Spirit of Giving at Illinois Wesleyan University

The spirit of giving is all around us this holiday season, please consider giving the gift of bright futures to current and future Illinois Wesleyan University students. Your gifts provide opportunities and experiences that will be remembered for a lifetime.

Here is a link to give a gift to Illinois Wesleyan University: Spirit of Giving

Illinois Wesleyan photo by Robert Frank III

 

 

 

Homecoming Veteran’s Service 2017

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

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

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!