Tori Samson is now a TV/digital sales planner for the San Francisco offices of GSN Games. The multimedia entertainment company offers original and classic online, mobile and social game programming and competitive entertainment via its 77-million subscriber television network and online sites. Congratulations, Tori!
Category Archives: News
All-In for Wesleyan!
72 members of the Class of 2011 went All-In for Wesleyan and helped IWU raise over $800,000 in 24 hours! Great job, everyone!
Chao Ren ’11
Chao Ren has completed one MA at Harvard in Buddhist Studies in the Divinity School, now at Tufts (studying with former IWU professor Brian Hatcher) also on South Asia and South Asian religions. Chet Sheldon and his wife Helen ’40 were Chao’s “host family” all four years at IWU. Chao visited the Sheldon home in Minneapolis when he was presenting a paper at an academic conference at the U of Minnesota. Congratulations on this fantastic accomplishment, Chao!
Crystal Ball Coffeehouse Participants
IWU and the Hart Career Center are so grateful that Claire Karlen of The Autism Place and Hannah Jones of Springfield Public Schools (both class of ’11) returned to campus on March 25 to speak about what careers are possible with a psychology degree. Both women provided lots of wonderful advice for current undergrads! Thanks again, ladies!
Ade Olayinka ’11 at IWU Women’s Council Summit
Ade Olayinka spoke at the session “Advocating for Social Justice: Make a Living Working for Change” speaking about her experience in the public policy program at Duke University. Thank you, Ade!
IWU Meet-Up in Los Angeles
Brooke Trantor ’11 and Kathleen Curto (Ellison) ’11
In December, my husband and I were able to see Brooke Trantor perform in both Undateable and the House Ensemble at Second City Hollywood! Both shows were fantastic!
Myia Thompson ’11
I was just hired as a Registered Nurse at Prairie Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Chicago Heights, IL.
Congratulations, Myia!
Julie (Tucker) Gernand ’11
Julie Gernand (contributor to “The Identity Project” blog) was born and raised in suburban Chicago. Julie was married in July 2012 to her wonderful husband, Ted. She currently teaches theatre and dance throughout Chicagoland.
IWU Thank a Giver Day
THANK YOU for continuing to make Illinois Wesleyan one of your giving priorities. It is YOUR support that makes IWU a truly transformative place for young people.