hours, please call Security at 556-1111 for an emergency, and they will contact someone from Physical Plant. 

Campus News

Cold Weather Precautions With the extremely cold temperatures in the region, please take precautions for your health and safety.

Annual Gospel Festival to Celebrate MLK Gospel choirs will celebrate with music at the 24th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Gospel Festival on Monday, Jan. 20.

Streblo '15 Launches Mom's Drive to Help Women in Need Inspired by her internship experience at Bloomington's Crisis Nursery, Lauren Streblo '15 created a way to make life a little easier for women whose families are in crisis.

Sports

The men's and women's basketball teams each scored decisive wins in their College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin openers on Saturday, Jan. 4.

> Find highlights at www.iwusports.com.

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