In July of 2013, five students were named Eckley Scholars, meaning they were granted a fellowship to stay on IWU’s campus over the summer and complete research under the guidance of a professor. One of these five students was Xuewen “Maggie” Zhou ’14, a chemistry major.
Maggie worked over the summer to design and synthesize molecular receptors to capture polyoxometalates. You can read more about Maggie’s summer research and the research of the other Eckley Scholars here.
On February 11, 2014, the 27th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition opened in the Joyce G. Eichhorn Ames School of Art building. The exhibition features the work of many students, including first year international student Naijun (Nancy) Qu and Keio exchange student Osamu Fujita. The exhibition includes different types of art, such as paintings, drawings, printmaking, graphic design, photography, ceramics, sculpture and glass. It will be open and free to the public through February 27.
On Sunday, February 5, Illinois Wesleyan students celebrated the Year of the Horse with the Lunar New Year festival held in the Hansen Student Center. The festival included traditional food, cultural activities, and performances by students, faculty and the Chicago Korean Dance Company. Over 200 people attended the festival. See more photos on the IWU Facebook page here.
Performers from the Chicago Korean Dance Company
Vietnamese IWU students prepare to celebrate the Lunar New Year
Photos by Cong Vu ’17
The 2013-2014 school year has been the first time Illinois Wesleyan University’s new classroom building, State Farm Hall, has been open for classes. The building, located on the north side of Eckley Quadrangle between the Center for Liberal Arts and Center for Natural Science Learning and Research, stands on the former location of Sheean Library, which was built in 1967. State Farm Hall, which is 48,700 sq. feet, cost almost $16 million to build. The building is named after State Farm Insurance, headquartered in Bloomington, which donated $10 million to the building’s construction.
Located at the front of State Farm Hall is the Glenn ’22 and Rozanne Parker Kemp ’27 Commencement Plaza, where the commencement ceremony will take place each spring. The building consists of four floors with 19 classrooms, 24 faculty offices, study areas, and a research lab for economics students. New technology was also included in State Farm Hall, such as smart boards in the classrooms.
There is big news in the IWU phys
ics department! Professor of Physics Gabriel C. Spalding will be the recipient of the Jonathan Reichert and Barbara Wolff-Reichert Award for Excellence in Advanced Laboratory Instruction from the American Physical Society (APS). Dr. Spalding is receiving the award in recognition of his work to increase laboratory instruction for undergraduates across the nation.
The APS, whose membership consists of more than 50,000 physicists from around the world, founded the award to honor high achievement in teaching, sustaining and enhancing an advanced undergraduate lab course or courses. The award will be formally presented to Dr. Spalding in March.
You can read more about Dr. Spalding’s work and the award here.