January 23, 2023

News for and about the Illinois Wesleyan community

The Daily Herald

Ellen Gilbert '22 was among 30 semifinalists for the NCAA's Woman of the Year honored Jan. 12 at the NCAA Convention in San Antonio.

WGLT Radio

Assistant Men's Basketball Coach Aaron Levin shares his experience as a new resident of Bloomington-Normal, and his interest in the history that shaped the Twin Cities.

7 p.m., Shirk Center — Men's Volleyball vs Benedictine — Streaming live at www.iwusports.com/watch/.

11:10 a.m. Center for Natural Sciences, Room 101 — Faculty Meeting

2 p.m., Merwin and Wakeley Galleries, Joyce Eichhorn Ames School of Art and Design — Public Reception for Spring Art Exhibits — An installation by Assistant Professor of Art Joshua Lowe titled "deLight: Digital Motion Storybooks" will be on display in Merwin Gallery; and works by wood sculpture artist Santiago Cal titled "Incomplete and an Earlier Version" will be on display in Wakeley Gallery. Both exhibits will run from Jan. 23 – March 1, 2023.

6 p.m., Google Meet — Exploring Healthcare Careers with Dr. Dino Mendez '07 — The Exploring Healthcare Careers (EHC) series sponsored by the Hart Career Center features a weekly presentation with an individual working in a healthcare field. This is an excellent way to learn about a variety of healthcare specialties and make meaningful connections.

7 p.m., Shirk Center — Women's Basketball vs North Park — Streaming live at www.iwusports.com/watch/.

7 p.m., Vinyard Room, Memorial Center — The Petrick Idea Center Skills Workshop — The Petrick Idea Center is sponsoring a workshop to assist and guide students in forming, growing and presenting an idea. This workshop is for any student who is interested in learning to market themselves, their skills or products.

4 p.m., Beckman Auditorium, The Ames Library — Dialogues Across the Disciplines: Dr. Allison Serraes — The January Dialogues Across the Disciplines talk will feature a lecture by Allison Serraes, Visiting Assistant Professor of English, titled "'Revolution in Our Own Backyard': Policing Place and Protest in Shay Youngblood's Square Blues." Sponsored by the Political Science Department.

6:30 p.m., Young Main Lounge, Memorial Center — Walking with My Ancestors: Cape Coast Castle

4:30 p.m., Center for Liberal Arts, Room 303 — Lesser Taught Languages: Egyptian Arabic and Poetry — With our presenter Farah Bassyouni '25 we will explore the Arabic Language, specifically Egyptian Arabic. The event will highlight the characteristics of the language, its relationship to other languages, and the connection of the language to people’s life. Bassyouni, a winner of the Academy of American Poets University & College prize at IWU, will also talk about her trajectory writing poetry in both Arabic and English. The experience will include a traditional tea in Egypt. Sponsored by the Language Resource Center and World Languages, Literatures and Cultures.

6 p.m., Fort Natatorium, Shirk Center — Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving vs Illinois-Chicago

• Yoga takes place Mondays and Thursdays from 12:15 - 12:55 p.m. in the Niepagen South Classroom in the Shirk Center.
• Personal Fitness will be on Tuesdays and Fridays beginning Jan. 31. 

Registration for Posse Plus Retreat

Register here to attend this year's Posse Plus Retreat on Feb. 4, 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. at Davis Lodge/Lake Bloomington with a theme of "Truth or Consequences?"

This year’s Posse Plus Retreat will explore the role of truth and its impact on key structures within our society like education, politics, the criminal justice system, elections and our lives. What is truth? Why does fact get questioned? What are the consequences of disputing the truth? What role does social media and the news play? Who do we trust to tell the truth? How do we hold people accountable? Participants should plan to attend the full day program. Transportation is provided, if needed. Questions? Please contact the Dean of Students office, dstudent@iwu.edu.  

Campus Art Collection Reminders

This online catalog for the Campus Art Collection is the first comprehensive art inventory at IWU and we need your help to keep track of these works into the future. We are emphasizing this as a teaching collection so be advised that you may be contacted by a faculty member if students need access to your office. This collection is maintained by University Archivist & Special Collections Librarian Meg Miner, who can be reached at mminer@iwu.edu.

Please remember: 

1. If you decide to move any art in your building, please notify Meg so the inventory can be updated.
2. If you no longer want a particular item that you have, please contact Meg even if you don't think it's art. She will verify the content and make sure it is stored or disposed of, as needed.

And if you are just curious about what art has been identified in your building, look for the pre-set search box with building names at the bottom of the collection's homepage. If you know of other works that we need to add to the inventory, please contact Meg.

Display space available at Ames Library



Do you have a collection you’d like to share? Have you created a scholarly or artistic work?

Are you involved with a campus group or sponsoring an event you want others to know about?

The Ames Library Exhibit Team invites staff to contact us about utilizing display space in the

library. There are several exhibit spaces in the library to promote guest speakers,

organizations, events, achievements or topics of interest that you’d like to share with the

campus community.

If you are interested in scheduling a display, please contact Meg Miner at mminer@iwu.edu or

x1538.

If you have good news to share with fellow Titans (such as a birth, adoption or wedding), please send information to webedit@iwu.edu so we can spread the good cheer!



See Student Photo Directories by class year (photos viewable on the campus network).

Campus Weekly is an electronic newsletter from Illinois Wesleyan's Office of Communications, edited by Julia Perez, assistant director of communications. To submit items of interest, email webedit@iwu.edu.