Christine won the New York City International Film Festival’s Award for Best Comedy in a Short Film as director of the Nature of Hotness in summer of 2013.

“I am finishing my final semester at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School working on a Masters in Divinity with focus on pastoral care, and a Master of Arts in Bioethics. I will be doing my internship at the Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity in Bannockburn Illinois for the spring semester of 2014.”

Congratulations on your achievements, Marie!

Deanna Jent, professor at Fotnbonne University in St. Louis, was featured in the Illinois Wesleyan University Magazine FAll 2013.  The article discusses the play, “Falling” she wrote from the personal experience of parenting a teen son with special needs.

Jent held her son Andy’s hand after he became distracted by the
sound of an ambulance siren. (Photo by Emily Rasinski for the
St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

Steve Seibring is taking on a new role in the Advancement Office as associate vice president for gift planning. He will direct all aspects of the IWU planned giving program, and continue to oversee the major gifts program.

State Rep. Tom Cross (R-Oswego) made official his run for state treasurer on Wednesday. He recently made a statement that balancing the state’s budget is his number one priority.

Demetria Kalodimos discusses her documentary, Indelible: The Case Against Jeffrey Womack.

Recently, Scott was highlighted on J.W. Terrill’s TerrillConnect webpage. He has lived quite the life since his IWU days and is responsible for creating the Public Entity and Academic Institutions’ Team and “establishing J.W. Terrill as an employee benefits brokerage and consulting market leader in this specific area”. To read his full bio please click on the hyperlink provided.

Renee McGinnis had a solo show of her work in November titled “The Girls” at Packer Schopf Gallery in Chicago. Critic Marc Vitali wrote a delightful piece on her exhibition. To see more of her beautiful work please click here. Renee also has her own website.

Check out this article written by Marc Vitali on Renee’s exhibition:

http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2013/11/12/ship-shape#.Uo4fJhwOzUw.gmail

Award-winning journalist Allison Keyes has been reporting with the NPR national desk since 2005.

Tim Black was the leading vote-getter this spring among three candidates for two six-year terms on the Black Hawk College Board of Trustees.