Jennifer Boll Sloboda ’14 and Michael Sloboda ’12 wedding party
During Homecoming 2015, Becki Blumer ’14 reunited with the Collegiate Choir. #TGOE
Lauren Rupert (’15), Becki Blumer (’14), Devin Johnston (’14), Kevin Mangan (’14), Becky Buechel (’15)
Hello class of 2014! There’s a lot of events happening at homecoming, and for some to be in on the fun you have to register first!
If you want to hang out at Club Tommy, please register by October 1st!
IWU Young Alumni – Meet your friends at the 4th Annual “Club Tommy” Homecoming Celebration
Saturday, October 10
6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Memorial Center, Young Main Lounge
This all Titan (and guests) Homecoming celebration features a 25-foot hors d’oeuvres buffet that includes beer, wine, and soft drinks. “Club Tommy” is the perfect place to start your Homecoming Saturday night, and is one event you don’t want to miss!
Homecoming 2015 – #TGOE (Titan Green Over Everything)
Hello Class of ’14, below is an event you can register for by October 1 if you’re interested.
For everyone making their way back to Homecoming this year, have a good time and enjoy reconnecting with other alumni!
IWU Young Alumni – Attend fellow Young Alumni, Korey Coon ‘00
Back to College Class-
“Staying Balanced in an ‘Always On’ World”
Saturday, October 10
9:30 a.m.-10:20 a.m.
Ames Library-Beckman Auditorium
Join us in hearing from fellow young alumnus and 2015 Robert M. Montgomery Outstanding Young Alumnus award recipient as he shares personal experiences and trends on finding efficient and effective balance in this ‘always on’ world.
Homecoming 2015 – #TGOE (Titan Green Over Everything)
IWU Young Alumni Families – Bring your kids to… “All Free” Family Fun on the Eckley Quad
Saturday, October 10
8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Eckley Quad
Register Here for Homecoming
This event is promised to be fun for current and future Titans, alike, with activities for the whole family available! Join the IWU cheerleaders and Tommy Titan under the Big Top on the quad with activities ranging from face painting and a balloon artist to Titan Spirit Dogs and IWU History under the museum tent. Rain or shine, the fun will go on!
Homecoming 2015 – #TGOE (Titan Green Over Everything)
Alum Chris Tatara ’14 spent the summer of 2014 interning with Scholars at Risk (SAR), an international network of education institutions that works towards promoting academic freedom worldwide and defending attacks on higher education communities.
Tatara stayed in New York to work for the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA), of which Scholars at Risk is a member, until July of 2015.
In an interview with Scholars at Risk, Tatara spoke on topics including how he learned about SAR and what he found compelling about the group and their work.
“I was very passionate about my schoolwork and studies—I viewed them as my personal and professional contribution to society. So the thought of somebody taking that away immediately connected with me,” said Tatara. The full interview can be read here.
Tatara will begin classes for his Master’s at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). He will study for a year at their campus in Bologna Italy, before returning to finish his degree in Washington DC next year.
Chris Tatara ’14
Illinois Wesleyan University Alum Aaron Guenther ’14 is the new girls’ tennis coach at LaSelle-Peru Township High school.
Guenther said he will use the four years of experience he had playing tennis at IWU to bring knowledge to the court in his new work. His whole statement can be read here.
THANK YOU to all of our fiscal year 2015 donors! Illinois Wesleyan University‘s alumni participation rate has increased for the third year in a row thanks to the generosity of donors like you! Your support helps to ensure IWU is stronger and more affordable for current and future generations of Titans. You’ve done well, and you’ve done good! Go Titans!
The class of 2014 exceeded the 24% challenge! At least eight young alumni challenges were met in 2015, resulting in $20,000 of additional scholarship support for IWU students!
Melissa Ramierez ’14 returned to Illinois Wesleyan University as an Admissions Counselor on June 1st.
Congratulations on the new job and welcome back to IWU!
Melissa Ramirez ’14,
Recently, IWU alumna Keri Leach was featured in Peoria Journal Star‘s “Where are They Now?” column.
Leach was named the CCIW player of the year her senior year, after playing for Illinois Wesleyan softball for her final two seasons. Previously, Leach had played for Olympia High School in Stanford, Ill.
Currently working as a teacher’s aide at Olympia Middle School, Leach is also studying towards a master’s degree in education at Illinois State University.
In the interview with Peoria Journal Star, Leach said, “Playing for Wesleyan gave me the opportunity to succeed not only in softball, but in life as well.”
“I found myself able to work a part-time job, have a social life, thrive in the classroom and do well in softball,” Leach said.