Dan Carden ’00 is the Indianapolis Bureau chief and covers Indiana state government for The Times.

Here’s a link to the article: http://www.nwitimes.com/news/opinion/columnists/bob-heisse/bob-heisse-the-times-offers-valuable-bi-state-government-coverage/article_1207f387-fa8e-549f-b366-da6b893c22b7.html

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.

http://www.sj-r.com/article/20140611/NEWS/140619828/-1/json

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!

Join other IWU supporters by renewing your gift at www.iwu.edu/give.

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/.

 
After decades of service to Illinois Wesleyan,
Ann Harding retired this month as director of Alumni
Relations.

http://www.iwu.edu/news/2014/06-alumni-director-retires.html

Students, faculty, staff, and alumni are reading:
The Madonnas of Echo Park
by Brando Skyhorse

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.

Marissa Cope is a program director for Strategic Planning & Assessment for Saint Louis University’s Division of Student Development. The division works to support strategic planning, assessment efforts and a variety of academic research.