May 7, 2024

News for and about the Illinois Wesleyan community

Published biweekly during the summer

Campus News

Next Generation of Titan Graduates Celebrated at 2024 Commencement

The graduating class of 2024 was honored Sunday during a commencement ceremony on the campus of Illinois Wesleyan University.

2024 Commencement Photo Album

Browse the memories captured on campus during the 2024 IWU commencement ceremony.

University Employees Honored for Milestones, Retirements

Illinois Wesleyan University honored retirees and celebrated employees with milestone anniversaries May 2 during the annual Faculty-Staff Recognition Celebration.

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Titan Athletics

Several IWU teams took home major wins over the weekend, securing titles with the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW). The men's golf team took home its 12th straight CCIW title; the softball team won the CCIW regular season championship; the men's lacrosse team captured the CCIW tournament championship and secured the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament; and three Titans on the track and field teams earned CCIW specialty awards during championship meets.

Titan Sports

Titans in the News

The Pantagraph

 

New Titan graduates and their families reminisced about their time at Illinois Wesleyan during the 2024 commencement ceremony on Sunday.

WEEK TV

 

Carle Behavioral Health in Normal hosted an event at Illinois Wesleyan University on Monday aimed at starting a public conversation about mental health. May is Mental Health Awareness Month.

WMBD TV

 

IWU's head baseball coach Dennis Martel reflects on nearly 40 years of coaching. Martel is retiring at the end of the season.

WGLT Radio

 

The cast of "Treble Trouble" with Prairie Fire Theatre is made up of IWU music and theatre students, with a script written by Nancy Steele Brokaw '71. The group performs the children's opera at more than 40 schools in Central Illinois.

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Kudos

Earl and Marian A. Beling Professor of Natural Sciences and Professor Emeritus of Mathematics Tian-Xiao He will speak at the 9th International Symposium on Riordan Arrays and Related Topics (9RART) at Howard University in Washington, D.C., on June 3-5.

 

Scholar in Residence James E. House presented an invited seminar, Reasons for Writing, to the chemistry department at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, on April 26. House is the series editor for Developments in Physical & Theoretical Chemistry published by Elsevier and the author of numerous chemistry books in the areas of inorganic chemistry, quantum mechanics, chemical kinetics and solid state chemistry.

 

Robert W. Harrington Endowed Professor of Biology Edgar Lehr authored a new publication with colleague Jiri Moravec titled, "Amphibians and Reptiles of the Pui Pui Protected Forest."

Announcements

Interlibrary Loan Service

 

From The Ames Library: Tony Heaton, Interlibrary Loan & Stacks Maintenance Specialist in The Ames Library, retired on May 3 after 25 years at IWU. Over his career, Tony, who received the Max Starkey Award in 2010, set the bar for a high level of service, and consistently delivered on that standard. If you've ever received an article, book chapter or book from I-Share or interlibrary loan, Tony was the reason why. We will miss his firm opinions, his willingness to go the extra mile for his colleagues and our students, and we wish him all the best in his well-deserved retirement. 

 

The tradition of excellent interlibrary loan service at The Ames Library will continue under Katy Ritter, who can be reached at kritter@iwu.edu or at 556-1040. We'd also like to welcome back Emily McMicken, Class of 2022, as our new Administrative Specialist, overseeing the Library Services Desk, reserves and circulation. She can be reached at emcmicke@iwu.edu or at 556-3172. We congratulate Katy and Emily on their new roles! 

 

Treble Trouble at IWU



The Prairie Fire Theatre and Illinois Wesleyan University School of Music are presenting "Treble Trouble," a children's opera written by Nancy Steele Brokaw '71 and starring IWU students. The show will be performed 43 times at local schools. A performance will take place on campus at 6 p.m. on May 17 at Hansen Student Center.

Colleagues

New Employees — April

 

Madison Heyder started April 1 as the Administrative Specialist III in the Office of Student Involvement.

Cheri Brown started April 15 as a Custodian for the Physical Plant.

Maryann Mellor started April 16 as the Stewardship & Donor Relations Coordinator in Advancement.

Brittany Dravis started April 25 as the Administrative Specialist IV in the Advancement Office.

Anna Compton '07 returned to IWU April 29 as the Sales & Marketing Specialist for Conference Services.

Emily McMicken '23 started April 29 as the Administrative Specialist III / Library Service Specialist.

Reina Rivero started April 30 as a Custodian for the Physical Plant.

 

Effective April 22, Sharla Brown Ajayi transferred from the Director of the Office of Diversity & Inclusion to the Discovery Officer in Advancement.

Effective April 22, Katy Ritter transferred within the Library from Operations Specialist & Reserves Coordinator to Access Services, Data and Library Operations Specialist. 

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Campus Weekly is an electronic newsletter from Illinois Wesleyan's Office of Communications, edited by Julia Perez, assistant director of communications. To submit items of interest, email webedit@iwu.edu.

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