February 16th is Thank A Giver Day — a day when the Illinois Wesleyan campus community celebrates the generosity of our supporters. We celebrate Thank A Giver Day on February 16th because at this point we’re 70% of the way through the school year. Since tuition covers 70% of the total cost of an IWU education, it’s a fitting time to draw attention to the fact that outside support from alumni and friends of the University plays a key role in delivering the kind of educational experience we expect from our alma mater.

Last year, over 8,000 people made gifts to Illinois Wesleyan University and, regardless of the size, each and every one played a role in keeping Illinois Wesleyan strong. If you would like to take a moment to make your annual gift, we invite you to do so at iwu.edu/give.

Go Titans!

Jim exhibited seven of his paintings at the Beverly Art Center in Chicago, IL (two of his paintings were done at Illinois Wesleyan when he was an art student under the instruction of Professor Bart McNeil). The exhibit was a three-part event of the 50th year reunion for the graduating classes of Morgan Park High School, where Jim graduated in 1964.

Karen Zander, RN, MS, CMAC, FAAN, is President and owner of The Center for Case Management. Her pioneering work with clinical case management and CareMap(R) systems, begun at New England Medical Center Hospitals in Boston, is internationally recognized. Hospitals and Health Networks has named her a “Cutting Edge” leader. She is the editor of Managing Outcomes through Collaborative Care, from the American Hospital Publishing Co, and The New Definition newsletter. Ms. Zander holds a BSN from Illinois Wesleyan University, an MS in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing from Boston University, post-graduate credits from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a Doctorate in Humane Letters (DHL), honoris causa, from Ill. Wesleyan University.

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We are pleased to announce Adriane Powell as the Director of Alumni Relations at Illinois Wesleyan University. Adriane has been an adopted Titan since 2010, and has lived in the Bloomington-Normal community for over 30 years. She loves to meet IWU alumni where they live, work, and play. Adriane has experience working with a diverse group of IWU alumni and is looking forward to continuing to connect with Titans all over the world! 

Donalyn would like to share some news about her life with husband, David:

We are “loving the lifestyle” living in The Villages, FL for the past 20 months. We have gotten active in a church plant -Live Oaks Community Church. We have an active social life through many of our Village of Sanibel activities. I enjoy booking travel for friends through my home office. We enjoyed a Baltic Heritage cruise this summer. We have also enjoyed hosting many friends from up north as they come to FL!

More than 5,000 alumni showed their support by making a gift to IWU in fiscal year 2014!

And for the second year straight, Illinois Wesleyan alumni have grown our alumni giving percentage. We are now at 23%!

THANK YOU for doing your part to keep IWU strong.  

IWU’s fiscal year ends TODAY – July 31 – Thank you if you’ve already made your annual gift!

Now help us find the 47 additional alumni donors we need to reach our participation goal by today. Organizations view alumni participation as the metric that measures alumni satisfaction. It affects IWU’s ranking, bond rating, and ability to earn grants, so make your gift today at iwu.edu/give to keep IWU strong!  Every donor counts!

Join other IWU supporters by renewing your gift at www.iwu.edu/give.

The Illinois Wesleyan fiscal year is ending quickly on July 31. Have you renewed your support yet this year? *

It’s not too late to be added to the list!

We still need 163 alumni to step forward before July 31 to increase alumni participation 1% over last year.

*Check by visiting http://www.iwu.edu/annualreport/.

After decades of service to Illinois Wesleyan, Ann Harding retired this month as director of Alumni Relations.

Read more about Ann’s commitment to IWU and its alumni, here.

On April 5, 2014 Xi Chapter celebrated its 100th anniversary with Alpha Gamma Delta. Among the returning alums were Carol Coons Hayner ’66, Margie Tribble Nickles ’70, Jody Wolfgang Hostetler ’67, Darlene Jenks Frederick ’67, Julie Raber Kemp ’67, Ginger Basket Samara ’65, Kay Gerhart Durkin ’65.