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2014 Homecoming Review!
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Helena Collins-Price ’00
Helena Collins-Price ’00 and her husband Scott are enjoying their lives as entertainers as well as a family, with their three sons, Aiden 11, Jonah 7, and Liam 4. While Helena works as an actress/singer, her husband is an actor, juggler and stilt walker.
Free Fresh Produce Distributed at Pop-up Produce Stands
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
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!
Paul Vranas ’00
Paul and Diane Vranas welcomed their son, John Paul, to the family Monday September 22, 2014.
Mark your Calendars!
Dr. Susanna Widicus will be on campus Friday, October 17 to lead a Chemistry Colloquium, Prebiotic Astrochemistry in the “THz-Gap”.
She is currently an assistant professor at Emory University.
Apps. for Student Loan Repayment Program being Accepted
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.
B-N ranks among best college towns!
Bloomington-Normal was among the 50 best college towns in America!
Nicole Pfeiffer Oberg ’00
Nicole Pfeiffer Oberg ’00 and Erik Oberg ’94 welcomed their son Karsten James Haya-Ji on December 19, 2013.
Thank you Alumni!
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.