The University has been awarded a grant to expand student advising, including help for those who are undecided about their majors.
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The new Minor Myers Welcome Center at Illinois Wesleyan should be open by fall.
Illinois Wesleyan joined in the observation of “Earth Hour,” encouraging the reduction of electricity consumption on the evening of March 29. The awareness-raising event also was reported in the Peoria Journal-Star and the Pantagraph.
Andrew Tharp ‘08 and Renee Countryman, assistant professor of psychology, have been conducting research on potential drug treatments for Alzheimer’s disease on rats with induced memory deficiencies similar to Alzheimer’s.
The IWU and local community celebrated the national championship win by the women’s track team.
Rachel Anderson ‘08, a three-time 400-meter national title winner, is featured in the magazine’s “Faces in the Crowd.”
With its number of students studying abroad, plus international students and scholars coming to campus, IWU is in the nation’s top 40 in an “Open Doors” report from the Institute of International Education.
IWU benefactress and former art major Joyce G. Ames has been named an honorary trustee of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
History Professor Michael Weis talked about second chances for politicians in an article about the resignation of New York’s disgraced governor.
The Illinois Wesleyan University women’s track and field team earned the school’s first women’s national championship by taking first in the NCAA Division III indoor championships at Ohio Northern University.