Amanda Dehnert ’94 directed West Side Story at the Knockdown Center in Maspeth, Queens.
All In For Wesleyan
It’s a great day to be a Titan! Are you All In?
Today is All In for Wesleyan at IWU. Dr. Randy Reed ’73 has offered to give $500 for each class year with 30 donors today, and an additional $500 for each class with 60 donors. Seriously – every dollar counts! Help the class of 1994 meet this Challenge. Click this link to donate https://www.iwu.edu/all-in You can also see how 1994 is doing in the challenge.
You can see All In on campus by clicking here.
Give Back to IWU on Giving Tuesday
#GivingTuesday is a global day dedicated to giving back. On Tues., Dec. 1, 2015, groups and individuals around the world are coming together for one common purpose: to celebrate generosity and to give.
As you consider giving this holiday season, please consider giving the gift of bright futures to current Titans. Your gift supports all the things that make an IWU experience unforgettable and unique! Gifts can be made online at www.iwu.edu/give or by calling 309-556-3091.
Thanks for keeping Illinois Wesleyan in mind this holiday season. Go Titans!
Thank You 2015 Donors!
THANK YOU to all of our fiscal year 2015 donors! Illinois Wesleyan University‘s alumni participation rate has increased for the third year in a row thanks to the generosity of donors like you! Your support helps to ensure IWU is stronger and more affordable for current and future generations of Titans. You’ve done well, and you’ve done good! Go Titans!
Frahm-Jones ’94 named Sales Director for 3D Cruise Partners
Jennifer (Frahm) Jones ’94 recently was named Director of Sales for 3D Cruise Partners, with responsibility for the Midwest, Northeast and Atlantic coast regions. Jennifer’s prior experiences include management roles with Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts, Rosewood Hotels, and Wyndham Worldwide. Jones was featured in a 2007 IWU magazine article highlighting her experience in the travel industry. Congratulations, Jennifer!
Baade ’94 performs in annual “Bach and Beyond” event
Let’s Move the Tommymometer to the Top!
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!
Giordano ’94 Performed Strauss with Cascade Symphony Orchestra
Soprano Kimberly Giordano performed Strauss’ Four Last Songs with the Cascade Symphony Orchestra on May 9th.
The Cascade Symphony Orchestra recently described Giordano as “lauded for her ‘polished,’ ‘sterling’ and ‘honest performance’ (Seattle Times)” and says she “delights audiences with her shimmering blend of elegance and emotion.”
Giordano’s accolades, accomplishments and awards are extensive and this performance met with positive reviews as well. More information on Kimberly’s performance is available on the Cascade Symphony’s site.
Harper ’94 Awarded MU Teaching Excellence Fellowship
Congratulations to Rachel Harper ’94 who was recently awarded a William T. Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence at the University of Missouri (MU). Harper serves as the Director of the MU Writing Center, Coordinator of the Honors Humanities Sequence, and a faculty member in the MU Honors College.
Kemper Fellowships are awarded to five outstanding teachers at the University of Missouri each year. Nancy West, director of the MU Honors College, shared, “Through (Harper’s) work, students and faculty have learned about the values of different cultures, about what goes into making works of art, about how history is made. She has helped preserve the great accomplishments of the past — and thus has helped those around her understand the world they live in and given them tools to imagine the future.”
Harper earned bachelor’s degrees in English and Spanish from Illinois Wesleyan University, and she holds master’s and doctoral degrees in American literature from the University of Missouri. A full press release is available through MU’s News Bureau.