April 5, 2017 is our day of giving at Illinois Wesleyan and this year’s theme is Tune In for All In! Not only is today a day for giving, it’s a day to celebrate IWU and all of the things that make it special.

Visit https://www.iwu.edu/all-in/ to learn more and donate.

Donate today, Class of 2003…let’s make this our biggest year yet! Go Titans!

Jason Han is running for Trustee for the Village of Northbrook. Northbrook is a northern Chicago suburb with Glenview at its south border and Deerfield to the north. The election is April 4, but early elections are from March 20 to April 1.

Good luck, Jason! We’re rooting for you!

Tom Howard ’02, Byron Lubenkov ’03, and Lindsay Carlson ’09 had their first successful IWU swim team ski trip to Vail Mountain.

Today, students, faculty, and staff across campus are celebrating donors and the impact they have on campus. Thank A Giver Day marks the symbolic point during the year — about 70% of the way though — when tuition dollars run out and the University relies on the generosity of donors, the endowment, and external grants for the remainder of the year. Share how your IWU experience was impacted by donors using #IWUThanks.

Donor support allows IWU students to continue to have experiences that make being a Titan unique and transformative. To be among those celebrated today, make a gift at www.iwu.edu/give. If you have already made a gift this year, thank you!

ALTON, Ill. (Jan. 9, 2017) – Simmons Hanly Conroy, one of the nation’s largest mass torts firms, is pleased to announce that the firm has grown its shareholder ranks with the elevation of 14 attorneys, effective Jan. 1. Among the firm’s new shareholders includes Karoline Carstens ’03.

Based in the firm’s Alton office, Carstens focuses her practice on helping those affected by asbestos-related diseases, such as mesothelioma. She earned her law degree from Northern Illinois University and holds a Bachelor of Arts from Illinois Wesleyan University. In 2016, Carstens was selected by the Law Bulletin Publishing Company as one of its 2016 “40 Illinois Attorneys Under Forty to Watch,” the Illinois State Bar Association Young Lawyer of the Year and Northern Illinois University College of Law Young Alumna of the Year.  Carstens is active with the Illinois State Bar Association on multiple committees and is a founding member of Young Friends of Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation.

Remember to make your gift to Illinois Wesleyan by December 31 to be eligible for 2016 tax benefits. Gifts can be made online, by calling 1-800-689-9743 before December 23, and by check. If sending a check, it must be postmarked by December 31.

Thank you for your support!

Patrick Spangler ’03 joined the Board of Directors of MYSI Corporation (f/k/a Methodist Youth Services), a not-for-profit social services agency serving disadvantaged youth and seniors in the Chicago Metropolitan area. Among its programs, MYSI provides emergency and transitional shelter services to individuals exiting the Illinois juvenile justice and foster care systems.