Campus Weekly — September 5

September 5, 2023

News for and about the Illinois Wesleyan community

Campus News

Students Welcomed to Campus During Turning Titan

Bringing a fresh wave of perspective and talent, about 500 first-year and transfer students were welcomed to Illinois Wesleyan University through the annual tradition known as Turning Titan.

Titans Explore Japanese and Filipino Culture through Freeman Asia Program

A visit to a historic mountaintop shrine in Japan and a rooftop dinner in Manila with travelers from all over the globe are just a few of the rich cultural experiences gained by Illinois Wesleyan students who participated in the Freeman Asia Internship Program this summer.

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Titan Athletics

Illinois Wesleyan University men's cross country and track and field alumnus, JD Barrett '23 has been named a nominee for the 2023 NCAA Division III LGBTQ Student-Athlete of the Year award. This award honors the academic achievements, athletic excellence, and service/leadership of LGBTQ student-athletes in Division III. Nominees are chosen for their efforts and dedication to promoting and advocating for an LGBTQ-inclusive athletics department, campus and community within a DIII institution.

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Visiting Assistant Professor of Music Logan Campbell will serve as director for the Bloomington-Normal Youth Symphony, and he plans to move the youth rehearsals to Presser Hall — which could boost both the youth program and IWU's School of Music.

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Elizabeth (Oaurt) Pratt '06 helped to save the grocery store in her town of Sheffield, Ill., transforming it into a sustainable social enterprise.

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Upcoming Events

Learn about how to promote your event or program to the campus community, and find events on MyIWU.

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Wellness Corner

One week until yoga! We hope to fill the classroom and give Kim Hayes a big welcome to IWU. Kim is the owner of Blooming Life Yoga Studio in Bloomington.

Beginning Monday, Sept. 11, classes will take place on Mondays and Thursdays from 12:15-12:50 p.m. in the Shirk Center's Niepagen South Classroom.

MINDSET (noun): The driving force in the quest for success and achievement. A mindset that combines discipline, strength, confidence and ambition is a powerful mindset. This can achieve anything it sets its sights on. A powerful mind can achieve anything.

Kudos

Chair and Associate Professor of Finance Robert Irons was recently elected as vice president of the Chess Journalists of America. The CJA supports journalism regarding the game of chess, and judges and distributes prizes annually for exceptional work in a number of mediums.

Cesraea L. Rumpf '01, associate director of Gender and Women's Studies at the University of Illinois Chicago, is the author of a new book titled "Recovering Identity: Criminalized Women's Fight for Dignity and Freedom."

Bryan C. McCannon '98, director of IWU's School of Business and Economics, recently had two research articles accepted for publication, including "AACSB Accreditation and Student Demand" which will be published in the Southern Economic Journal and "Alaska's Plea Bargaining Ban" which will be published in Contemporary Economic Policy.

Announcements

Photos of the class of 2027 are now in the Campus Directory and can be viewed as a class here –formerly known as the First-Year Record (on-campus only).

Colleagues

New Employees - August 2023

Logan Calvin started Aug. 1 as Assistant Coach for Track & Field.

Rachel Dawson started Aug. 1 as Assistant Athletic Trainer.

Chad Jones started Aug. 1 as Assistant Coach for Men's Soccer.

Abby Kushina started Aug. 1 as Assistant Coach for Women's Lacrosse.

Kamisha Wilkins started Aug. 1 as Engagement Coordinator in Alumni Engagement.

Anjelia Dominguez started Aug. 7 as Multifaith Engagement Coordinator.

Brandon Taylor started Aug. 7 as Associate Director for Advancement.

Abigail Hartline started Aug. 15 as Assistant Costume Shop Supervisor in the School of Theatre Arts.

Xavier Moore started Aug. 21 as a Custodian.

Molly Cavazos started Aug. 28 as the SBDC Business Advisor.

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.