New NIH Loan Repayment Programs

From September 1 to November 17, the NIH Division of Loan Repayment will be accepting applications for student loan repayment program for the areas of clinical research, pediatric research, health disparities research, contraception and infertility research, or clinical research for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds.

To qualify, an applicant must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, possess a doctoral-level degree (with the exception of the contraception and infertility research LRP), and have educational loan debt equal to or exceeding 20 percent of his/her annual institutional base salary.

In addition, applicants must devote at least 20 hours per week to research that fits within one of five program areas: clinical research, pediatric research, health disparities research, contraception and infertility research, or clinical research for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds.

YOU did it!

More than 5,000 alumni showed their support by making a gift to IWU in fiscal year 2014!

And for the second year straight, Illinois Wesleyan alumni have grown our alumni giving percentage. We are now at 23%!

THANK YOU for doing your part to keep IWU strong.  

47 Alumni Needed

IWU’s fiscal year ends TODAY – July 31 – Thank you if you’ve already made your annual gift!

Now help us find the 47 additional alumni donors we need to reach our participation goal by today. Organizations view alumni participation as the metric that measures alumni satisfaction. It affects IWU’s ranking, bond rating, and ability to earn grants, so make your gift today at iwu.edu/give to keep IWU strong!  Every donor counts!

all in tutu

Adam Cordray ’09

On May 23, 2014, Adam Cordray ’09 graduated from Midwestern’s Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine a D.O.  He started his residency in Internal Medicine at St. James Hospital in Olympia Fields, IL on July 1, 2014. Congratulations to Adam!

Announcement from Robin (Johnson) Cook ’06, Melissa Myers ’09 and Alex Boecher ’09

Robin (Johnson) Cook ’06 expressed thanks to Melissa Myers ’09 (her first cousin) and Alex Boecher ’09, for videotaping her wedding ceremony and greeting their guests. A few weeks later, Melissa graduated from Michigan State University’s medical school with her M.D., and three weeks after that, she and Alex got married. Robin and her husband Logan were able to return the favor by ushering and helping videotape their ceremony.

Melissa and Robin both feel fortunate that their grandparents, IWU alumnus Dr. Robert T. ’50 and Mrs. Alta Myers, were able to attend both graduations and weddings, making for a busy but joyous spring!

Johnny Begale ’09 honored as a “30 Under 30” winner

Congratulations to Johnny Begale!
Windy City Times recently honored Johnny as a “30 Under 30” winner for his non-profit “Equality America”. Johnny began this non-profit with the goal of encouraging more people to visibly show support marriage equality and the entire LGBTQ community. Learn more about ‘Equality America or read more about Johnny’s achievements and the other ’30 Under 30′ award winners.