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Free Fresh Produce Distributed at Pop-up Produce Stands

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Illinois Wesleyan University student Jenny Prochotsky ’16 has organized a gleaning project to distribute free fresh produce at pop-up produce stands in west Bloomington. Jenny has received help from IWU alumni and staff including, Karin McDowell ’00; Cheryl (Baller) Philippi ’81; Michael Gorman ’10, Information Technology Project Analyst; Deborah Halperin, IWU’s Action Research Center Program Coordinator;  Manish Mandava ’14; and Bobby Castillo ’14, Admissions Counselor.
 
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Homecoming is October 17-19

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Class years ending in 4 and 9 are reunion years.  Our theme this year is Off the Charts.

We are focusing on the 150th Anniversary of the School of Music, with many music themed events.

Join us on:

  • Friday night for the Green Carpet Gala Concert & Reception at the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts.
  • Saturday morning, the Titan Pep Band Alumni Reunion will take place on the Quad while you enjoy the free Pancake/Sausage Breakfast.
  • Saturday night, join us in the Young Main Lounge for Club Tommy.Check the brochure or www.titanpride.org for more details. Please register soon!

Apps. for Student Loan Repayment Program being Accepted

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From Sept 1- Nov 17, the NIH Division of Loan Repayment will be accepting applications for student loan repayment program for the areas of clinical research, pediatric research, health disparities research, contraception and infertility research, or clinical research for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds.
To qualify, an applicant must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, possess a doctoral-level degree (with the exception of the contraception and infertility research LRP), and have educational loan debt equal to or exceeding 20 percent of his/her annual institutional base salary.
In addition, applicants must devote at least 20 hours per week to research that fits within one of five program areas: clinical research, pediatric research, health disparities research, contraception and infertility research, or clinical research for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Thank you Alumni!

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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.

 

From the IWU Magazine-Summer 2014:

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Matthew Dearing ’00 and his wife Michelle were part of history in June when their family-run business, Denney Jewelers in Springfield, held a wedding ceremony for same-sex couples 10 days after a state law allowing the marriages went into effect. For the business’s Summer of Love Marriage Equality Celebration, the couples taking part were given free wedding rings and were wed in a joint ceremony in which Matthew’s wife Michelle served as an officiant while he served as videographer.

 

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