September 24, 2024

News for and about the Illinois Wesleyan community

'IWU Brew' to Debut at Homecoming Through DESTIHL Brewery Collab

Illinois Wesleyan University is partnering with DESTIHL Brewery, of Normal, to release a custom beer named “IWU Brew.”

Titan Traditions Continue at IWU’s Homecoming and Family Weekend

Titan pride will fill every corner of campus at Illinois Wesleyan University during the 2024 Homecoming and Family Weekend on Oct. 3-6.

Hispanic Heritage Month Celebrated Through Campus Events

The art, music and overall influence of Hispanic and Latin culture in the U.S. is being celebrated at Illinois Wesleyan University during National Hispanic American Heritage Month.

Jessie Jia '25 Studies Class Conflicts, Identity of Migrants in America

Xuanting "Jessie" Jia '25, one of two 2024 Eckley Summer Scholars, set out to explore how writers of migration literature present an alternative vision of America — one where class conflicts, rather than cultural differences, drive racial and ethnic divisions.

On Thursday, Sept. 26, Jia and Asia Rogers ‘25 will be presenting their Eckley Scholars summer research projects from 4-5 p.m. in Ames Beckman Auditorium. 

WGLT Radio

Illinois Wesleyan partnered with Destihl Brewery in Normal to launch a custom beer named "IWU Brew," pronounced "i-woo brew." The drink will debut for Titan fans during homecoming celebrations. Additional coverage by The Pantagraph.

Deadline News - UK

Scott Zeller '82 will visit Scotland to help the country improve its emergency behavioral health system by opening EmPATH units — a therapeutic setting for psychiatric patient care in emergency rooms created by Zeller.

WBEZ Radio

Lavon Robinson '09 shares his experience as a high school counselor in Chicago, and how the changes to FAFSA last year created a stressful environment for students pursuing higher education.

David “Saga Dave” Nicholson, former general manager of Sodexo Residential Dining at IWU, passed away on Sept. 6, 2024. His obituary is available here. A memorial service will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, at Evelyn Chapel at Illinois Wesleyan, followed by a reception in Young Main Lounge at the Memorial Center.

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.