Homecoming & Family Weekend 2022

In the past two years we’ve witnessed the Titan community come together in new ways to share stories, expertise, and friendship. However, we have long awaited the chance to welcome you back to campus for a true Illinois Wesleyan Homecoming! We look forward to sharing a meal, a drink, and a story with all of you in person, September 23-25, 2022.

Click here for a full schedule of events and to register.

Rich Kurtzman ’98

Rich Kurtzman ’98 is the author of Like a Fish in Water: How to Grow Abroad When You Go Abroad, a guide to studying and living abroad, which will be published later this month. Like a Fish in Water prepares readers to be comfortable, confident and ready to take on the world, even in unfamiliar territory. Shaped by his own study abroad experiences in St. Petersburg and Madrid, and an internship in Milan, Rich has spent more than 20 years living and working in Barcelona, overseeing study abroad programs and coaching multinational organizations. More information is available at FishinWaterBook.com

Nathan Knuffman ’98

Nathan Knuffman ’98 was inducted into the Woodland Education Foundation Hall of Fame at a presentation on April 29th at Woodland School. Nathan graduated as salutatorian from Woodland High School in 1994 and currently serves as the Vice Chancellor for Finance and Operations and CFO for the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. Nathan, his wife Hallie, and their two daughters currently reside in North Carolina. You can read more about his accomplishments here. Congratulations, Nathan!

John Baines ’98

John Baines ’98, head coach of the Elmhurst University men’s basketball team, was named the D3hoops.com Region 8 Coach of the Year after leading the Bluejays to a single-season school-record 27 wins and the program’s first-ever trip to the Final Four in 2021-22. Elmhurst lost to Randolph-Macon College in the national championship game on March 19, 2022. John has been the Bluejays’ head coach since 2013, posting an overall record of 148-84 in nine seasons at the helm. As a player at Illinois Wesleyan, John played in four NCAA Tournaments and won a national championship in 1997.