Mary Heath, Lisa Peltekian, and Max Polisky all were on tv! They were part of AMC’s reality tv show, The Pitch. To read the rest of their story please click here.
Mary Heath ’13, Lisa Peltekian’13, and Max Polisky ’13
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Chris Francis ’13 – published
Chris Francis ’13 published a review of Nathan Schneider’s book, God In Proof, in Yes!magazine. He blogs about books at thenarrativereview.wordpress.com.
Dr. Robert Moses Honorary ’13
Bob Moses – Honorary ’13 grad – was quoted in Parade magazine August 25th on Martin Luther King’s historic March on Washington. Dr. Moses was instrumental throughout the Civil Rights movement and continues to improve racial relations throughout America.
Jenna Loynachan ’13
Jenna Loynachan has earned All-Academic honors for their combined efforts in competition and in the classroom from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
Tara Clemens ’13
Tara Clemens has earned All-Academic honors for her combined efforts in competition and in the classroom from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
Elise Anderson ’13
Elise Anderson has earned All-Academic honors for their combined efforts in competition and in the classroom from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
Jenny Long ’13
A west Bloomington neighborhood will see a wave of housing revitalization, thanks to a $1.5 million grant to a new community group whose partners include Illinois Wesleyan’s Action Research Center (ARC) and the city of Bloomington.
ARC Coordinator Deborah Halperin said IWU involvement included Jenny Long ’13, who helped with research as part of the University’s grant writingseminar and interned with the West Bloomington Revitalization Project (WBRP) last spring; Matt Lalonde ’14, whose Tool Library at the WBRP will gain support from grant funds; Professor of Political Science Greg Shaw, who is the housing chair of the WBRP; and University Librarian Karen Schmidt, city council member and WBRP board member.
Andrew Weishar ’13
Former Titan football player Andrew Weishar, who died of cancer last fall, will be honored at a “Weish Fest” benefit.
Sylvia Rusin ’13
I presented on July 8th at Sigma Delta Pi’s inaugural “Best Practices” session for the 95th Annual National American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP) held in San Antonio, Texas from July 8-11 2013.
There were 4 presenters in total, and all of us presented on either one or multiple successful events we organized throughout the school year through Sigma Delta Pi. My presentation focused on the November 8, 2012 “Understanding the Daily life of Undocumented Youth” event which hosted Dr. Roberto Gonzales from the University of Chicago (now at Harvard). I talked about how I went about organizing the event, who I collaborated with, how I successfully integrated community members as well as students in the event, and what made the event a success overall. The idea of the session was for educators to listen to the reasons behind the success of our events and hopefully use some of our ideas on their own campuses.
“All in for Wesleyan,” a Historic Day of Giving
On July 17, over 2,500 alumni and friends made gifts to IWU totaling over $450,000. Unless otherwise specified by donors, all the money raised went to student scholarships and financial aid. The “All in for Wesleyan” challenge began when Illinois Wesleyan Trustee John Horton ’82 and his wife, Joann, offered a gift of $100,000 if alumni and friends could raise $50,000 in one day. When that challenge was met, several more challenges followed — and each was fulfilled. Howard ’60 and Sharon ’60 Fricke offered a $10,000 gift if 600 donors participated. Ed ’62 and Lin Phelps then offered $25,000 for 1,000 total donors. Korey ’00 and Heidi Coon offered a $15,000 challenge for 1,200 donors. Dr. Mike Sombeck ’83 offered $25,000 if we could reach 1,500. Finally, at the end of the day, Dr. Randy ’73 & Jodie Reed offered $25,000 and Ed ’62 & Lin Phelps added $10,000 more to match every new gift, dollar for dollar…up to a total of $35,000 in gifts before midnight.
It was an exciting day to be a Titan. The challenge became about so much more than numbers and dollars and donors. It provided our alumni and friends with a chance to share their pride and explain how much IWU means to them. If you weren’t following these conversations on social media, you can click here to read them now. THANK YOU to all of our loyal alumni and friends who made July 17 an incredible day for our school and our students.
