Chad McGehee ‘03

Congratulations to Chad McGehee ‘03 who was named the University of Wisconsin-Madison athletic department’s first Director of Meditation Training.

Read more about his new position here.

We hope you enjoy your new role, Chad!

Erin Zerth ‘03

Erin Zerth ‘03 and Erin Guth started the Chicago Area COVID-19 Front Line Hero Meal Trains program.

The online system sets up times for meals to be delivered to hospitals. Strict rules on delivery and packaging made the two women enlist help from local restaurants.

Donors give money, which helps those shops pump out orders and feed first responders on the front lines.

Click here to read more about Erin’s work.

Thank you for doing your part during this pandemic, Erin!

John Camardella ’03

John Camardella ’03 visited campus on March 20, 2019, to share his experience working with Harvard University’s Religious Literacy Project. A teacher at Prospect High School, in Mt. Prospect, Illinois, John has transformed his social science curriculum to emphasize global religious literacy, and he has worked with students, parents and community members to advocate for religious literacy in civic society. During his campus visit, John first offered a workshop and presentation to dicuss his journey as an educator and how it led to his work with Harvard University’s Religious Literacy Project. Later that evening, he presented, “Trying to Live on the Edge of Next : How My Liberal Arts Education at IWu Prepared Me to Become a Teacher, Coach, Harvard Fellow and Global Citizen, ” at the Welcome Center Auditorium.

TAG Day 2020

Thank-A-Giver Day (TAG Day) is Monday, February 10. This day provides the IWU campus community with the opportunity to thank donors who support Illinois Wesleyan. IWU celebrates each year in mid-February because it marks the symbolic point during the academic year – about 70% of the way through – when we rely on support from alumni and friends, our endowment, and external grants.  

If you would like to be celebrated as a donor today, you can make a gift at iwu.edu/give

Jessica Shull ’03

Jessica Shull ’03 returned to Illinois Wesleyan to share advice with current students regarding how to create and control a digital personal brand to help them land a job. To read more about her time at IWU and the power of personal branding, click here.

Keep up the great work, Jessica!

Chad McGehee ’03

Chad McGehee ’03 offers mindfulness- the practice of using mental exercises to cope with mental/emotion strains- as a way of training to develop meditation skills that will allow athletes, law enforcement officials, and students to better handle stress.  Click here to read more about Chad and his work with mindfulness.

Click here to watch “Wisconsin Badgers running back Jonathan Taylor finds his edge through yoga”

Click here to read about Chad’s work with the football team of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Keep up the great work, Chad!

Max Levendel ’03

Max Levendel ’03 is the new manager of the Kenton Theatre in the town of Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England. Max says he is “…really tremendously excited. It’s been a dream of mine for about 20 years to run a venue like this…”  To read more about Max’s accomplishment, click here.

Congratulations, Max!