Jessica (Seils) Busse ’08 and her husband Joes Busse gave birth to their child Rogan Joseph Busse on June 11, 2020. Congratulations!
Oct 132020
Oct 132020
Elizabeth Dornik (Taylor) ’08 and her husband, Nick Dornik, gave birth to their child Ryan James Dornik on March 14, 2020. Congratulations!
Jul 092020
Kristin Tvrdik serves as a medical director of the Hinsdale (Ill.) Humane Society Pet Rescue and Resource Center. She became the organization’s first on-staff veterinarian in May 2019. She provides daily medical care for animals residing in the shelter and also offers reduced-cost vaccination clinics. Kristin previously served as medical director of a high-volume spay/neuter clinic and shelter in South Bend, Indiana.
May 052020
Kelly Benante ‘08 and her husband Tim welcomed baby boy Vincent Edward Benante on April 15, 2020. Vincent was born at 7:32 p.m, 7 lbs 7 oz, 22 inches. Congratulations!
May 052020
In the month of April, Kayla (Kindred) Roan ‘08 had made and donated over 200 masks to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more here.
Apr 082020
Ways to Support Fellow Titans
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- To share a word of support for your classmates at this time, submit a post to your class newsletter by emailing your editor or if your class does not have an editor, send your post to classnews@iwu.edu.
- You can provide support to the Titan Student Emergency Fund. This fund will provide relief to students with needs such as housing, travel, moving and storage, transportation and vehicle repair, and technology needs related to remote learning.
- If you have expertise or a career opportunity that you can share with students, please connect with a Hart Career Center staff member for a phone or video appointment through a Handshake account here. You can also post job and internship opportunities on the site. View FAQs here.
- University Archives & Special Collections wants to hear your experiences and reflections to keep a historical record of the impact of the pandemic on the Illinois Wesleyan community, you can learn more here.
- Assist the IWU Admissions team in student recruitment efforts. Our alumni are the best and most qualified to meet with prospective students to share your IWU experience. Sign up here: Titan Alumni Ambassadors.
- You can see more ideas here.
Feb 072020
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.
Jan 172020
Ann Erickson ’08 reports that she started a new position as a Legal Writer for Law Bulletin Media in November of 2018. She graduated from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 2012. Previously, She was practicing law at a small law firm, Morrison & Mix, for 6.5 years. At Law Bulletin, She is working on legal publications and information services for attorneys. Congratulations to Ann on her new position.
Oct 132019
Alissa Miller ’08 and her husband Sam welcomed Elizabeth Sophia Miller on September 30, weighing 7 lbs. 8 oz and at 20 inches. Congratulations!
Oct 092019
Sarah was married in 2014 to Steven Hester, with several IWU alumni in attendance.
Row 1: Kathryn Salo ’06, Jessica (Jones) Rzepka ’06, Steven Hester, Sarah (Jaburek) Hester ’08, Joanna (Byrne) Milano ’07, Alison Smith ’10
Row 2: Eric Knutson ’07, Kathleen Garibaldi ’05, Laura (Salo) Kasperski ’09, David Miller ’05, Vera (Leopold) Miller ’05 and Marta (Haalboom) Mooney ’07.
