Ah, the Wesleyana. That IWU record of hair styles, clothing trends, and young adults posing for the camera. Do you still have your copies of the Wesleyana? The Ames Library has archived many years of the Wesleyana online
for alumni, students and others to enjoy. Here’s just one of hundreds of pictures available to view from our years at IWU.
Bloomington-Normal (BloNo) took the 38th spot in the recently released
Top 50 Best College Towns in America list published by at Best College Reviews. The site ranks cities and towns with colleges based on their evaluation of livability, student-to-resident ratio. cultural offerings, school presence, and large employers.
Best College Reviews describes BloNo as, “home to Illinois Wesleyan University and Illinois State University. Through Illinois State University, a number of cultural offerings, sports events, and businesses catering to student nightlife are present. Large employers like State Farm Insurance, Mitsubishi, and Country Financial, coupled with a low cost of living make Bloomington a great location for young college town seekers.”
Hot off the presses from IWU’s University Advancement Office:
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.
After 26 years at IWU, Ann Harding retired in June 2014. Harding held the title of Director of Alumni Relations at her retirement. However, most 1994 grads will remember her tireless service to students as Internship Coordinator and
as Assistant Director of the Career Center during our time at IWU. Read the official IWU release regarding Ann’s retirement. She will be missed!
John Fish, who led the Urban Studies Program in Chicago which enabled many IWU undergrads to build an understanding of urban issues, passed away this past week. Click here for his obituary and details of his memorial service.
Congratulations to Jason Mierek who begins a new positio
n as Visiting Project Manager for the Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities’ Mellon-funded Humanities Without Walls initiative at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Mierek will coordinate and oversee day-to-day administrative operations of the HWW consortium and its initiatives and work closely with the IPRH Director/Principal Investigator for the consortium to ensure smooth operation of the programs.
Mierek graduated with a BA in Religion and Bio-Social Studies from IWU and MA in Religious Studies from Naropa University. Congratulations, Jason!
EDWARD B. RUST, JR. ’72, President and Chief Executive Officer of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company delivered the Commencement address on May 21, 1994.
Do you remember who sat on either side of you during commencement? Post a comment if you do! http://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/commencement_docs/44/
