Hello friends! Just thought I’d report from IWU Homecoming ’14. I got up early today and ran in the annual Beaupre memorial 5k. A little chilly but success! 3rd overall and 1st in my age group. Got a nice knit hat to show for the effort. AND there was enough time to go grab some free pancakes on the quad. I passed on the silly balloon hats, though.
Thanks to Trey Short from IT Services for feeding us some Titan themed baked goods! These were actually for the Alumni Technology Advisory Group, but I snuck in and nabbed a couple.
Hi all, here are a few items from a backlog of ’99 news!
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.
IWU’s fiscal year ends TODAY – July 31 – Thank you if you’ve already made your annual gift!
Now help us find the 47 additional alumni donors we need to reach our participation goal by today. Organizations view alumni participation as the metric that measures alumni satisfaction. It affects IWU’s ranking, bond rating, and ability to earn grants, so make your gift today at iwu.edu/give to keep IWU strong! Every donor counts!
The Illinois Wesleyan fiscal year is ending quickly on July 31. Have you renewed your support yet this year? *
It’s not too late to be added to the list!
We still need 163 alumni to step forward before July 31 to increase alumni participation 1% over last year.
*Check by visiting http://www.iwu.edu/annualreport/.
Hold on to your hats ’99ers, here is a bundle of updates:
Congratulations everyone!
2014 is the 10th year of the IWU Summer Reading Program for incoming students. This is also the 10th year I’ll be participating as a reading group facilitator. The idea of this program is to gently introduce our freshmen to some intellectual activity during the orientation week that is usually filled with move-in activities.
The book selection for this summer is The Madonnas of Echo Park by Brando Skyhorse. You can read this old NPR feature if you’d like to know more about the book.
Students are broken up into discussion groups that are facilitated by one or more faculty, staff, or alumni “grown-ups”. I’ve been asked to invite any alumni reading this blog to take part:
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.
· RSVP for the on-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.
I got a message from Steve Raparelli ’99 the other day. After some time in the Chicago area he has recently moved to Washington state. Steve works as a Teacher of Visually Impaired students for Seattle Public Schools. When not teaching braille, assistive technology, and cane skills he enjoys taking advantage of the beautiful northwest by skiing and hiking. Great to hear from you, Steve!
Hello all,
43 members of the class of ’99 participated in the big annual one-day fundraising event “All In”.
In case you missed it, here is a summary of all the fun. Well, maybe not all of the fun. Look up #iwuchallenge on Twitter and Instagram to see some examples of what went on all day:
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