News Releases 2018
Faculty Promotions and Tenure Announced
The Board of Trustees approved recommendations for tenure and promotion of Illinois Wesleyan faculty at its February meeting.
Nursing Fellowship Award to Inspire Student-Faculty Collaboration
Nursing faculty Ann Eckhardt and Amanda Hopkins have a passion for research, and they can further pursue that passion with their students, thanks to funding from the Illinois Board of Higher Education's 2018 Nurse Educator Fellowship.
Fitzharris '04 Earns PEN America Award for "The Butchering Art"
Illinois Wesleyan alum Lindsey Fitzharris '04 has earned the 2018 PEN/E.O. Wilson Prize for Literary Science Writing for her book The Butchering Art.
University, Students Celebrate State Farm Scholarship Support
Many of the 100 students currently attending Illinois Wesleyan University with scholarship support from the State Farm Companies Foundation were able to meet and thank their benefactors on Feb. 14.
Ames Library Additions Highlight Social Justice
Two new additions to The Ames Library collection were unveiled in a dedication Wednesday in conjunction with Black History Month.
Hamilton’s Jeremy McCarter to Speak at Founders’ Day Convocation
Jeremy McCarter, co-author of Hamilton: The Revolution, will give the keynote speech at Illinois Wesleyan University's Founders' Day Convocation on Feb. 21.
McLean County High School Grads Guaranteed $27,000 in Annual Scholarships
Students who graduate from a McLean County High School this spring and are admitted to attend Illinois Wesleyan University are now guaranteed no less than $27,000 in annual scholarships thanks to the McLean County Scholarship.
Alum Shares Advice on Achieving Breakthrough Career Success
Vice President of People Ops at Panera Bread and former triple major at Illinois Wesleyan University Jaynanne Calaway-Habeck '99 returned to her alma mater to give students what she called "non-traditional advice" on how to achieve breakthrough...
Entrepreneurial Fellowship Winner Targets Mobile Meme Market
The winner of Illinois Wesleyan's $5,000 bi-annual Entrepreneurial Fellowship grant, Ecuador native David...
Faculty Book Launch Celebrates Works of Plath, Theune
Illinois Wesleyan University English faculty members James Plath and Michael Theune each authored a book published in 2017: Everything Shapes Itself to the Sea (by Plath) and We Need to Talk:...