20th Reunion and Homecoming Weekend! That’s Tonight and Tomorrow!

The Class of ’96 was the peak form of Gen X slackerism, never worrying about details in advance. Rather than have some pre-planned reception, let’s just crash a couple local watering holes this weekend! Join us for some impromptu meet-ups to celebrate our 20th reunion!

Members of the class will be at Mugsy’s on Friday (9/30), starting at 7:00ish, and at Fat Jack’s on Saturday (10/1), starting at 8:00ish.

Hope to see you there!

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Get to Reading this Summer!

Join the new academic tradition known as the Summer Reading Program. Students, faculty, staff, and alumni are reading:

The Madonnas of Echo Park by Brando Skyhorse.

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The book is “a series of interconnected fictional stories of working class men and women living in Echo Park, a neighborhood in Los Angeles, and offers a window into the lives of Mexican Americans as they struggle to define their identities in the context of pursuing the American dream.”

  • If you would like to participate in an alumni only book discussion group in Bloomington, Chicago or Washington DC, please click here to register or contact your area Alumni Regional President directly.
  • Click here to RSVP for the campus book discussion group on Friday, August 20, 6-8pm.
  • Wednesday, September 3rd the author will be discussing his book at the President’s Convocation at 11 am at Westbrook Auditorium in Presser Hall, IWU.