Celebrate a 100 years of IWU Homecoming with us October 5 – 7
See the schedule and register here.
Sep 192018
Jul 312018
Hannah Bowen ’15 just completed her MSW at the Erikson Institute, a graduate school in child development and has been accepted for a prestigious fellowship at the Yale School of Medicine Child Study Center. Yale’s post-MSW Fellowship in Advanced Clinical Social Work provides advanced training for social workers who want to become leaders in the field. 
Here’s a link to an article written about Hannah’s experiences at the Erikson Institute and how she found out she was accepted for the Yale fellowship in the middle of class!
Congratulations, Hannah!
Jun 182018
Ticket sales are live for the play written by Aaron Harris Woodstein ’15: “The Fires of Nero: Rise of a Dictator” at Stage 773 in Chicago. The play was inspired by a paper Aaron wrote in Dani Synder-Young’s Theatre History class where he argued that one of the prominent characters Seneca wrote a play protesting the despot at the time, Nero. Now Aaron is doing the same as author and lyricist. Two other IWU alumi are working on the project – Sam Mullooly ’16 as Composer and Luke McLoughlin ’15 as Music Director.
Join Aaron, Sam, and Luke August 30th through September 9th, 2018. You can find ticket sales and more information about the full production/premiere below:
May 312018
Emily Potosky ’15 has been accepted into the Medical Dietetics program at Ohio State University and will begin her studies in August.
Congrautluations, Emily!
Apr 192018
Lisa Mishra ’15 was featured in a Brown Girl Magazine article in which she discussed her music and her identity as an artist. Mirshra collaborated with Jamila Woods on the theme song for the Emmy-nominated web series called “Brown Girls.”
“Mishra writes her thoughts out and composes music that is close to her heart. Her tunes are soulful, yet fun. She is in the process of developing a dream team at the moment and cannot wait to showcase her work in the rest of 2018. As a brown girl who is determined to make her footprint in the industry, both in America and India, she claims that external motivation is her key to success.
When asked about the barriers in the music industry, the young artist states that it is definitely harder as a female, that too, a South Asian one, to pave your path to success. Bollywood’s music industry, on the other hand, is a bit-less sexualized and more merit-based, she thinks. Nevertheless, Mishra is making her mark on YouTube and garnering respect worldwide for her unlimited talent.
Mishra tells brown girls to not think about the reward when are trying to achieve our goals. She truly demonstrates her motto as she mentions that she would like to create an album and she would be just happy that she has completed her first of many goals!”
Congratulations, Lisa!
Apr 022018
Tuesday, April 3rd is our day of giving at Illinois Wesleyan and this year’s theme is
Think Bigger!
Not only is today a day for giving, it’s a day to celebrate IWU and all of the things that make it special. Last year, our class had an impressive 65 donors, and we contributed $1,458. Let’s think bigger and surpass last year’s donors and dollars contributed! Think of the impact this can make for IWU students and their families!
Click here to learn more and to donate on Tuesday, April 3rd.
Help spread the word using #AllInForWesleyan and take advantage of our social media toolkit.
Feb 212018
Brexton Isaacs ’15 has accepted a new position as Campaign Manager for Betsy Rader for Congress in Ohio.
Feb 192018
Kimberly Diller ’15 participated in the Data Science Career Panel Wednesday, February 7th at 4 pm in the Welcome Center Auditorium
Feb 192018
Lexia Swope-Hassan ’15 (School Social Worker, Champaign Unit 4 Schools) and Brianna Siebert ’15 (Research Analyst, Willis Tower Watson) participated in a Psychology career Alumni Panel on February 6th at 7pm in the Welcome Center Auditorium.
Jan 222018
How well do you know Illinois Wesleyan University?
IWU Crossword ANSWER KEY
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DOWN
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