Naper Settlement, an outdoor history museum, is pleased to announce that Benjamin Nau ’03, an experienced professional in marketing and graphic design, has been named the museum’s new Director of Marketing.

In his new role, Nau will be responsible for developing and executing a marketing and communications strategy. He will help build, manage and integrate the organization’s brand in all aspects of marketing communications, including digital, print, social media and will raise the overall awareness of the organization.

“I am excited to help increase the digital footprint of Naper Settlement and take advantage of technology to help create new experiences,” said Nau. “My aim is to support the museum in its goal to serve the community by creating excellent marketing that increases awareness.”

Nau has two sons, ages 6 and 9, with his wife, Jennifer. In his free-time, Nau enjoys gardening, coaching his sons’ baseball teams and competing in triathlons, where he’s an Ironman finisher.

Read the full press release here:

Congratulations, Benjamin!

John Camardella was featured recently in the Chicago Tribune. John has been teaching religious studies for a number of years now at Prospect HS and is reportedly the reason so many students from there consider Illinois Wesleyan!

You can read the article here: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-religion-in-public-schools-met-20170616-story.html

Thanks for showing your Titan pride!

A 2003 graduate of the IWU B.A. Elementary Education program, Cara Spitzner, recently won the Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching for her work in the 4th grade at Ogden Avenue School in LaGrange, Illinois. Here is the article:

Golden Apple is a non-profit organization that works to inspire, develop and support teacher and school leader excellence in Illinois, especially in schools-of-need. You can find more information here: http://www.goldenapple.org/. Her award ceremony was broadcast on WTTW Chicago/PBS: http://www.pbs.org/video/3000789574/

Congratulations, Cara!