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2010
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| Economic Downturn a 'Teaching Moment' (March 18) Faculty are finding a silver lining in current financial woes, as once-abstract economic concepts gain all-too-relevant frames of reference outside the classroom. |  |
| Expo: How to Live Well & Live Green (March 17) The Illinois Sustainable Living & Wellness Expo will bring workshops, food demonstrations, music, dance, art and more to campus on April 10. |  |
| May Term Travel Courses Offer Vivid Classrooms (March 16) Whether students are witnessing a rainforest ecosystem or seeing Michelangelo's David firsthand, faculty find that travel affords a teaching tool like no other. Illinois Wesleyan's May Term offers a variety of these opportunities. |  |
| Alumna Receives Optometry Scholarship (March 12) Lindsay Sicks '06 was awarded one of five scholarships given to optometry students nationwide. Sicks was nominated by faculty at the Illinois College of Optometry in Chicago, where she will graduate with a doctorate in May. |  |
| Students to Help Flood Victims on Alternative Spring Break (March 10) Students, staff and faculty volunteers will spend Spring Break in Atlanta, Ga., to help with ongoing disaster relief from the 2009 flooding. |  |
| Nursing Alumna Honored with Gale Keeran Spirit of Success Award (March 10) |  |
| Wesleyana Memories to Return for New Generation (March 9) After a 10-year hiatus, students are launching a return of the Wesleyana yearbook |  |
| Students Celebrate Bulgarian Tradition of Spring (March 4) The Bulgarian tradition of the martenitsa is being observed by international students at Illinois Wesleyan, who will wear the colorful adornments until they see their first sign of spring. |  |
| Alumni Mark Celebration for 50th Anniversary at School of Nursing (March 4) Illinois Wesleyan will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its four-year nursing degree program with a day of events on Saturday, April 17. |  |
| Virtual Worlds Offer a 'Sandbox' for Learning – and Earning (March 3) Online communities that form in computer-generated realities provide new fields for studying people and practicing commerce, a Wesleyan professor says. |  |
| Grant Supports Tutoring-Mentoring Partnership (March 3) Illinois Wesleyan's Educational Studies Department received a $25,000 grant to support its Promise and Potential program, which pairs University students as tutors and mentors with students at Bloomington Junior High School. |  |
| Students Selected to Study at Oxford (March 2) Sophomores Jennifer Ceisel and Amanda Williams have been selected to study at Oxford University through Illinois Wesleyan’s Pembroke Program. |  |
| Author to Offer Tips on Getting a Job in a Bad Economy (March 2) Bestselling author, speaker and consultant Lindsey Pollak will offer tips on finding employment in tough times with a talk, “Getting from College to Career: How to Get a Good Job in a Bad Economy.” |  |
| Student Newspaper Honored by Illinois College Press Association (March 2) Illinois Wesleyan University’s student-run newspaper, The Argus, garnered 11 awards at the recent Illinois College Press Association (ICPA) convention in Chicago. |  |
| Service Award Established in Honor of Alumna (March 1) The sorority Zeta Phi Beta will name a community service award in honor of the late Monica Taylor, a 1988 graduate of Illinois Wesleyan and former director of Multicultural Affairs at the University. |  |
| Senior Named Outstanding Marketing Student (Feb. 23) Business Administration major Rose Richardson was named the University’s Outstanding Marketing Student by the St. Louis chapter of the American Marketing Association. |  |
| Action Research Center Initiative Wins $100,000 Grant (Feb. 22) A grant from the State Farm Youth Advisory Board will support a new joint initiative aimed at cultivating the creativity of low-income, minority youth in the community. |  |
| Sorority to Raise Funds for Child Welfare Agencies (Feb. 22) The Kappa Delta sorority's annual Shamrock Project will raise money for Prevent Child Abuse America and The Baby Fold. |  |
| Honor Society Recognized for Web Site (Feb. 22) The Illinois Wesleyan chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, is the co-recipient of the Frida Kahlo award for its Sigma Delta Pi Web site. |  |
| International Students Help Peers in China (Feb. 18) Illinois Wesleyan students from China have volunteered with the Peer Experience Exchange Rostrum in their homeland, helping to bring educational opportunities to children in rural and impoverished areas. |  |
| Four Students to Participate in Exchange Program in South Korea (Feb. 17) The Council on International Educational Exchange selected four Illinois Wesleyan students to participate in a week-long program at Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea. |  |
| Tucci Gift Establishes New Endowed Professorship (Feb. 17) In a lasting tribute to the Illinois Wesleyan professors who transformed his life, Byron Tucci '66 has established a new endowed professorship with a gift to the University's Transforming Lives campaign. |  |
| Founders' Day Speaker Traces Environmental Inequalities (Feb. 17) As the University marked its 160th anniversary, Founders' Day Convocation speaker Dorceta Taylor connected struggles for sustainability with the history of inequality in the United States. |  |
| New Atrium Part of Founders' Day Celebrations (Feb. 17) Tradition and progress combined at Illinois Wesleyan on Feb. 17, as students, faculty and staff gathered to celebrate the 160th anniversary of the University’s founding in the new Joslin Atrium. |  |
| Chemistry Majors Honored by Illinois Heartland American Chemical Society (Feb. 16) Three senior chemistry majors, who have been active in research as undergraduates, were selected as 2010 Illinois Heartland American Chemical Society Collegiate Scholars. |  |
| Classes Explore Collaborations with City, County (Feb. 11) From translating foreign-language history to deciphering financial data, Illinois Wesleyan classes are flexing their education on a wealth of information from local sources, and in turn sharing the insights they glean. |  |
| Students Receive Scholarships for Study Abroad (Feb. 10) Cassandra-Lee Jordan '12 and Bianca Spratt '11 each received Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships to study abroad with the School of International Training (SIT) -- Jordan in China and Spratt in South Africa. |  |
| Junior Receives Scholarship for Lobbying Trip (Feb. 10) Paige Maynard '11 was awarded a scholarship to attend the One Voice trip to Washington D.C., sponsored by the Economic Development Council (EDC) of Bloomington-Normal to lobby for programs that will benefit McLean County. |  |
| Students to Join Study of Dark Energy (Feb. 8) This fall, Assistant Professor of Physics Thushara Perera will involve undergraduates at Illinois Wesleyan in one of the biggest questions facing science today: What is dark energy? |  |
| White House Internship Sparks Student's Passion for Public Service (Feb. 3) Jessica Kong, a senior accounting and economics double major, gained respect for people in government and a mind-opening view of what's happening in the nation during a competitive internship at the White House. |  |
| Students Selected to Present Research at National Conference (Feb. 2) Two seniors have received travel awards to attend the American Chemical Society’s national conference in San Francisco, to present findings from summer research they conducted as part of National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates programs. |  |
| Scholar Challenges Tolerance as Best Approach to Discussing Religion (Feb. 2) As the world grapples with the impact of differing religions, Illinois Wesleyan's Robert Erlewine argues that the modern concept of tolerance serves to increase tensions. In his new book, he explores other approaches to finding a common language. |  |
| Campus Gathers Help for Haiti (Jan. 29) The Illinois Wesleyan community is finding ways to raise funds for relief efforts in earthquake-devastated Haiti, including a telethon to solicit donations. |  |
| Events to Honor African American History Month (Jan. 28) Campus events celebrating African American History Month will include the annual Soul Food Dinner with speaker Jeff Johnson (pictured), musical entertainment, a poetry reading, and a speaker from the NAACP. |  |
| Students Receive Fellowship for Community Work (Jan. 22) Illinois Wesleyan seniors Lindsey Haines and Kenny Woodard have received the Weir Fellowship in recognition of their deep commitment to volunteering in the community. |  |
| Environmental Justice Activist to Address Founders’ Day Convocation (Jan. 19) Dorceta Taylor, environmental justice activist and program director for the Multicultural Environmental Leadership Development Initiative at the University of Michigan, will speak at Illinois Wesleyan's Founders’ Day Convocation on Wednesday, Feb. 17. |  |
| Civil Rights Pioneer to Speak at Fellowship Dinner (Jan. 18) Pioneering civil rights attorney Thomas N. Todd, whose initials “TNT” also describe his dynamic oratory skills, will speak at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Fellowship Dinner on Sunday, Jan. 24. |  |
| Alumnus Receives PGA Award (Jan. 13) Dave Kindred, a 1963 Illinois Wesleyan graduate, will receive the 2010 Professional Golfers' Association (PGA) Lifetime Achievement Award in Journalism. |  |
| Illinois Wesleyan No. 27 in Collegiate Power Rankings (Jan. 12) The National Collegiate Scouting Association ranked Illinois Wesleyan No. 27 nationally in Division III, based on strength of academics, athletics and graduation rates. |  |
| Shipley Named Director of Academic Advising (Jan. 12) Chandra Shipley, Illinois Wesleyan's new director of Academic Advising, will work with students and faculty advisors to support student learning and success. |  |
| Sophomore Wins Chemistry Scholar Award (Jan. 12) Chemistry major Ronald Fowle Grider, who has been researching the synthesis of macrocyclic compounds, received an American Chemical Society (ACS) Scholar Program award. |  |
| Alumnus Honored for Book of Poetry (Jan. 11) Richard Spilman '68 – whose short fiction has previously been honored by The New York Times and New American Press – received the Sacramento Poetry Center Award for his book, In the Night Speaking. |  |
| Gospel Festival Highlights Events Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (Jan. 6) The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Gospel Festival will honor King's legacy at Illinois Wesleyan, along with a social justice teach-in, a college visit day for area youth, and the annual Fellowship Dinner. |  |
| Alumnus Named Outstanding Theatre Educator of the Year (Jan. 5) George Younts '89 received the 2009 Outstanding Theatre Educator Award from the South Carolina Theatre Association. |  |
| Hart Career Center Helps Students Plan Their Futures (Jan. 4) From choosing the right career to taping practice job interviews, staff at the Hart Career Center provide a variety of support to prepare students for the path ahead. |  |