BEAUTIFUL – The Carole King Musical premiered at Hollywood Pantages from September 12^th  – 30^th  featuring Sarah Bockel ’10 as Carole King .

BEAUTIFUL – The Carole King Musical tells the inspiring true story of King’s remarkable rise to stardom, from being part of a hit songwriting team with her husband Gerry Goffin, to her relationship with fellow writers and best friends Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann, to becoming one of the most successful solo acts in popular music history. Along the way, she made more than beautiful music, she wrote the soundtrack to a generation.

Featuring a stunning array of beloved songs written by Gerry Goffin/Carole King and Barry Mann/Cynthia Weil, including “I Feel The Earth Move,” “One Fine Day,” “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman,” “You’ve Got A Friend” and the title song, BEAUTIFUL has a book by and Tony® Award-nominee and Academy® Award-nominated writer Douglas McGrath, direction by Marc Bruni, choreography by Josh Prince, and took home two 2014 Tony® Awards and a 2015 Grammy® Award. 

Please join me in congratulating Sarah on her event!

In Summer 2018, Amanda Pacholik ’10 studied what it takes to save species in the wild and engaged with local partners developing and testing site-specific methods of community engagement to sustain ecological and social health in Hawaii. Amanda, a science teacher at Eisenhower High School in Blue Island, lives in Oak Park, IL and is a graduate student in Miami University’s Advanced Inquiry Program.

Read about the global field course in Hawaii here.

Joseph Cicinelli ’10 and his wife, Lisa (Male) Cicinelli ’11, welcomed Tiny Titan, Nicholas Paul Cicinelli, on March 24, 2018.

Congratulations, Joseph!

Babawande Afolabi ’10 is the founder and CEO of Green Africa Airways.

The new airline has received an Air Transport License (ATL) from the Nigerian Government, commenced its Air Operating Certificate (AOC) process and is in conversations with leading aircraft manufacturers. Green Africa Airways also recently announced that it has completed its Series A round of financing with Kuramo Capital, a Pan African independent investment management group based in New York with additional offices in Lagos and Nairobi. As part of the new investment, Green Africa Airways has also formed an advisory board of senior industry leaders.

Afolabi said, “We are incredibly fortunate and honored to have reputable leaders back Green Africa Airways. The consortium brings seasoned experience, extensive global networks and value-based leadership to Green Africa Airways. This pivotal Series A round of financing and outstanding advisory board will strengthen our journey to build Green Africa Airways into a top-notch carrier that will help create a better future for several millions of customers in Nigeria and Africa at large.”

Here is a link to the full article.

Congratulations, Babawande!

We’re counting on you to make this the biggest year yet! Tomorrow, join Titans from around the world in giving back to help move Illinois Wesleyan forward. Make your gift at www.iwu.edu/all-in and help spread the word by using our social media toolkit and #AllInforWesleyan.

Tuesday, April 3rd is our day of giving at Illinois Wesleyan and this year’s theme is Think Bigger!
Not only is today a day for giving, it’s a day to celebrate IWU and all of the things that make it special.  Last year, our class had an impressive 47 donors, let’s try for 55 this year!  We contributed $2276. Our goal for this year is $2700! Think of the impact this can make for IWU students and their families!

Click here to learn more and to donate on Tuesday, April 3rd.

Tuesday, April 3rd is our day of giving at Illinois Wesleyan and this year’s theme is
Think Bigger! 
Not only is today a day for giving, it’s a day to celebrate IWU and all of the things that make it special.  Last year, our class had an impressive 47 donors, and we contributed $2,276. Let’s think bigger and surpass last year’s donors and dollars contributed! Think of the impact this can make for IWU students and their families!

Click here to learn more and to donate on Tuesday, April 3rd.
Help spread the word using #AllInForWesleyan and take advantage of our social media toolkit.