Amber Sipich ’12

An update from Amber Sipich:

I just opened a small store in Chicago’s Roscoe Village neighborhood called “And Studio”. The store builds on my existing graphic design business that I own with my business partner. We are selling prints, home decor and handmade goods that we make in house as well as good from other local artists and makers. I’ve kept up both my art concentrations since attending IWU and now have my own intaglio press where I make the monoprints that we are selling in store. Additionally we are hoping to host workshops and events in our space once the vaccine has been distributed to the public. Our website is andstudiochi.com and we hope to be updating it with all our new vendor’s products soon!

Bret Swango ’12

Bret Swango ’12 was awarded the Innovation Award in the Americas by his employer, Colliers, an international commercial real estate advisory firm. As the head of workforce analytics, Bret and his team are leveraging machine learning and the latest agile technology to transform data into insight and give tenants, investors, developers and landlords a competitive advantage in the location selection process.

TAG Day 2021

Monday, February 8 is Thank-A-Giver Day at Illinois Wesleyan and we’re eager to celebrate generous Titans!

Thank-A-Giver (TAG) Day is the symbolic point during the academic year — about 70% of the way through — when tuition dollars are exhausted and Illinois Wesleyan relies on donor generosity to continue providing a world-class education and rewarding collegiate experiences.

Each and every year, every gift matters. Contributions benefit students and faculty, enhance academic excellence, and strengthen the IWU community.

Thank you to all who give back to move IWU forward.

Qingfan Jiang ‘12

Qingfan Jiang ‘12 of Columbia University has been awarded an Alvin H. Johnson AMS 50 Fellowship for “Toward a Global Enlightenment: Music, Missionaries, and the Construction of a Universal History in Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century China and Europe.”

Congratulations, Qingfan!

Dr. Caitlyn McHugh ’12

Thank you to Dr. Caitlyn McHugh ’12 from Focused Eye Care in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, who presented at one of the virtual Titan Career Chats earlier this year in April. Dr. McHugh shared information about her journey from IWU to her current position as both an optometrist and owner of the Focused Eye Care practice.