Professor and Chair of English Joanne Diaz, who co-hosts the podcast “Poetry for All,” will join a discussion of poetry on St. Louis on the Air.
Read more on ‘Poetry For All’ Wants To Help You Find Poetry That Speaks To You from St. Louis Public Radio
The Preamble as Policy: A Guidebook to Governance and Civic Duty, a new book co-authored by Associate Professor and Chair of Accounting and Finance Robert Irons, focuses on the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution as a framework for what government must do for its citizens.
Read more on Faculty Book Analyzes Preamble to the Constitution
With more than 20 years of Information Technology leadership experience in higher education, Leon Lewis will join Illinois Wesleyan as Chief Information Officer and a member of the President’s Cabinet, beginning Aug. 1.
Read more on Lewis Named IWU Chief Information Officer
Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts Michelle Gibbs was selected to participate in the National Endowment for Humanities Summer Institute focused on the works of Zora Neale Hurston, who portrayed racial struggles in the early-1900s American South.
Read more on Gibbs Selected for NEH Summer Institute on Work of Zora Neale Hurston
Former U.S. national women’s soccer team player Keri Sanchez was named Illinois Wesleyan’s head women’s soccer coach.
Read more on Former US National Player To Lead IWU Women’s Soccer from WGLT
Colleen Daugherty Halberg ’86 is the director of donor engagement and major gifts for EP!C, a nonprofit supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Read more on alumna aims for community in her career from The Bradley Scout
Assistant Professor of Accounting and Finance Jamie Peters offered insight into NFTs and the cryptocurrency ecosystem.
Read more on Environmental Concerns Temper Excitement About NFTs And The Crypto Ecosystem from WGLT.
Justin Park ’21 was one of three student-athletes who shared their stories as part of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
Read more on Three share what AAPI heritage means to them from NCAA.org
Matthew Leritz (St. Louis, Mo.-St. Louis University HS) was named to CoSIDA’s Academic All-American First Team Wednesday, May 26.
Read more on Leritz Named 25th CoSIDA Academic All-American in IWU Men’s Hoops History
Information Literacy Librarian / Associate Professor Chris Sweet published the column Overdue: Incorporating social justice into the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education, in College & Research Libraries News.
Read more on Incorporating social justice into the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education at College & Research Libraries News
Kendall Sosa ’21 was named the D3hoops.com Central Region Player of the Year and Matthew Leritz ’22 was selected to D3hoops.com All-Central Region First Team. Leritz had a stellar junior season, averaging 16.1 points per game. In Sosa’s historic season she averaged 26.7 points per game.
Read more on Leritz Tabbed D3hoops All-Central Region First Team and Sosa Named D3hoops Central Region Player of the Year from Illinois Wesleyan Athletics
Cassandra Jones ’22 set IWU’s single-game goals record as women’s lacrosse clinched a share of the CCIW Regular Season Championship. Jones scored seven goals and added in one assist in a record setting game.
Read more on Jones Sets Single-Game Goals Record as Titans Crush Cardinals from Illinois Wesleyan Athletics
As we recognize all Illinois Wesleyan outstanding seniors, senior leaders were announced via video in five categories: Cultural Leadership, Intellectual Leadership, Service as a University Employee, Service to Community, and Campus Life Leadership.
Watch the award presentation here
Professor and Chair of English Joanne Diaz was named the 2022 recipient of the Kemp Foundation Award for Teaching Excellence. Diaz is recognized for bringing spirit, passion and scholarship to the art of teaching. At the virtual ceremony, the University honored 2021 Kemp Honoree, Professor of History Tom Lutze, and retiring members of the faculty.
Read more on Diaz Named 2022 Kemp Award Winner from Illinois Wesleyan
Maggie Evans and Chandra Shipley have been named 2021 recipients of the fourth annual Illinois Wesleyan University Leadership Awards for Inclusive Excellence. Evans is an Assistant Professor of Educational Studies where she promotes social justice in education. Shipley is the Director of Academic Advising and Student Accessibility Services where she supports students with disabilities.
Read more on Evans and Shipley Honored with University Leadership Awards for Inclusive Excellence from Illinois Wesleyan
All In for Wesleyan records were shattered on April 8, as an all-time high 3,587 donors collectively raised a record-setting $2,539,574 million in just 24 hours. Illinois Wesleyan is grateful to all alumni, parents, students, faculty, staff, and friends of the University that contributed.
Read more on Record-Setting $2.5 Million Raised During All In for Wesleyan from Illinois Wesleyan
Emeritus Professor of Physics Linda French has been elected as a legacy Fellow of the American Astronomical Society, an honor reserved for a tiny percentage of members of this professional society.
Read more on American Astronomical Society Announces First Class of AAS Fellows from the American Astronomical Society
Associate Professor of Nursing Wendy Kooken is among the exhibitors featured in “Nurses Relaxation and Renewal Through the Arts,” a showcase event for nurses’ art expressions on display at the International Museum of Surgical Science in Chicago April 9 through July 11. The exhibit is co-sponsored by Hektoen Nurses and the Humanities and The Hektoen International Journal of Medical Humanities.
Read more on Nurses’ Relaxation and Renewal through the Arts from the International Museum of Surgical Science. Wendy Kooken’s piece can be seen in the digital exhibit catalog here
Assistant Professor of Music Lisa Nelson gave two presentations at the American String Teachers Association National Conference (virtual, March 3-8) – “Solo & Ensemble and Festival: Exploring Works by Women Composers” and “Beyond Suzuki: Elementary Method Books, Pedagogical Repertoire, and Recital Pieces for the Violin/Viola Studio.” Nelson also performed Alexander Raichev’s Aria for Solo Viola at three regional conferences of the College Music Society.
Learn more about the conference on American String Teachers Association’s website
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biology Sheryl (Swartz) Soukup ’89 has adapted lab practices during the COVID-19 pandemic, and some of the changes are here to stay. Soukup hopes to combine the best of both digital and traditional learning post pandemic.
Read more on Illinois Wesleyan University professor adapts biology lab amid pandemic from The Pantagraph
The Titan football team defeated Augustana College at the Knowlton Athletic Complex on March 27, in the team’s first shutout against Augie since 2009.
Read more on Football Shuts Out Augie for CCIW Victory from Illinois Wesleyan Athletics
The Spring 2021 IWU Magazine features a cover story on Dr. Judith Eckerle ’98, who serves as director of the University of Minnesota’s Adoption Medicine Clinic. Also: A quest by Andrew Baldock ’99 to climb the world’s highest peaks. And Katherine Slevin ’10 combines her love of baking with a business venture that helps support the local immigrant community in Portland, Maine.
Read more on Spring 2021 Issue Highlights from Illinois Wesleyan
Members of the IWU community were invited to gather in Evelyn Chapel and via Zoom on March 24 to lament together the many tragic events of the recent week and the past year. A video recording is available here.
Students in this year’s Action Research Center seminar built beds for local kids as part of the West Bloomington Revitalization Project’s Bed Blitz, featured nationally on March 25 during The Drew Barrymore Show on CBS.
Read more on Bed Building Volunteers Garner National Attention for Community Impact from Illinois Wesleyan
The women’s track and field team concluded the 2021 indoor season ranked 10th in the USTFCCCA rating index, marking the eighth top-10 indoor finish in school history. The Titans finished the season as the top-ranked institution in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin.
Read more on Women’s Track Finishes Indoor Season Ranked 10th Nationally from Illinois Wesleyan Athletics