A National Science Foundation grant to study the formation of the most massive stars in the galaxy will allow WIU undergraduate and graduate students to visit observatories, take part in other scientific conferences and outreach activities and provide special scholarships for high-school students to participate in a WIU summer science camp.

"I think the faculty here, in part because of the communities that we build and the students that we have, we're around and available to the students all the time. We help get them the individual attention that they need to succeed. Our program succeeds by what our students do when they leave here and that's kind of how I measure our success."

- John Cooper, Professor
School of Music

WIU Broadcasting students graduate with impressive resumés, landing careers in media markets of all sizes across the U.S. Students can study sports and news broadcasting, and the program offers leading technology and hands-on opportunities from day one.