August 22, 2022

News for and about the Illinois Wesleyan community

Journal Sentinel

Sara Rodriguez '97 is the lieutenant governor nominee in Wisconsin.

Ford County Chronicle

Christopher Lerch '22 was hired as Paxton-Buckley-Loda high school and junior high school's new vocal music teacher this summer, and has reintroduced a proposal to replace show choirs with annual school musicals.

The Ripon Commonwealth Press

Vickie Folse '86 reflects on her first month as president of Ripon College, praising her past experiences at Illinois Wesleyan.

The Pantagraph

Dick Van Scyoc '49, who died Aug. 5 at age 98, was remembered for shaping lives on and off court.

Regular Hours Resume — Summer hours end; campus offices will be open from 8 a.m.-noon and 1-4:30 p.m. daily.

Final Day — International Student Pre-Orientation

Through Tuesday, Aug. 23 — IMPACT Student Pre-Orientation

2-3:15 p.m., Young Main Lounge, Memorial Center — All Campus Conference for Faculty & Staff — We will gather to kick off the new academic year and welcome new staff and faculty colleagues to IWU. President Georgia Nugent will begin with the announcement of this year’s Max L. Starkey Award winner followed by an update on university initiatives and plans. Campus colleagues will share information about our incoming class and how we plan to support all of our students in the coming year. Light refreshments will be served.

4-5:30 p.m., Center for Engaged Learning, The Ames Library — Faculty Scholarship and Creative Arts Celebration — The Ames Library will host the annual faculty scholarship and creative arts celebration showcasing our faculty's rich scholarly, artistic and creative productivity. 

This year, the celebration will also honor the recipients of our inaugural Excellence in Teaching, Excellence in Scholarship & Creative Activity, and Excellence in Services Awards.

2:30-4:30 p.m., Shirk Center — Women's Volleyball vs Trinity Christian (Scrimmage)

6:30-8:30 p.m., Shirk Center — Women's Volleyball vs Millikin (Scrimmage)

New Students Arrive

Through Saturday, Aug. 27 — Turning Titan - New Student Orientation

3:30-5:30 p.m., Neis Soccer Field — Men's Soccer vs Illinois College (Exhibition)

6-8 p.m., Neis Soccer Field — Women's Soccer vs Illinois Central College (Scrimmage)

Summer Internship Session Ends

Through Sunday, Aug. 28 — Returning Students Arrive

10 a.m.-noon, Neis Field — Men's Soccer vs DePauw (Exhibition)

11 a.m.-1p.m., Shirk Center — Women's Volleyball vs Green-White (Scrimmage)

7-10:30 p.m., Eckley Quadrangle — Titan Carnival

First Day of Classes

Tyler Schwend, associate professor of biology, co-authored a paper with Manish Pathuri '22 titled "Investigating Scarless Tissue Regeneration in Embryonic Wounded Chick Corneas" that was recently published in The Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE). Co-authors also included James Suprlin and Peter Lwigale of Rice University. 

Brett Ludwig '98 was named Lehigh University's vice president for communications and public affairs.

New Faculty & Staff Presentation

Meet the newest additions to the faculty and staff at Illinois Wesleyan University, as celebrated during the All Campus Conference. A slideshow with information about new employees can be viewed here and a PDF version is available here.

Parking During New Student Move-In

New students will be moving into campus residence halls this Wednesday, Aug. 24. To allow access for students and families, we ask that faculty and staff do not park in the parking lot south of Gulick Hall (Lot L) or the Hansen Student Center lot beginning at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 23 through Aug. 24. Alternative parking is available in the lots at the Welcome Center or Evelyn Chapel. We also ask that you don't park on campus streets North East Street, East University Street or North Main Street during Move-In Day. 

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.