SEP Interns Gain New Perspective on Careers and Community
This year's 12 participants in Illinois Wesleyan's Summer Enrichment Program gained valuable insights as they developed hands-on experience in their field of study, and explored themes of diversity in weekly group discussions and activities.

Eckley Scholar Explores the Logical Reasoning of Canines
Supported by a stipend for summer research, Kate McHugh '21 is exploring the question of whether or not dogs have the capacity to use inductive reasoning through a series of experimental scenarios.

Local High School Students Hone Leadership Skills at IWU
High school students enrolled in Youth Global Citizen (YGC) spent their weekends in June building valuable leadership skills on Illinois Wesleyan's campus.

State Farm Grant Empowers Student Research, University Programs
Six Illinois Wesleyan student research projects and two University programs have been funded through an award from the State Farm Companies Foundation.

Global Medical Brigades Bring Aid to Honduran Communities
A group of Illinois Wesleyan students provided health care to more than 700 people in need and made long-lasting sanitation improvements in several communities during a recent trip to Honduras.

Eckley Scholar Develops Instrument for Studying Space
Physics and chemistry double major Sanghyun Nam '20 hopes to help develop a scientific tool for IWU students to make new discoveries about the makeup of our universe.

Students and Faculty Explore Japan at Technos International Week
Khayla Caruthers '20, Macey Grant '20 and Associate Professor of Psychology Joe Williams spent two weeks immersing themselves in the richness of Japanese culture.

Summer Reading Selection "Becoming Nicole" Introduces Annual Theme
Selected in response to the University’s 2018-19 intellectual theme "Changing Climates," the summer reading selection tells the story of a transgender twin and her struggle to find acceptance within her family, school and community.

NEH Summer Seminar on French Trouvères Held at IWU
Professor of French Chris Callahan and Assistant Professor of Music William Hudson directed a summer seminar for college and university teachers that offered an interdisciplinary approach to the study of trouvères, who were lyric poets from medieval France.

• Women's lacrosse coach Lindsey Kellar has been chosen as the Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year for Division III by the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association.

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Merwin Gallery, Joyce Eichhorn Ames School of Art Building – "Barcelona: vistas desde las montañas hasta el mar" – An exhibit of large oil paintings by Dick Folse ’85, Director of Grants and Foundation Relations, is on display. Summer gallery hours are Tuesdays and Wednesdays 12-2 p.m., Thursdays 4-6 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Summer First Look II –  Prospective students and families can learn more about Illinois Wesleyan's exceptional academic programs and faculty, the fun campus life that students experience, and see our beautiful campus and facilities.

• Visiting Assistant Professor & Academic Success Coordinator Mark D. Halx has published:
  - Mansfield, K. C., Welton, A., & Halx, M. D. (2018). Listening to Student Voice: Toward a More Holistic Approach to School Leadership. Journal of Ethics in Educational Leadership, Special Issue 1, March 2018.
  - Reybold, L.E., & Halx, M.D. (2018). Staging Professional Ethics in Higher Education: A Dramaturgical Analysis of ‘Doing the Right Thing’ in Student Affairs, Innovative Higher Education, 43(4), 273-287. 
  
  
• The Egyptian Theatre in DeKalb will honor their hometown native Richard Jenkins '69 with a film series hand-selected by him, featuring nine favorites from his extensive filmography.
  
  
• The Blessing Health System announced that Will Spear '03 of Hansen-Spear Funeral Home in Quincy has joined the board of the Blessing Foundation. Also noted in the Quincy Herald-Whig.