![Minji Will](https://www.iwu.edu/news/2018/images/minji-will-thm.jpg)
Eckley Scholar Crafts Songs of Healing
Music education major Minji Will '19 is spending her summer studying the therapeutic value of jazz music, culminating in an album.
![Monica Munoz and Veronica Torres Luna](https://www.iwu.edu/news/2018/images/ime-scholarship-thm.jpg)
Students Honored with Consulado General de México Scholarship
Five IWU students will receive financial support for the 2018-19 academic year through a $25,000 scholarship awarded by the Institute of Mexicans Abroad (IME) Scholarship Program.
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IWU Tops State of Illinois in Graduate Earning Analysis
An IWU education pays dividends, as shown in a data analysis which calculated "Small Colleges with the Highest Earning Graduates by State" and ranked IWU No. 1 in Illinois.
![Bill Damaschke](https://www.iwu.edu/news/2018/images/bill-damaschke-thm.jpg)
Damaschke '85 Leads Skydance Media Animation
As president of Animation and Family Entertainment at Skydance Media, Bill Damaschke '85 is leading creative teams in crafting animated feature films.
![SEP Graduation](https://www.iwu.edu/news/2018/images/sep-graduation-thm.jpg)
SEP Interns Gain New Perspective on Careers and Community
This year's 12 participants in Illinois Wesleyan's Summer Enrichment Program gained valuable insights into themselves, their peers and their potential career.
![State Farm Companies Foundation](https://www.iwu.edu/news/2018/images/state-farm-companies-foundation-thm.jpg)
State Farm Grant Empowers Student Research, University Programs
Six Illinois Wesleyan student research projects and two University programs have been funded using an award from the State Farm Companies Foundation.
![Kate McHugh](https://www.iwu.edu/news/2018/images/kate-mchugh-thm.jpg)
Eckley Scholar Explores the Logical Reasoning of Canines
Kate McHugh '21 is exploring the question of whether or not dogs have the capacity to use inductive reasoning through a series of experimental scenarios.
![Youth Global Citizen](https://www.iwu.edu/news/2018/images/ygc-thm.jpg)
Local High School Students Hone Leadership Skills at IWU
High school students enrolled in Youth Global Citizen (YGC) spent their weekends in June building valuable leadership skills on IWU's campus.
![Global Medical Brigades](https://www.iwu.edu/news/2018/images/brigade-thm.jpg)
Global Medical Brigades Bring Aid to Honduran Communities
A group of IWU students provided health care to more than 700 people in need and made long-lasting sanitation improvements in several communities during a recent trip to Honduras.
![Trouveres](https://www.iwu.edu/news/2018/images/trouveres-thm.jpg)
NEH Summer Seminar on French Trouvères Held at IWU
Professor of French Chris Callahan and Assistant Professor of Music William Hudson directed a summer seminar for college and university teachers on the subject of French trouvères.