September 9, 2025

News for and about the Illinois Wesleyan community

IWU Welcomes Largest Incoming Class in 15 Years

Illinois Wesleyan University welcomed its largest incoming class in 15 years for the 2025-26 academic year.

Ed Rust ’72 to Headline Inaugural Kinder Brothers Speaker Series

Thanks to the generosity of the late Jack '50 and Garry Kinder '55, the IWU School of Business and Economics will host the inaugural Kinder Brothers Distinguished Business Speaker Series featuring Ed Rust Jr. '72 as the keynote speaker.

Smile Politely - Champaign-Urbana

Director of Jazz Reginald Lewis recently released his first jazz album titled "Echoes of Cherry Street."

Homecoming Volunteers Needed

Interested in volunteering for Homecoming and Family Weekend? Complete this volunteer form to help out at our third annual 1850 Vendor Market! You’ll assist in monitoring our family fun attractions on Saturday, Oct. 11 on the Eckley Quad and ensure that everyone has a great - and safe - time. For questions about volunteering, contact Volunteer Engagement Officer Avary Kampwerth ‘24 at akampwer@iwu.edu.

Million Meals Volunteer Event

Join your fellow Titans at the State Farm Million Meals Pack Event on Saturday, Sept. 20! Thousands of volunteers come together to partner with U.S. Hunger to combat food insecurity in McLean County and throughout Illinois. Join a group of Titans at the 12:30-2 p.m. shift on Sept. 20.

1. Register here (Select NPO, write in IWU; Volunteer for General Meal Packer)

2. Invite alumni, colleagues, students, and friends of IWU to join you

3. Wear your IWU gear

Campus Events

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Director of the Ames School of Art and Design Carmen Lozar will show a small retrospective of artwork at Ken Saunders Gallery in Chicago. The exhibition is titled "The Arc of Becoming - A Petite Retrospective," with an opening reception from 12-2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13.

Yoga resumes this week! This semester we welcome Penny Brooks as our new yoga instructor. Let's give Penny an IWU welcome. Classes will be Mondays and Thursdays from 12:15-12:55 p.m. at the Shirk Center's Niepagen South Classroom through Nov. 20. Yoga mats are provided and there is no charge for faculty and staff.

"Yoga teaches us to live in the present moment with awareness to feel deeply and to turn inwards." - Ameya Tman

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