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Monday, April 9
10 a.m.-4 p.m. (Also Tuesday, April 10), Center Court, Hansen Student Center – Cap and Gown Pick Up – For the class of 2018.
12 p.m., Davidson Room, Memorial Center – Non-Org - Oral Communication Faculty Survey: Results and Future Planning – Nancy Sultan, Mellon Foundation Mentor for Oral Communication and Professor & Director of Greek and Roman Studies, will lead a discussion of survey results and share ideas for Oral Communication pedagogical needs. Many faculty members have rubrics, assignments, and training modules to share; many others would like to have these available. Most faculty would like to have designated oral communications tutors. Provost Mark Brodl will attend to listen and help identify areas that can be funded.
4 p.m., Davidson Room, Memorial Center – Faculty Meeting
5-8 p.m. (also Tuesday & Wednesday, April 10 &11), Room 145, The Ames Library – Finals Help at The Ames Library – Students are invited to get one-on-one help with final papers and projects. Librarians Sarah Lindenbaum and Karen Schmidt will be on hand to help find sources, refine research topics, search Ames Library databases, and manage citations for works cited and bibliographies. All that and a basket of snacks, too!
Tuesday, April 10
10 a.m.-4 p.m., Center Court, Hansen Student Center – Cap and Gown Pick Up
4 p.m., Beckman Auditorium, The Ames Library – Asian Studies Colloquium: "'Seek Truth from Facts': Mao Zedong and the Legacy of the Hunan Academics" – Visiting Professor Oliver Chen of Hunan's Xiangtan University will present a lecture exploring the origins of the concept "Seek Truth from Facts," a centerpiece of Chinese Communist political philosophy, in the centuries-old academic traditions of the Xiang School of Hunan Province. Sponsored by Asian Studies - International Studies Program and the Department of History.
5-8 p.m., Room 145, The Ames Library – Finals Help at The Ames Library
8 p.m., Westbrook Auditorium, Presser Hall – Guest Artist Chris Reyman - Improv with IWU Students
8 p.m., Jerome Mirza Theatre, McPherson Hall – Musical: Xanadu
Wednesday, April 11
11 a.m., Westbrook Auditorium, Presser Hall – Honors Convocation
4 p.m., Hansen Student Center – NAMI Talks to Raise Awareness on Mental Illnesss
5-8 p.m., Room 145, The Ames Library – Finals Help at The Ames Library
8 p.m., Jerome Mirza Theatre, McPherson Hall – Musical: Xanadu
Thursday, April 12
12:15 p.m., Multifaith Meditation Room, 2nd floor Memorial Center – Multifaith Prayers for Action, Peace, and Justice – Prayers and readings from various traditions will be shared that speak to the spiritual and moral issues on our campus and of our time. Visit www.iwu.edu/chaplain for a complete schedule. All are welcome. Please contact Chaplain Elyse Nelson Winger with questions or concerns.
1-4:40 p.m., Hart Career Center, Myers Welcome Center – Practice Interviews with Marcfirst – Nelly Read of Marcfirst will host practice interviews. Spots still available; sign up on Titan CareerLink.
Sponsored by the Hart Career Center.
4 p.m., Evelyn Chapel – ReligiosiTEA: Weekly Interfaith Dialogue
7 p.m., Auditorium, Myers Welcome Center – 2018 Legal Career Panel – Join the Hart Career Center for our 2018 Legal Career Panel with six IWU alumni in a wide variety of legal careers and current law students, presented by the Illinois Wesleyan Alumni Association Board of Directors. Students considering law school and/or a legal career will have the chance to meet former Titans as they share their experiences from top law schools and diverse practice areas.
8 p.m., Westbrook Auditorium, Presser Hall – Student Composition Concert – Sponsored by the School of Music.
8 p.m., Jerome Mirza Theatre, McPherson Hall – Musical: Xanadu
Friday, April 13
12 p.m., Welcome Center Auditorium, Myers Welcome Center – OCRAP – Seniors, are you still job hunting? Do you need to start job hunting? Now is the time to Optimize your Career Resilience And Persistence skills. Join this session we are calling the OCRAP club and learn the basics of the job search and how to get started. Sponsored by the Hart Career Center.
4:30 p.m., Tucci Stadium – Men's Lacrosse vs. Whittier College – Live streaming video at www.iwu.edu/livesports.
4:30 p.m., Fat Jacks Bar, 511 N. Main St., Bloomington – Retirement Reception for Kevin Strandberg – The campus community is invited to a celebration honoring School of Art Professor Kevin Strandberg, who is retiring after 38 years at Illinois Wesleyan.
5 p.m., Horenberger Field – Baseball vs. Washington University - St. Louis
6 p.m., Shirk Center – Relay for Life – Hosted by IWU's chapter of Colleges Against Cancer.
7:30 p.m., Second Presbyterian Church, 404 N. Prairie St., Bloomington – Illinois Wesleyan Symphony Orchestra & Combined Choirs – Sponsored by the School of Music.
8 p.m., Jerome Mirza Theatre, McPherson Hall – Musical: Xanadu
Saturday, April 14
Ironwood Golf Course, 1901 N. Towanda Ave., Normal – Women's Golf - Kathy Niepagen Spring Fling (Day 1)
1 p.m., Tucci Stadium – Women's Lacrosse vs. Carthage College – Live streaming video at www.iwu.edu/livesports.
2 p.m., Horenberger Field – Baseball vs. Carroll University (doubleheader) – Live streaming video at www.iwu.edu/livesports.
7:30 p.m., Shirk Center – Inflatalympics – The IWU Residence Hall Association will host the annual Inflatalympics. Students are invited to come out for a fun night of inflatables, field games, and a chance to win prizes. Pre-register in the Dugout for a free T-shirt, or register the day of at Shirk.
7:30 p.m., Westbrook Auditorium, Presser Hall – IWU Vocal Jazz – Sponsored by the School of Music
8 p.m., Jerome Mirza Theatre, McPherson Hall – Musical: Xanadu
Sunday, April 15
Ironwood Golf Course, 1901 N. Towanda Ave., Normal – Women's Golf - Kathy Niepagen Spring Fling (Day 2)
12 p.m., Horenberger Field – Baseball vs. Carroll University
1 p.m., IWU Softball Field – Softball vs. North Park University (doubleheader) – Live streaming video at www.iwu.edu/livesports.
2 p.m., Jerome Mirza Theatre, McPherson Hall – Musical: Xanadu
Monday, April 16
12 p.m., Davidson Room, Memorial Center – Non-Org - LGBQA and TGNC Identities: Setting the Foundation for 2018's Summer Reading Selection "Becoming Nicole" – Presented by Director of Academic Advising Chandra Shipley.
4 p.m., C101, CNS – Religion Colloquium: “In the Aftermath of the ‘Divine Winds’: Religious Responses to the Mongol Threat and the Medieval Re-imagining of Japan” – Presented by guest speaker Professor Jacqueline Stone;
sponsored by the Religion Department.
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