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September 19, 2022
News for and about the Illinois Wesleyan community
| | Illinois Wesleyan University is preparing for Titan green to take over everything during the 2022 Homecoming and Family Weekend celebrations on Sept. 23-25. | | | After impressing United Nations panelists with a presentation in February about global disparities in water economics, Victoria Ballesteros-Gonzalez '25 was elected to moderate a UN segment on Friday, Sept. 9. | | | Members of the Illinois Wesleyan University community opened up to share their personal stories with new students at the start of the semester through a Human Library activity. | | | |
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| | Last day to withdraw from a first 7-week class | | 4 p.m., Hansen Student Center — 3D Series: Redlining - Defining Chicago's Neighborhoods with Chloe Bell '19 — The Office of Diversity and Inclusion welcomes back Chloe Bell '19 to share her research regarding the discriminatory practice of redlining in Chicago. | | 4 p.m., Basement of Evelyn Chapel — ReligiosiTEA — The Office of Multifaith Engagement supports the diversity of worldviews present at Illinois Wesleyan – religious, spiritual, and secular. We seek to provide a venue for asking meaningful questions – including questions about who we are and what we are for. All are invited to our weekly gatherings to meet our Multifaith Ambassadors and enjoy refreshments provided. | | |
4 p.m., C10, Center for Natural Sciences — Titan Career Chat: Careers in Medicine — Join Dr. Roger '64 and Dr. Carol V. Thompson Sheldon '65, recipients of the Distinguished Alumni Award, as they share information about their incredible careers in healthcare. Sponsored by the Hart Career Center.
4 p.m., Beckman Auditorium at The Ames Library — Dialogues Across Disciplines featuring Carmela Ferradans and Catherine Droesch '23 — Professor Carmela Ferradans will give a Dialogues across the Disciplines talk, "The In-Between: Translation as Place." Copies of her paper are available from jsimeone@iwu.edu. Two students will lead a discussion after the talk.
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Homecoming / Family Weekend - Full Schedule of Events
6 p.m., Hansen Student Center — Student Senate General Assembly Meeting
| | Assistant director of diversity and inclusion Raylene Gomez Hernandez will be a panelist for “Conversando Entre Nosotros: “What’s in a Label? Hispanic, Chicano/ Chicana, Latina/o, Latinx, Latine, or None of the Above” as part of Illinois State University’s Latinx Heritage Month Celebration. | | |
We had great participation last week for Wellness classes. Updates for this week's classes include:
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Yoga will only be on Monday this week from 12:15-12:55 p.m. in the Niepagen South Classroom in the Shirk Center.
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Personal Fitness on Tuesday and Thursday at 4:45 p.m. will move to the Niepagen South Classroom in the Shirk Center.
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Fitness Walking on Wednesday at 12:15 on the west end of the Shirk Center track.
Fitness is about so much more than exercise. It's a catalyst for positive changes, and it affects every aspect of your life.
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EAP Benefit Spotlight: Pick the counseling format that best suits your life
Inflation, money worries, work-life balance, wars, political turmoil and a pandemic that just won’t quit. It’s a lot. When things get to be too much, counseling can help make sense of things and keep you balanced. As part of your employee benefits, your EAP offers multiple counseling options to suit your needs.
Access therapy services in the style that best fits your life:
- A 24-7-365 in-the-moment helpline answered by Higher Ed EAP’s highly experienced counselors
- A national network of counselors for ongoing in-person, telehealth or telephonic sessions
- Text and video counseling in partnership with BetterHelp
- Telephonic one-to-one Coaching programs for stress, personal finances, and many other issues
- 25,000+ Self-Help Resources at www.HigherEdEAP.com
Click here to access a flyer that explains more about the various counseling benefits you can access. Be sure to share it with your immediate family members – they are eligible too.
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Flu shot clinics are planned for the following days:
11 a.m. - 3 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 11, – Vinyard Room, Memorial Center
11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12 – Joslin Atrium, Memorial Center
Open to students, faculty, staff, retirees and employee dependents. Pediatric doses will not be available, but doses for those age 65+ will be available both days of the clinic.
No pre-registration required. Please bring your insurance information. For employees and their dependents participating in IWU health insurance, the flu vaccine (provided by Hy-Vee) will be processed through the plan at no out-of-pocket cost. All others are encouraged to confirm that Hy-Vee is within your coverage network.
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If you have good news to share with fellow Titans (such as a birth, adoption or wedding), please send information to webedit@iwu.edu so we can spread the good cheer!
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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. | | | | |
