“Older Ladies” the music video I recently directed has gone viral with almost 2 million views in less than two weeks (at the time of this writing). Oakland based Singer/Songwriter and longtime collaborator, Donnalou Stevens performs her song about the joys of getting right with getting old and it seems to have struck a chord with quite a few ladies (and men) around the world. Here’s what the Huffington Post had to say about it…http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/24/older-ladies-song-video-donnalou-stevens_n_5527127.html?utm_hp_ref=entertainment&ir=Entertainment

I’m pretty new to the filmmaking world but enjoying a fair amount of early success (my comedy short, On The Nature Of Hotness won Best Short Comedy at the NYC International FIlm Festival last year and it’s been screened at nine film festivals. It’s now available on Indiflix) and this Older Ladies video was a hoot to make. We’ve got a couple more up our sleeves (keeps your eyes open for Older Men) and I hope the fun just keeps on coming.

Attached you’ll find of pic of me in the video (salon chair) and a publicity shot.

All The Best,
Christine McHugh (Theatre ’82)

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Patrick recently celebrated two years working in Mexico City with a Mexican telecom company. He also just completed the 9-year anniversary for his company, Innovative Management Tools LLC.

Congratulations, Patrick!

Elizabeth was appointed assistant principal at Meadow Glens Elementary School.

Read more, here.

Congratulations, Elizabeth!

Sheryl of Glen Ellyn, Ill., was promoted to deputy chief of staff of DuPage County, Ill. She previously served as government affairs manager for the county for 11 years, and spent several years in various positions for the Illinois General Assembly and Minnesota House of Representatives prior to that. She recently visited the Illinois Wesleyan University campus with her 16-year-old daughter, a prospective student. “The campus looked beautiful with so many new structures since our days at IWU,” she wrote.

Congratulations on your promotion, Sheryl!

Kendra, of Peoria, Ill., is regional administrator for the Illinois Office of State Guardian, a state agency that provides guardianship services for adults who are elderly and have disabilities.

Congratulations on your achievements, Kendra!

In Late 2013, Lori, of Murfreesboro, Tenn., celebrated 30 years at State Farm Insurance and wrote she is “still loving every minute of it.” She recently became vice president of the Rutherford County Emergency Food Bank’s board of directors.

Congratulations, Lori!

Robin has released two new cookbooks in Spring 2014. Gluten Free Pasta: More than 100 Fast and Flavorful Recipes with No- and Low-Carb Options  was published through Running Press, and Juice It! Energizing Juices for All Times of Day was released by Chronicle Books. She plans to tour the country teaching cooking classes and wrote that she “would love to see fellow IWU alums at my classes.”

For more information, visit www.robinasbell.com

Congratulations, Robin!

Textile Recycling Makes a Difference

Matthew J. Drat ’84, development and community relations manager at Home Sweet Home Ministries in Bloomington, shared the results of their textile recycling program on the IWU campus. Now in its third year, the program places collection containers at various locations where students, faculty and staff can drop off their textiles (clothing and more) to be re-purposed by Home Sweet Home’s HSHRenew program.

For this school year, HSHRenew at Home Sweet Home Ministries collected nearly 5,000 pounds of textiles on the campus of IWU. 

“That is a tremendous impact on the environment and on the men, women and children at Home Sweet Home,” Drat wrote. “For example, the resources generated can help pay for any entire day of meals at our soup kitchen, meals that affect not only the body, but the mind and spirit as well.”