March 18, 2024

News for and about the Illinois Wesleyan community

Charity Drag Show Expands to Full Weekend of Pride

Students with Illinois Wesleyan University’s Pride Alliance and Campus Activities Board are expanding the festivities for the 21st Annual Charity Drag Show on Saturday, March 23, to create a weekend of joy and celebration. 

Illinois Wesleyan Announces Fall 2023 Dean’s List

Illinois Wesleyan University’s Dean’s List for the fall semester of the 2023-24 academic year consisted of 752 students from 33 states and 30 countries.

Daily Helmsman - Tennessee

Pianist Awadagin Pratt, who delivered the 2012 IWU Commencement address and received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree, recently spoke about his experience with social justice and equality.

The Pantagraph

For A Better Tomorrow and Illinois Wesleyan University have announced a partnership to bring the first STEAM Olympics to McLean County in April.

We will continue to offer yoga this week though April 25. Try a class — you will not be disappointed. Classes are on Mondays and Thursdays from 12:15 p.m. to 12:50 p.m. in the Shirk Center Niepagen South Classroom with Kim Hayes, owner of Blooming Life Yoga. Hope to see you there!

"Yoga is the journey of the self, through the self, to the self." - The Bhagavad Gita

Faculty-Staff Open Forum

On Feb. 27, President S. Georgia Nugent provided an update to faculty and staff on reports from senior leadership for the Board of Trustees February meeting, detailing the many initiatives being taken to ensure the University's long-term future. A recording of the forum can be viewed here (accessible with faculty-staff login).

Assistant Athletic Director for Athletic Communications Katie Gonzales received the Rising Star Award from College Sports Communicators for her dedication to athletics, students and sports communication.

Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program Courtney Irby was featured on the Faculti Streaming Platform for her new book "Guiding God's Marriage."

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 .