Illinois Wesleyan was one of the first universities in Illinois to be accepted into Google’s Glass Explorer program, and Todd Anderson assisted Karen Schmidt, university librarian, in searching out ways in which Glass could be implemented here at Illinois Wesleyan.
Todd, a business administration and music double major, has utilized Glass for research developed with Dr. Elisabeta Pana, associate professor of business administration.
Erin Sweeney was among 41 Illinois Wesleyan student-athletes who raised about $10,000 through the Bloomington Polar Plunge on Saturday, February 22nd.
The Law Enforcement Torch Run Polar Plunge was held in Bloomington’s Miller Park Lake. Over 900 people participated overall, and more than $135,000 was raised for Special Olympics Illinois Heartland.
This event was also featured in the Pantagraph.
Declan Geraghty and Angelo Catalano were two of three MVPs named for the men’s soccer team in January. Geraghty was defensive MVP for the third year in a row, and Catalano shared the honor of offensive MVP with John Pisani, class of 2015.
Chase Salazar scored a goal worthy to be named “Goal of the Year” against Millikin.
Please see this article for more details on the achievements and honors of the men’s soccer team.
Carmin Beck was the sole qualifier from Illinois Wesleyan’s cross country teams to the NCAA Division III National meet, where she placed 116th out of 280 runners. Congratulations, Carmin!
Carmin placed 10th at the Midwest Regional to qualify, after having placed 4th at the CCIW Championships.
The class of 2014 had 107 donors for All In!
Although Brady Zimmer struggled with injuries as a member of the men’s basketball team, as detailed in this Pantagraph article, his presence on the team was integral to the team’s success. The article also reports that Brady plans to continue with ministry upon graduation. Congratulations, Brady!
Originally reported briefly at the end of an article in The Pantagraph, Katy Seibring has won a Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowship! This program enables Katy to teach for a year at a New Jersey public school and then receive a scholarship toward her master’s degree. Congratulations, Katy!
Colleen Leonard and Thomas Sobyra, both members of the class of 2014, have been selected as Collegiate Scholars by the Illinois Heartland Section of the American Chemical Society (ACS) for their achievements in collaborative research with faculty!
The students were honored at an awards banquet on February 25th in Peoria. For more details on their research and the ACS, please see the full article.
Recently Pete had a brief stint with the Chicago Bears. He even made SportsCenter for dubious reasons. You can read the school’s official interview here. Marc was kind enough to make him stare into the sun.
