January 15, 2024

News for and about the Illinois Wesleyan community

Search Committee Seeking Nominations, Suggestions for Next Illinois Wesleyan President

Search firm WittKieffer has partnered with the Illinois Wesleyan presidential search committee to recruit a highly qualified and diverse candidate pool for the position. Nominations and recommendations for the role may be submitted by email. View the leadership profile for a successful candidate and the opportunities and challenges facing the next president.

The Pantagraph

Illinois Wesleyan Director of Financial Aid Scott Seibring '85 shared how his office is helping families navigate recent changes to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Also reported by WEEK TV

WGLT Radio



Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech from his 1966 visit to Illinois Wesleyan will be played at 5 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 15 on 89.1 FM WGLT. A transcription of the speech and audio is also available here.

Wellness Yoga resumes Thursday, Jan. 18 and will continue on Mondays and Thursdays at 12:15 p.m. in the Shirk Center's Niepagen South Classroom. Come start your year off with Kim Hayes from Blooming Life Yoga.

"The real gift of gratitude is the more grateful you are, the more present you become." - Robert Holden

Associate Professor of Biology Loralyn Cozy and Assistant Professor of Nursing Amy Funk collaborated to publish a lesson titled Cross-Course Public Health Project on Infectious Disease in the teaching resource journal CourseSource.

In his role as vice president of the American Association of Physics Teachers, IWU Professor of Physics Gabe Spalding recently presented the Oersted Medal to Laura Greene, Chief Scientist of the National Magnet Laboratory and member of the White House President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.

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 .