Students at Western Illinois University will have the opportunity to gain teaching experience at Native American tribal schools starting in Fall 2021. The College of Education and Human Services and the Office of Study Abroad and Outreach are working to give students the opportunity to complete their student teaching at three tribal schools in Wisconsin. […]
A trio of Western Illinois University Department of Theatre and Dance faculty have been contracted to do a summer production of “Always…Patsy Cline!” at the Ozark Actors Theatre in Rolla, MO, July 8-18. Theatre and Dance Chair Tammy Killian, Associate Professor and Musical Theatre Director Lysa Fox and Professor Emeritus Bill Kincaid will perform the […]
World Environmental Day is coming up, and Western Illinois University will mark it with a special lecture series. To commemorate World Environmental Day Saturday, June 5, three Western Illinois University professors will speak during a virtual event, from 10 a.m.-noon, themed “Ecosystem Restoration.” The lecture series, organized by WIU biology graduate student Oladele Dickson Owasoyo, […]
Two candidates for director of the Western Illinois University Union will interview on campus Thursday-Friday, June 3-4 and Tuesday-Wednesday, June 8-9. Candidates include Ashley Katz, interim director of the University Union at WIU, June 3-4, and Brent Freeman, senior associate director of Nebraska Unions at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, June 8-9. Virtual open sessions for […]
The Western Illinois University Veterans Resource Center hosted its Spring 2021 Veterans Leadership Awards Ceremony Friday, May 14. Awards presented during this year’s event include: • Outstanding Military Service and Leadership Faculty Award – Psychology Professor Robert Intrieri for commitment to and mentorship of students • Outstanding Military Service and Leadership Staff Member Award – […]
World Environmental Day is coming up, and Western Illinois University will mark it with a special lecture series. To commemorate World Environmental Day Saturday, June 5, three Western Illinois University professors will speak during a virtual event, from 10 a.m.-noon, themed “Ecosystem Restoration.” The lecture series, organized by WIU biology graduate student Oladele Dickson Owasoyo, […]
“Do not desire to fit in. Desire to oblige yourselves to lead” – Illinois Poet Laureate Gwendolyn Brooks. The new Gwendolyn Brooks Memorial Park Dedication will take place on the Western Illinois University Macomb campus beginning at 3 p.m. Saturday, June 12. The Park is located on the corner of Adams and Normal streets on […]
Graduate students at Western Illinois University have been given the unique opportunity to reach out to a community in Honduras, even in the age of COVID-19. Graduate students in WIU’s Health Sciences program have been working alongside a Honduran community as public health consultants. The program, known as Public Health Telebrigades, a part of Global […]
“Do not desire to fit in. Desire to oblige yourselves to lead” – Illinois Poet Laureate Gwendolyn Brooks. The new Gwendolyn Brooks Memorial Park Dedication will take place on the Western Illinois University Macomb campus beginning at 3 p.m. Saturday, June 12. The Park is located on the corner of Adams and Normal streets on […]
The Western Illinois University Zeta Beta Chapter (No. 141) of Beta Alpha Psi (BAP) placed second in the Mid-Year Best Practices competition, sponsored by Deloitte. Western Illinois University students placed second in the midwest area for “Invest in Your Community,” with more than 100 submissions from nine regions. For more information, contact Westen at (309) […]
