International Student Follows in Father’s Footsteps at WIU
October 6, 2011 International Student Follows in Father’s Footsteps at WIU MACOMB, IL – When it came time for Dong-jin Kim from South Korea to select a university for his master’s degree, Western...
View ArticleBard in the Barn Oct. 8 at Flack Barn
October 5, 2011 Bard in the Barn Oct. 8 at Flack Barn MACOMB – “Unrehearsed Shakespeare” returns as the 6th annual Bard in the Barn festival, sponsored by Western Illinois University’s Department of...
View Article4th Annual Cohen Lecture Oct. 25; UMN Professor to Cover Psychological Impact...
October 6, 2011 4th Annual Cohen Lecture Oct. 25; UMN Professor to Cover Psychological Impact of Sport Injury MACOMB, IL – Diane Wiese-Bjornstal, director of graduate studies and an associate professor...
View ArticleWIU Fashion Merchandising Students Bust Out “Bras for a Cause”
October 7, 2011 WIU Fashion Merchandising Students Bust Out “Bras for a Cause” MACOMB, IL – If you were on the second floor of Knoblauch Hall on the Western Illinois University Macomb campus this week,...
View ArticleAuthor Susan Power to Give Q&A Session, Reading, Oct. 19-20
October 17, 2011 MACOMB, IL – - Susan Power, an award-winning fiction writer and member of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, will be on the Western Illinois University-Macomb campus this week as the...
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Sodexo and WIU Volunteers “Trick the Town” for “Stuff the Bus”
October 17, 2011 MACOMB, IL – You may have noticed a bag hanging on your front doorknob last week. Placed there by volunteers from Western Illinois University, these bags were distributed so Macomb...
View ArticleChange in Socks for Soldiers October 29 Collection Site
October 18, 2011 MACOMB, IL – The Socks for Soldiers drive, sponsored by Kappa Pi International Honorary Art Fraternity at Western Illinois University, has moved the 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29...
View ArticleSafe Trick-or-Treating
October 19, 2011 Safe Trick-or-Treating MACOMB, IL — For a haunting, howling and spooky good time, area children are invited to Western Illinois University’s Macomb campus for a safe trick-or-treating...
View ArticleKeithley: Outstanding Adviser
October 19, 2011 MACOMB, IL – Ember Keithley, an academic adviser for the College of Business and Technology at Western Illinois University, has received the Outstanding Academic Adviser Award for...
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“Spotlight” Series Showcases Grant-Funded Research & Student Opportunities
October 19, 2011 “Spotlight” Series Showcases Grant-Funded Research & Student Opportunities MACOMB, IL — A five-year, nearly $1,000,000 project that helps future teachers in Illinois serve the...
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Study of Belize Plant Life Comes Full Circle in Family of Two WIU Alumni
June 7, 2013 WIU alumnus Dave Jansen is pictured in Belize during a plant collection trip he took in the 1970s as part of a WIU program. Pictured above is one of the mounted specimens collected by Dave...
View ArticleWIU Program Increases Access to Online Learners
June 7, 2013 MACOMB/MOLINE, IL — The Western Illinois University Bachelor of Arts in General Studies Advisory Committee recently voted to change the program’s admissions standards to be more inclusive...
View ArticleWIU – BOT Grants Tenure
June 7, 2013 MACOMB/MOLINE, IL — Twenty-two Western Illinois University faculty members were granted tenure by the WIU Board of Trustees at the board’s June 7 meeting. Tenure requests were submitted by...
View ArticleWIU BOT Approves 4.5% All-Costs Increase
June 7, 2013 MACOMB/MOLINE, IL — The Western Illinois University Board of Trustees approved a 4.5 percent increase in all-costs (tuition, fees and room and board) for new undergraduate students on the...
View ArticleWIU BOT Elects Officers
June 7, 2013 MOLINE, IL — The Western Illinois University Board of Trustees (BOT) elected officers at its June 7 meeting for the July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014 year. Cathy Early, a State Farm agent...
View ArticleSecond Annual Jani International Sporting Day, “JAIHO,” at WIU May 3
April 14, 2014 Second Annual Jani International Sporting Day, “JAIHO,” at WIU May 3 MACOMB, IL – Western Illinois University’s second annual Jani International Sporting Day (JAIHO) is set from 9 a.m.-1...
View ArticleAlumni Photo Contest for Purple & Gold Day
April 14, 2014 Alumni Photo Contest for Purple & Gold Day MACOMB, IL – Show your love for Western Illinois University and enter to win a prize pack in the 2014 Purple and Gold Day “Alumni ♥ WIU”...
View ArticleBison Defeat Western Illinois, 6-1, to Clinch Spot in Summit League...
http://www.gobison.com/news/2014/5/23/BSB_0523143825.aspx Box Score SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Bison southpaw Parker Trewin pitched his third complete game of the season, helping the No. 4 seed North Dakota...
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