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Homecoming Veteran’s Service 2017

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As IWU celebrates Titans Around the World at Homecoming this weekend, we will also honor our alumni who served worldwide as veterans and first-responders, including Captain Ryan A. Beaupre ’95. We will remember Ryan and all veterans and first-responders who have given their lives in the service of others and our country. Presenting the colors will be American Legion Color Guard Post 635 Normal and Post 56 from Bloomington. The ceremony will take place this Saturday, October 14th at 12:45 p.m., prior to the Homecoming Football game at Tucci Stadium and will include the National Anthem sung by Wayne Messmer ’72.  Classmates and friends can view the ceremony on streaming video live at https://portal.stretchinternet.com/iwu/.

Justyn Josh ’13

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Justyn Jost ’13 has been accepted into a two-year Graduate Program at Illinois State University studying Orchestral Conducting. In addition, he was granted an assistantship position within the orchestra department under the direction of Dr. Glenn Block.

Congratulations, Justyn!

Nathaniel Murphy ’13

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Nathaniel P. Murphy ’13 has been awarded a National Research Service Award of $200,000 over five years from the National Institutes of Health, to support his research project, “Defining Novel Mechanisms Underlying Human Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy.” Murphy is completing a Medical Scientist Training Program (MD/PhD) at The Ohio State University. Murphy did undergraduate research in chemistry with professors Ram Mohan and James House while a student at IWU.
Congratulations, Nathaniel!

Homecoming 2017

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Homecoming 2017 is right around the corner!

You can register now here

A few noteworthy events:

  • Back to College Classes Friday and Saturday – The Ames Library, Beckman Auditorium
  • Family Fun on the Quad Saturday 8:30-11 – Eckley Quadrangle
  • Titan Tailgate Featuring Local Food Trucks Saturday 10AM-1PM – Shirk Center Parking Lot
  • “Club Tommy” Saturday, 6-9pm (Cost: $20) – Young Main Lounge in the Memorial Center

You can see the full schedule of Homecoming 2017 events here

Laurie Diekhoff

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Laurie Diekhoff departed from IWU after 10 years at the Hart Career Center. She told her colleagues, “I spent 10 great years at the Career Center, enjoying my work, my colleagues, and the many relationships I have made on campus and in the community as a result of this position. Assisting students with their career development plans, helping employers fulfill their hiring needs, developing new programs, and contributing to the ongoing success of the Hart Career Center has been quite rewarding!”

Jessica Scharf ’13

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There was recently an article written by Bill Flick in the Pantagraph regarding Jessica Scharf ’13. The article details how she was influenced in her  journey towards becoming member of the Seattle Seahawks cheer and dance squad.
You can read more here:
Congratulations, Jessica!

Emily Susin ’13

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Emily Susin ’13 was a panelist at the Annual Meeting of the Illinois Section of the Mathematical Association of America held recently. The panel session Emily served on was called “Mathematics is Business, Industry, and Government.” Congratulations, Emily!