Ryan Misek, an emergency medicine physician, was featured on an episode of TLC’s Untold Stories of the ER this past October. The show depicts real-life trips to the emergency room, reenacting unusual experiences that take place at hospitals around the country. In the episode, Ryan treats a belly dancer who collapsed at a hookah bar — and ended up with a more dangerous diagnosis than the drug overdose medical staff originally suspected. “I really enjoyed being featured on the show. It was great to share some of the work I do every day while also getting to experience being a part of a television production,” Ryan wrote.

The experience was so successful, he’ll be filming another episode this summer. Ryan, who’s currently chief resident at his hospital, continues to work in the Chicago area and has one year left of his emergency medicine residency.

Amanda ReCupido is publicity manager at Goodman Theatre. Goodman is Chicago’s oldest and largest not-for-profit theatre and a recipient of the Special Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre.

Musical theatre major Nicky Hawthorne (Nicole Schuenke) has been busy lately. Check her out on IMDb for all the details:

• She co-wrote, is a producer on and has a supporting role in “The Tank,” a film that will open in theaters this fall. Her scenes include actors Jack Davenport and Brad Henke.
• This fall, she’ll start shooting for “Hotel 33,” in which she plays a supporting role. The movie hits theaters next spring.
• She has a role in “Moms’ Night Out,” which arrives in theaters on Friday, May 9.
• Her recent national commercial roles include a currently running Applebee’s spot, a December 2013 Petco commercial, and voice-over campaigns for Target, Best Buy and Rosetta Stone.

Thanks to those who donated during IWU’s “All in for Wesleyan” challenge on April 2. Donors included 64 members of the Class of 2007.

The results are in — thanks to commitments ranging from $1 to $250,000, 2,406 Titan alumni and friends collectively raised $838,000 in 24 hours.

Erik K. Schuessler is part of the formation of the firm Kelly & Walker, LLC in Denver. He earned a J.D. from the University of Colorado Law School.

Congratulations, Erik!

Michael Stephens, who took part in the first year of IWU’s accounting internship program, recently spoke about his experiences. Since the program started in 2006, more than 175 students have participated.

“That internship opportunity was hugely important because I could apply the theories we had learned in the classroom to the business world,” said Stephens, who is now Manager, Assurance Services, for CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA) in Oak Brook, Ill. “As a junior in college, I was actually going into chief financial officers’ and controllers’ offices and asking them questions.”

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