News Releases 2018
Dawn Upshaw '82 To Perform at Ravinia
Soprano Dawn Upshaw '82 will perform at the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park on Aug. 27, showcasing a program of Americana recently reviewed by the Washington...
Inaugural Group of Humanities Fellows Share First-Year Experiences
Illinois Wesleyan's First-Year Humanities Fellows, the first of several First-Year Experiences to follow in the fall of 2018, delivered their final presentations.
Mishra '15 Creates Viral Music Mashup
Fans of Bollywood and beyond are falling in love with the voice of Illinois Wesleyan alum Lisa Mishra '15, whose recent viral music mashup has earned international acclaim.
Freeman Asia Program Sends Largest Group of Interns Abroad
A group of 36 Freeman Asia interns – the most in the program's four-year history at IWU – will spend the summer working at 16 internship sites in four countries.
Calderon and Milcik Awarded Luis Leal Scholarship
Yesenia Martinez Calderon '20 and Nicholas Milcik '20 are this year's recipients of the IWU Luis Leal Endowed Scholarship to support their respective research in Chile and Spain.
IPCF Grant Funds Community Music Programming
A grant from the Illinois Prairie Community Foundation will allow for the continuation of Illinois Wesleyan’s School of Music’s Chamber Music Festival and Camp and Jazz Festival.
Bolton and Bouras Earn Phi Beta Kappa Award for Research
Phi Beta Kappa has named Raymond Bolton '18 and Zoe Bouras '18 the recipients of this year's Phi Beta Kappa Liberal Arts Scholar Award at Illinois Wesleyan.
Filbert '19 Selected for Economics Research Fellowship
Rowland Filbert '19 has been selected for the Mark A. Israel '91 Endowed Summer Research Fund in Economics, which enables an Illinois Wesleyan student to conduct independent research under the guidance of a faculty member each year.
University Announces Spring 2018 Dean's List
The Dean's List for the spring semester of the 2017-18 academic year at Illinois Wesleyan includes 737 students from 25 states and 18 countries.
Mohan to Deliver Chemistry Lectures in India and Hong Kong
This summer, Wendell and Loretta Hess Professor of Chemistry Ram Mohan will travel to India and Hong Kong to deliver a series of post-graduate workshops on advanced concepts in organic synthesis.