Illinois Wesleyan’s fiscal year end is quickly approaching on July 31. Have you shown your Titan Pride by making a gift this year?

Check out the new Tommymometer to see where we stand by clicking here.

If you have already made a gift this year, thank you! If you have not yet made your gift, there is still time for you to make a difference this year.

By making your gift before July 31, you will not only add to the Tommymometer for alumni donors, but you will help to keep current Illinois Wesleyan students enrolled and our alma mater strong. The percentage of alumni donors is important to IWU because outside organizations view it as a metric to measure alumni satisfaction. It affects Illinois Wesleyan’s rankings, bond rating, and ability to earn grants.

Thank you for doing your part to fill the Tommymometer before July 31 and keep Illinois Wesleyan moving forward!

Joann has an art studio at 101 W Monroe in downtown Bloomington. She works in acrylic on wood and metal abstract wall pieces. She is open First Fridays from 5-8 pm and on Saturdays May through October from 9 am till 1 pm. She would like to see anyone who could stop by.

Genie and Ann met in Wilmington NC to enjoy the Azalea Festival in April.

Olive Kitteridge, the HBO miniseries was honored with five nominations for the Critic’s Choice Television Awards.  Richard Jenkins was nominated for his role in the miniseries.  The awards were presented on May 31.  Please click here for more information.

Greg Dell’s stance regarding gay marriage was included in Religion & Politics on line news journal.  The article includes a quote from and link to the 2008 IWU Magazine Story.

Jim writes “To paraphrase Jerry Garcia, ‘what a long, fun trip it’s been,’ but I don’t want to work forever and 70 seems like a good place to stop.  So, May 1 I retired from IHS after 10 years of spreading the wisdom of some very smart economists.  From my first days as a reporter at United Press International in Chicago in 1968 I’ve been fortunate to have jobs that put me in the thick of interesting times and interesting people as journalist, press secretary (Gov Michael Dukakis and Congressman Barney Frank), corporate communications executive (Bank of New England, Shawmut, and Citizens Financial Group), media relations director (Global Insight, later IHS).  I’m looking forward to a life of setting my own schedule, volunteering, enjoying sunny days from the other side of the window, traveling with Wendy, and open water swimming, including my favorite – the 15th or 16th – swim from Alcatraz to San Francisco.”