April 17, 2023

News for and about the Illinois Wesleyan community

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All In for Wesleyan celebrated its best year yet with more than $2.6 million raised to benefit current and future students of Illinois Wesleyan.

The Pantagraph

Illinois Wesleyan will host the Celebrating High School Innovators competition from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 22.

11 a.m., Westbrook Auditorium, Presser Hall — Kemp Foundation's Teaching Excellence Award Ceremony — Wendell and Loretta Hess Endowed Professor of Chemistry, Chair of Chemistry, and the 2023 recipient of the Kemp Foundation Award for Teaching Excellence Ram Mohan will give the keynote address titled "Life Lessons from Adventures in a Research Lab." All students, faculty and staff are invited to attend.

4-6 p.m., Joslin Atrium, Memorial Center — Kemp Awards Reception — Faculty and staff are invited to greet the winners of the Kemp Foundation's Teaching Excellence Award.

4 p.m., Office of Multifaith Engagement, lower level of Evelyn Chapel — ReligiosiTEA — The Office of Multifaith Engagement supports the diversity of worldviews present at Illinois Wesleyan – religious, spiritual, and secular. We seek to provide a venue for asking meaningful questions – including questions about who we are and what we are for. All are invited to our weekly gatherings to meet our Multifaith Ambassadors and enjoy refreshments provided.

6 p.m., Horenberger Field — Baseball vs Eureka — Streaming live at www.iwusports.com/watch/.

7:30 p.m., Westbrook Auditorium, Presser Hall — Wind Ensemble Concert including Honor Band Participants — Sponsored by the School of Music.

9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Young Main Lounge, Memorial Center — Celebrating High School Innovators — High school students will showcase their entrepreneurial businesses in hopes of earning additional funding.

Noon, Tucci Stadium — Men's Lacrosse vs Transylvania — Streaming live at www.iwusports.com/watch/.

1 p.m., Horenberger Field — Baseball vs Wheaton: Senior Day — Streaming live at www.iwusports.com/watch/.

4 p.m., Tucci Stadium — Women's Lacrosse vs Chicago — Streaming live at www.iwusports.com/watch/.

3 p.m., Evelyn Chapel — Spring Choral Concert — Sponsored by the School of Music.

4 p.m., Tucci Stadium — Women's Lacrosse vs Elmhurst — Rescheduled from April 5. Streaming live at www.iwusports.com/watch/.

Director of Conference Services Michelle Wu was named president of the board of directors for the Association of Collegiate Conference and Events Directors-International.

The Illinois Supreme Court appointed Deidre M. Dyer '96 as an At-Large Cook County Circuit Judge.

Amanda ReCupido '07 wrote and produced the musical parody Sex and the Windy City, which was staged at Chicago’s iO Theater and came in second in the “Best Musical” category in Chicago Reader’s “Best of Chicago Awards.”

Robert Harrington Endowed Professor of English and Chair of English Michael Theune joined Amanda Cardenas '08 on her podcast titled Brave New Teaching for an episode about poetry and creative writing.

• Yoga takes place on Mondays and Thursdays in the Niepagen South Classroom, Shirk Center, with Rhendy Bradshaw from 12:15 - 12:55 p.m.
• Personal Fitness takes place on Tuesdays and Fridays on the east end of the Shirk Center track with Grace Redman from 12:15 - 12:45 p.m.

Reminder about 2022 Flexible Spending Account Submission Deadline

If you still have a balance in your 2022 Flexible Spending account, please note the upcoming deadline.

• April 30, 2023 - Deadline for BPC to receive your requests for reimbursement

You can verify your balance by logging on to your account at www.bpcinc.com or by contacting BPC at 1-800-355-2350. 

All Flex reimbursement requests should be submitted directly to BPC. Requests can be submitted by mail, fax, on-line through the BPC website or by using the BPC phone app. The BPC reimbursement form can be found on the HR website.

With Deepest Sympathy

Gary Hicks, who worked for more than 20 years in food service at Illinois Wesleyan, passed away on Tuesday, April 11. His obituary may be viewed here.

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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.