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July 22, 2019
News for and about the Illinois Wesleyan community
Distributed bimonthly during the summer |
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Campus News |
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Freeman Asia Interns Share Experiences Abroad
From traversing the green countryside of Japan to witnessing protesters marching in Hong Kong, 36 Illinois Wesleyan students are immersing themselves in Asian culture while developing valuable career skills as Freeman Asia interns. |
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Nursing Students Awarded Grant for Interfaith Research
Six Illinois Wesleyan University nursing students have been awarded a $4,000 Campus Innovation grant from the Interfaith Youth Core to conduct two projects exploring religious diversity within nursing during the 2019-20 academic year. |
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Significant Literary Characters Identified in New Faculty Book
Some of the most impactful figures in fiction are identified in a new book, The 100 Greatest Literary Characters, written by R. Forrest Colwell Chair of English James Plath, along with co-authors Gail Sinclair and Kirk Curnutt. |
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Entrepreneurial Fellowship Winner Develops Sleep Study Device
Medical school-bound Niyant Vora '19 can add Entrepreneurial Fellowship winner to his already extensive resume. The recent grad was awarded the biannual fellowship for an in-home polysomnogram device to conduct detailed sleep studies. |
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Titan Athletics
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 Illinois Wesleyan student-athletes
- A total of 174 Illinois Wesleyan student-athletes have been chosen as recipients of the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Academic All-Conference honors from the winter and spring seasons, announced on July 18.
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Titans In The News
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| The Pantagraph |
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Longtime IWU Sports Information Director Stew Salowitz '76 will retire at the end of August. |
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| WGLT-Radio |
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Mike Seeborg,
Robert S. Eckley Distinguished Professor of Economics, predicts a recent state gas tax hike will cause Illinoisans to drive less. |
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| The Norman (Okla.) Transcript |
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Jim Molinari '77 is entering his first season as an assistant coach for the University of Oklahoma men's basketball team. |
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| Central Illinois Buzz |
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Sculptures by former IWU Laboratory Coordinator Nisa Blackmon were featured in the McLean County Arts Center's Armstrong Gallery. |
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| The Pantagraph |
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The IWU Language School for Kids held its annual summer mini camp July 8-12, introducing youth to another language and other cultures. |
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| West Cook News |
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John Mastandona '10 has joined the Village of Western Springs as Assistant Director of Finance. |
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| The Pantagraph |
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Alan Leahigh '67, a member of the IWU Alumni Board of Directors and former Pantagraph reporter, described how the newspaper covered the first moon landing. |
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| Franchise Update Media |
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Bob Hitchcock '96 was named chief technology officer at Brightway Insurance, a market-leading insurance distribution company. |
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| WGLT-Radio |
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Information Literacy Librarian and Associate Professor Chris Sweet, a bike historian, discussed the role women played in bicycle pioneering and how female bike riding impacted society. |
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| Atlantic (Iowa) News Telegraph |
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Dr. Emily Chang '96 will join the medical team at Cass County Health System (CCHS) in Atlantic, Iowa. |
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| The Pantagraph |
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Karen Bussone, director of the Small Business Development Center at Illinois Wesleyan, wrote of the importance of cyber security in her guest column. |
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| Sleep Review |
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Niyant Vora '19 was awarded Illinois Wesleyan's biannual Entrepreneurial Fellowship to develop a sleep study device. |
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Upcoming
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Want your event listed on the University Events Calendar?
Submit the information using our online form.
* See summer hours for The Ames Library and Shirk Center and Fort Natatorium.
* Tommy's is open for lunch in the Hansen Student Center, Monday through Friday, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. through the summer.
The 17th Annual Illinois Chamber Music Festival will conclude its series of concerts on campus:
Wednesday, July 24, 7:30 p.m., Westbrook Auditorium, Presser Hall – Student Concert
Thursday, July 25, 7:30 p.m., Westbrook Auditorium, Presser Hall – Martin Piano Quintet
Saturday, July 27, 3 p.m., Westbrook Auditorium, Presser Hall – Final Concert
Friday, Aug. 2
Transfer Student Orientation |
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