2015 Participation Goal: 5,286 Donors
• By July 31, 2015
Young alumni challenge:
• A trustee has agreed to make a $2,500 gift for every young alumni class (1999-2014) who reaches 24% or better before July 31.
• This means that for every class that hits 24%, IWU will be able to award an additional $2,500 scholarship to a deserving student.
• Also, an additional $2,500 gift will be made for any class that reaches 30%.
• All gifts count! Find out how your class stacks up by visiting
Mandi (Cioni) Perko ’02 (center) is featured, along with her two sisters, in a LaSalle News Tribune series on former Illinois Valley sports stars, “Where Are They Now?” Perko earned a master’s degree in reading at Illinois State University and has been teaching seventh grade English and reading at Beverly Manner Grade School in Washington since 2007.
Click the link to read the article!
http://newstrib.com/main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=30&ArticleID=44769
Congrats Mandi!!
Stephanie Bush ’02, post doctoral researcher at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, has the fun assignment to classify and name a particularly adorable octopus specimen.
Click the link below for more info!
http://www.sciencefriday.com/video/06/15/2015/isn-t-this-octopus-adorabilis.html
A HUGE Titan congratulations to Chad Maxwell ’02 and Brian Dailey, who welcomed Lincoln Ryan Dailey to their family.
On April 9, Titans of all generations pulled together and showed their pride on the third annual All In For Wesleyan. More than 1,800 gifts of all sizes from 49 states and 17 countries totaled over $500,000 in support of Illinois Wesleyan University and our students. Our collective philanthropy served as an inspiration to the next generation as All In For Wesleyan firmly established itself as an Illinois Wesleyan tradition, both on campus and off. The class of 2002 had 31 donors on April 9th and donations totaling $4,432.50.
Thank you 2002 Alumni for being “all in” all the time, and for continuing to make Illinois Wesleyan one of your giving priorities. If you have already made your gift this year, thank you! If you have not made your gift this year, I hope that you will join me as a donor and put us one more gift closer to our participation goal. You can make your gift by visiting iwu.edu/give. It is your support that keeps Illinois Wesleyan strong, and develops the next generation of leaders.
Your partner in support,
Van Miller ‘04
Director of Annual Giving
A message from President Wilson–
Today is All in for Wesleyan 2015! All gifts made today will be matched by an anonymous donor (up to $75,000).
And this year, there’s a twist. Let me explain.
Gifts to the Wesleyan Fund support student financial assistance and also the little, but essential, things that create the Illinois Wesleyan experience. So today we’re celebrating these little essentials — the unsung heroes. Make a gift today and your name could appear next to one of these items for a limited time.*
Give today and your name could be selected to grace the hot spot, the WESN microphone, and other pieces of campus that will be announced throughout the day. (Learn more)
Give today and your gift will be matched by an anonymous donor.
Give today and show that you’re proud to be a Titan!
*Like annual gifts, naming rights expire at the end of the fiscal year…but internet photos last forever. Photos of the selected names engraved on plaques, affixed to the items will be published on the last day of spring semester, April 21.
Publications, Performances, and Exhibitions = The New Switcheroo releases their first studio EP, “Heartless Sky” on April 7, 2015. 2002 graduate, Kathryn Diana, is featured on violin, mandolin, and vocals.
The New Switcheroo is a 4-member indie folk rock band based in Chicago. Featuring sublime vocal harmonies layered over lush instrumental arrangements, they create a rich sound, guaranteed to warm your insides, tickle your fancy, and rock you right out of your boots! With their clear love for what they do and for each other, they make new friends and gain new fans everywhere they go.
The album is available on all major digital platforms including iTunes, Amazon, and Spotify.
