October 31, 2022

News for and about the Illinois Wesleyan community

Daily Journal

Director of Oncology at Riverside Cancer Institute, Dr. Annabelle Veerapaneni '98, discussed breast cancer prevention measures in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month.

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Community Players Theatre is celebrating 100 years on stage. Bruce Parrish '74, president of the board for Community Players Theatre, recalls how participating in theatre at IWU helped pave the way for his involvement with the local group.

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As CEO Barb Nathan '80 retires, the current chief operating officer at Westminster Village in Bloomington, Matt Riehle '97, will take over as CEO in February.

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A behind-the-scenes look at the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts highlights the history of the center, including the fact that it was built to showcase The American Passion Play by Duane Darrah, who was an IWU professor in the early 1900s. 

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Rachel Williams '23, civic engagement commissioner for IWU Student Senate, explained the importance of voting during the upcoming midterm election.

The Pantagraph

Dan Wasiolek '98, senior equity analyst with Morningstar Research Services, shares investment strategies and thoughts on the idea of an impending recession.

11:30 a.m., Auditorium, Welcome Center — Lunch & Learn: Major Decisions — Are you an undecided major or are you considering changing majors? Join the Hart Career Center for a Lunch & Learn just for you! Register here.

11:30 a.m., Room E101, Center for Natural Sciences — So You Wanna Be A Physical Therapist/Occupational Therapist — Students are invited to learn more about the path to becoming a PT or OT, including resources and recommendations for networking. 

12 p.m., Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Hansen Student Center — Dean Robertson's Brown Bag Lunch & Learn — Join Dean of Students for Inclusion and Advocacy Prince Robertson as he leads a discussion regarding current events. 

4 p.m., Henning Room, Memorial Center — 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.

6:30 p.m., Zoom — Consulting Career Panel — Join a group of alumni working in consulting, a rapidly growing field. Consulting can take you in many different directions including technology, management and finance.

7 p.m., Neis Soccer Field — Women's Soccer - CCIW Tournament Semifinals – Streaming live at www.iwusports.com/watch/.

7 p.m., Beckman Auditorium, The Ames Library — International Film Series: "Wiñaypacha" — Presented by Robert Harrington Professor of Biology Edgar Lehr. Most films in this series are shown in their original language with English subtitles; films are closely tied to courses or academic programs, and faculty members present a short introduction to each film, often with group discussions after the screening. 

Last day to withdraw from a full semester class

(Schedule TBA), Neis Soccer Field – Titans will host the Women's Soccer CCIW Tournament Championships

1 p.m., Tucci Stadium — Football vs North Central - Senior Day — Streaming live at www.iwusports.com/watch/.

8-11 p.m., Tommy's, Hansen Student Center — ODI Kickback – Sponsored by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion.

2-6 p.m., The Multicultural Center — ODI First Sunday Potluck — Join students and Office of Diversity and Inclusion staff as we come together as a community to enjoy each other's company while eating some good food.

6 p.m., Hansen Student Center — Student Senate General Assembly Meeting

Associate Professor of Nursing Brenda Lessen Knoll '89 recently published a new randomized controlled trial with colleagues in Turkey testing her Premature Infant Oral Motor Therapy (PIOMI) on a neonatal critical care population in Gaziantep, adding the use of pressure manometry to measure sucking outcomes. Infants who received PIOMI therapy had higher sucking power, reached full oral feedings sooner, and thus had a shorter length of hospital stay. Following Knoll's first pilot study introducing PIOMI in 2011, there are now 41 studies across 14 countries with supporting evidence on the positive effects of her oral motor therapy.

Dean Jukovich '93 was promoted to chief financial officer at First Bank Chicago.

• Yoga will take place at 12:15-12:55 p.m. on Monday and Thursday in the Niepagen South Classroom in the Shirk Center. 
• Personal Fitness will take place at 4:45-5:15 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday in the Niepagen South Classroom in the Shirk Center.
• Fitness Walking on Wednesday at 12:15-12:45 p.m. at the Shirk Center indoor track.

Hansen Parking on Election Day

Tuesday, Nov. 8 is a General Election Day for the State of Illinois and once again the Hansen Student Center will be a polling place. The polls are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. To accommodate the anticipated large turnout of voters, we have been asked to set aside the Hansen Student Center lot for election parking. As an alternative place to park, spaces should be available in the lots at the Welcome Center, Evelyn Chapel, Shirk Center and the lot behind the Theta Chi fraternity, which you can enter off of Horenberger Drive.

We make Hansen Student Center available as a polling place not only for the community, but also for our students, faculty and staff who are registered to vote in Bloomington. If you live in precincts 1, 4 or 41, the Hansen Student Center will be your polling place.

Thanks in advance for your cooperation. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Carl Teichman, director of government and community relations, at cteich@iwu.edu.

New Employees — October 2022

• Amy Aldeman started Oct. 13 as the Administrative Specialist II for Social Sciences.
• Jasmine Service started Oct. 24 as the Stockroom Manager for Biology/Chemistry.
• Teresa Perez Bustamante started Oct. 26 as a Custodian. 

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.