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Campus Weekly
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Sept. 11, 2017 |
News for and about the Illinois Wesleyan community |
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Campus News |
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Illinois Wesleyan Welcomes First Year Humanities Fellows
The inaugural group of First Year Fellows in the Humanities at Illinois Wesleyan are engaging in singular opportunities on campus. | |
Alumni to be Honored at Homecoming
Illinois Wesleyan will honor Wayne P. Messmer '72 as its 2017 Distinguished Alumnus, Charlene A. Carruthers '07 as the Outstanding Young Alumna and Betty Stoutenborough Ritchie-Birrer '47 as the Loyalty Award Winner during Homecoming activities on Friday, Oct. 13. |
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Reinking '87 to be Named Distinguished Nursing Alumna
Illinois Wesleyan's School of Nursing will honor Cheryl Reinking '87 with its Distinguished Alumna Award for Excellence in Nursing during Homecoming events on Saturday, Oct. 14. | |
Entrepreneurship Program Bringing Ideas to Life
Treating design, technology, and entrepreneurship equally, a new major at Illinois Wesleyan is equipping students to tackle real-world problems and bring new products and services to the marketplace – as featured in the latest IWU Magazine, now online. |
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Titan Athletics
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- The men's golf team claimed the championship of the 20-team Tim Kopka Memorial Tournament, played at Randall Oaks Golf Club in West Dundee, Ill., on Saturday, Sept. 9.
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Upcoming
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Looking for Campus Events? |
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Visit the University Events Calendar.
Want your event listed? Submit the information using our online form.
Don't Forget Family Weekend 2017 – Sept.22-23
Family Members are invited to join students on campus for a weekend of fun! Registration is $20 per family member on Friday, Sept. 22, from 5-8 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 23, from 9-10 a.m. at Hansen Student Center.
The fee covers entertainment both evenings, late night pizza, lunch, and a football ticket! See the Student Activities website for more details.
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Hart Career Center |
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Tuesday, Sept. 12 |
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Practice Interview Program KICK-OFF
Hart Career Center
Want to do a dress-rehearsal before the big performance? Practice your interviewing skills with an employer, alum or career center staff member to ensure you are ready for your first internship or job interview experience.
Today is our first practice interview program of the semester. Sign up for a practice interview on Titan CareerLink. |
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Thursday, Sept. 14 |
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Extra Drop In Hours
1:30-3:30 p.m. – Hart Career Center
Bring a copy of your resume (electronic or paper) and have our staff review it. Make sure your resume is ready for the upcoming Job Internship and Volunteer Experience (J.I.V.E.) Fair. |
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Friday, Sept. 15 |
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Extra Drop In Hours
1:30-3:30 p.m. – Hart Career Center
Bring a copy of your resume (electronic or paper) and have our staff review it.
Interviewing
Noon-1 p.m. – Welcome Center Auditorium
For Your Future Friday (FYFF) series: Interviewing well is a skill. Attend this workshop to discover what you don’t know about interviewing and how you can improve your skills and ace that interview.
ISU Fall Accounting Fair
10 a.m.-1 p.m. – Bone Student Center
Illinois Wesleyan students are welcome to attend ISU’s job fairs.
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Titans In The News
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The Pantagraph |
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President's Convocation speaker Jelani Cobb encouraged Illinois Wesleyan students to embrace diversity. He also spoke on WGLT Radio regarding the context of action on DACA. |
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WJBC Radio |
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Students organized a rally that drew about 200 people to the IWU Quad, demonstrating in defense of DACA protections for childhood immigrants. Also see a photo gallery from The Pantagraph. |
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WGLT Radio
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Glenn Wilson, who directs Illinois Wesleyan's jazz program, discussed the John Coltrane documentary being shown at Normal Theater. Also in The Pantagraph. |
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The (Illinois State University)Vidette |
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New species of frogs were found by Illinois Wesleyan biologist Edgar Lehr and his colleagues, in a protected forest in central Peru. |
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Kudos |
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- Associate Professor and Chair of Sociology and Anthropology Meghan Burke served as the guest editor of a special issue on New Frontiers in the Study of Colorblind Racism in the journal Sociological Perspectives, released Sept. 5.
In that issue, Burke also wrote the lead article, titled, "Colorblind Racism: Identities, Ideologies, and Shifting Subjectivities."
- B. Charles and Joyce Eichhorn Ames Professor of Physics Gabriel Spalding delivered an invited talk in Washington, D.C., on Physical Acoustics, at the 2017 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) International Ultrasonics Symposium. IEEE is the world’s largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity. The Illinois Wesleyan student chapter of IEEE invites friends to join their Facebook Group.
- Robert Quinn H'10, executive director of the Scholars at Risk Network who was awarded an honorary doctor of laws degree from Illinois Wesleyan in 2010, will receive the Anne Frank Special Recognition Award from the Government of the Netherlands for efforts to improve the lives of refugees and those who are threatened.
IWU is a founding member of the Scholars at Risk Network; the University hosts a Scholars at Risk Advocacy Seminar, where students research the case of a scholar who has been unfairly persecuted and imprisoned; and Irv Epstein – Ben and Susan Rhodes Endowed Professor in Peace and Justice, chair of Educational Studies and director of the Center for Human Rights and Social Justice at IWU – continues to serve on the SAR Board.
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Announcements |
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Students Invited to Become the Next IWU Entrepreneurial Fellow
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Students: If you have a strong business idea, are a passionate innovator, entrepreneurially minded and interested in developing your business idea, then submit your proposal for the IWU Entrepreneurial Fellowship for a chance to receive a $5,000 grant.
The IWU Entrepreneurial Fellowship will provide a student the opportunity to pursue their entrepreneurial passion under the supervision of a faculty member and guidance of a successful entrepreneur. There will be two opportunities to submit your application in the academic year: Round 1 application deadline is October 9, 2017. Round 2 application deadline is February 26, 2018. Learn more or find the application here.
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Colleagues
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Welcome, New Employees! |
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Pam Burress started Sept. 1 as an Information Specialist in Advancement, replacing
Kara Mehrkens, who accepted the Associate Director of Prospect Research Management & Analytics - Advancement position, replacing Weston Chenoweth.
Callum Fletcher started Sept. 5 as eSports Coach/Live Web Streaming Producer, a new position. |
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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. See an archive of past editions.
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