Liz (Dierbeck) ’01 and Chris Shickles

Posted on September 23, 2014 by classnews

Liz ’01 and Chris Shickles welcomed their son, Tobias, to the family on September 20, 2014.

Congratulations Liz and Chris!

Adam Osborn ’01 and Brandi Osborn

Posted on September 19, 2014 by classnews

Adam and Brandi have some news!

Adam and Brandi have welcomed a their son, Lucas Andrew Osborn, born September 18, 2014 in the family.

Congratulations Adam and Brandi!

Student Loan Repayment Program

Posted on September 8, 2014 by jmacklin

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.

Blo-No Featured in Best College Reviews

Posted on August 21, 2014 by jmacklin

Bloomington-Normal was ranked among the 50 best college towns in America!

Find out where we’re ranked.

Gretchen (McDowell) ’01 and Jerome Jagla

Posted on August 18, 2014 by jmacklin

Gretchen has some news to share!

“This was quite a summer, which began with me getting
married to Jerome Jagla in June, and honeymooning in Costa Rica for two
weeks, In July, I finished hiking the entire Appalachian Trail. I work as
a second grade dual language teacher, and had been hiking the trail in
large sections during the summer vacations. “

Congratulations to Gretchen and Jerome on their June 21, 2014 wedding!!

YOU did it!

Posted on August 6, 2014 by jmacklin

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.

47 Alumni Needed

Posted on July 31, 2014 by jmacklin

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!

Becky (Stenning) Pearl ’01 New Coaching Position

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Brenda Milcik

Judson University Head Softball Coach Becky (Stenning) Pearl has announced that she has accepted the position of Head Softball Coach at NCAA Division II Lewis University effective August 4. Pearl has coached at Judson for 10 seasons and is the program’s all-time winning-est coach with 250 wins.