Megan Win ’16 and Megan Callison ’16 competed alongside six other Illinois Wesleyan students at the national Art Song Festival at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music in Milwaukee on Jan. 9, 2016. Win was awarded second place in the national competition and invited to sing in a master class with two of the judges of the event. All eight students advanced to the finals in their divisions.

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Megan Win ’16 (left) and Megan Koch ’17 (right)

The other students who competed were: Megan Koch ’17 (third place), Thomas Bravos ’17, Emily Brink ’17, Louisa Klemperer ’18, Maddie Steele ’19 and Elizabeth Turner ’18.

Christine Peterson ’16 and Allie Spontak ’17 were able to meet with Virginia Shannon Guy ’37. Virginia is an Illinois Wesleyan Alumna who recently turned 100 years old. Christine and Allie were able to speak with her about her time at Illinois Wesleyan and in Sigma Kappa. Virginia’s advice to Christine and Allie was to be true to yourself and make your family proud.

Alyssa Gibson ’16 interned with Country Financial in the the Public Relations department. Interns were able to participate in a case study competition, where Alyssa’s team won third place out of eleven teams. This experience was her favorite part of the internship.

Kacie Graves ’16 spent several months in Morocco on an SIT Study Abroad program and produced a story, “Christians in Morocco: A Crisis of Faith,” featured in U.S. News & World Report.

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Ryan Schonert ’16 used his Eckley Scholarship to find a way to produce stardust in the lab.

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Nicholas Berardelli ’16 worked on a Mellon project that confirmed regular meditation can cause profound changes in the structure of the brain.

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Lydia Hartlaub received the Mellon Award, allowing her to attend a weeklong camp called “The Dickens Universe”, where she studied Charles Dickens’ work along with other scholars and enthusiasts. 

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Anna Lowenthal ’16 has been studying the masculine identity of “gansgta rappers” of the 80’s and 90’s, and comparing them to the influential rappers of today, such as Kendrick Lamar, through her Mellon research scholarship.

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Steph AuBuchon ’16 is researching impulse control in dogs as an Eckley Scholar. The Eckley program fellowships are awarded to students to remain on campus over the summer under the supervision of a faculty mentor.

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