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Illinois Wesleyan News
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May 2016
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We hope you enjoy this edition of our campus newsletter, sharing important happenings at Illinois Wesleyan University and news about the Titan community. |
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Value of the Liberal Arts
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Scholarship Opportunities |
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 Our students have a variety of opportunities to pursue research and creative work supported by stipends. Newly announced Eckley Scholars will receive stipends to remain on campus over the summer and conduct research under the supervision of a faculty mentor. |
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| Connecting College Majors to Careers |
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 Search your interests to see what careers are possible with any major from Illinois Wesleyan. Hedge fund analyst Marcus Dunlop, a business administration and economics double major from the Class of 2008, was one of six inspiring alumni who returned to campus recently to share how they found their passions.
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| Internship Possibilities |
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To help you discover internship options, our Hart Career Center has compiled internships paired with the student's major at Illinois Wesleyan. Chemistry major Kyle Nottingham ’16 interned at AbbVie, the global, research-based biopharmaceutical company. | |
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Titans In The News
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Jimmy Kimmel Live |
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| Dr. Greg Poland '77, a specialist in infectious disease, traveled from the Mayo Clinic to demonstrate the proper method for washing your hands. |
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| College Raptor |
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| Illinois Wesleyan is ranked in the top 5 among "Smart Colleges," where students are most likely to get accepted, stay enrolled, and graduate in 4 years. |
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| Twice |
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| Laura Orvidas '95, consumer electronics VP at Amazon, was recognized as a young tech exec to watch. |
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| The State Journal-Register |
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| Charlene Aaron '94 was named chancellor of St. John’s College of Nursing in Springfield. |
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| The Pride L.A. |
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| Phill Wilson '77, founder of the highly regarded Black AIDS Institute, is a longtime leader in the fight against AIDS in the black community.
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FSR Magazine |
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Chris Bisaillon '93 – CEO of a growing restaurant group that he started with two Illinois Wesleyan pals – has visions of a 30-store, $150-million brand in the next eight years. |
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| Video Selfies |
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 In brief video selfies, young alumni share what drew them to Illinois Wesleyan, the experiences here that helped shape who they are today, and how those opportunities enabled them to quickly reach success in their careers.
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