Illinois Wesleyan Ranks Among Nation's Top-10 "Best Colleges for Getting a Job"
Illinois Wesleyan ranks No. 1 among Illinois colleges and No. 7 in the nation on Zippia's 2020 list of "The Best Colleges for Getting a Job," based on U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data.

New-Student Enrollment Up 9%
Illinois Wesleyan welcomed 487 new students to the University this fall, a 9% increase in new-student enrollment. Total enrollment held steady at 1,636.

Funk Named 2020 Nurse Educator Fellow
Assistant Professor of Nursing Amy Funk is among 19 nursing faculty statewide to be recognized as a 2020 Nurse Educator Fellow.

• The Illinois Wesleyan men's golf team wrapped up a first-place finish at the NCAA Division III Preview at the Oglebay Golf Course in Wheeling, West Virginia, on Monday, Sept. 7. The Titans swept the top six spots in the individual standings, including Jimmy Morton '22, who brought home the individual title.

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Annual Theme Events

Faculty and staff are encouraged to send information on events that relate to this year's academic theme, Health, Healing, and Humanity, to dstudent@iwu.edu for promotion.

Wednesday, Sept. 9

11 a.m., YouTube Livestream – President's Convocation – The Illinois Wesleyan President's Convocation brings faculty, staff and students together to celebrate the new academic year. The winner of the Kemp Foundation Award for Teaching Excellence will be announced. This event will be livestreamed, then available on demand.

Thursday, Sept. 10

12:10 p.m.-12:40 p.m. – Zoom – Lunch and Learn: Your Brain at the Bat: How Neural Activity Can Inform Baseball Performance – Professor of Psychology Jason Themanson will explore how looking at the neural activity of baseball players can provide useful information on their psychology and performance. Hitting is a very complex task in baseball, with many psychological processes working at the same time. Learning what is going on in the brain of hitters can help us understand that complex task and give hitters and coaches important data that can be used to improve hitting performance.

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Saturday, Sept. 12
Classes will be held (Friday schedule) – Last time for Saturday classes! See the Academic Calendar.

Monday, Sept. 14

Through Friday, Sept. 18, Virtual – Study Abroad Week – The International Office is excited to introduce the Study Abroad Virtual Week: Each day of the week will feature LIVE and pre-recorded sessions, an advising session with the study abroad providers, study abroad conversations with returned #iwuabroaders, fun video releases, Instagram takeovers, giveaways and more. Follow on Instagram for updates @iwu_studyabroad

• Illinois Wesleyan faculty and an Environmental Studies (ecology concentration) alumna have published a paper about lead contamination in ground venison from shotgun-harvested deer. Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Aaron Shoults-Wilson, George C. and Ella Beach Lewis Endowed Professor of Biology Given Harper, Genevieve (Jinny) Alexander '14, Associate Professor of Chemistry Manori Perera and local veterinarian Matt Fraker co-authored: Lead Contamination in Ground Venison from Shotgun-Harvested White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in Illinois, Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (2020).
  
  
• Professor of Anthropology Chuck Springwood published a timely article, "A Japanese Sea Spirit Battles COVID-19," in the anthropology e-magazine Sapiens. An editorially independent magazine of the Wenner‑Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Sapiens is published in partnership with the University of Chicago Press.