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WIU Designated Tree Campus USA for Fifth Consecutive Year Dance Marathon April 1 to Raise $100,000 for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals More Top Honors for University Marketing's, University Relations' Marketing, Social Media Programs Mayor Proclaims March 28 WIU Leatherneck Women's Basketball Day WIU Nursing Students Take Spring Break Mission Trip to Haiti WIU Ag Students Win National Honors College Department News
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In this Issue Western Illinois University Women’s Basketball What. A. Season.
WIU Broadcasting Students Win Awards for Best in the Nation
In addition, for the second year, Western Illinois University senior broadcasting major Redrick Terry, of Rock Island, IL, has been honored with the Best Video Play-By-Play Award by the National Broadcasting System (NBS) during its convention in New York last weekend. College Choice Ranks WIU Among the Best Online Colleges in Illinois
According to College Choice, the 2017 ranking for the Best Online Colleges in Illinois is developed by reviewing data from multiple sources, including the National Center for Education Statistics' IPEDS database, Payscale, U.S.News and World Report and individual college websites. Factors reviewed include academic quality and return on investment. WIU offers 462 online classes (318 undergraduate; 143 graduate) and seven degree programs, including the longstanding Bachelor of Arts in General Studies (BGS), which offers students the option of obtaining their degree entirely via distance learning opportunities, or a combination of on-campus and distance learning classes. Sutton: 2017 Distinguished Faculty Lecturer
Sutton joined Western's faculty in 1998 as assistant professor and environmental studies minor adviser in the Department of Geography, after working as an adjunct instructor at the University of Denver and assistant professor at Northwestern State University. During his tenure at Western, he has served as the environmental studies minor adviser; graduate program coordinator, and also as department chair from 2002-06. Western has honored outstanding faculty for 48 years with an annual award, first named the Annual Faculty Lecturer and now known as the Distinguished Faculty Lecturer. In 1969, Victor Hicken, history, presented "Swing of the Pendulum" as the inaugural Faculty Lecturer. Join WIU for Purple & Gold Day 2017 and Take the Western ChallengeYou are invited to join us for Purple and Gold Day 2017!
Alumni & Friends Events in Downtown Chicago, Springfield and Washington D.C. this MonthJoin Western Illinois University and your WIU Alumni Association ...
April 5 - Springfield Alumni & Friends Reception at President Abraham Lincoln Hotel April 12 - Washington D.C. Alumni & Friends Social at Fiola June 3 - Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field
****Congratulations to the March winner--Amanda Rubio Dime '05. She discovered Rocky on the College of Arts and Sciences page.****
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The student-produced television newscast, "Live at Four," was named the top newscast in the nation during the 77th annual Intercollegiate Broadcasting System's (IBS) awards Saturday, March 4 in New York. 
College Choice, an independent online publication dedicated to helping students and their families find the right college, has recognized Western Illinois University as a 2017 Best Online College in Illinois. Western, which is number four on the list, was among eight Illinois public universities ranked in the top 23 as a Best Online College.
Christopher Sutton, professor of geography, has been named the Western Illinois University 2017 Distinguished Faculty Lecturer. He presented "The Power of Maps" at the annual lecture last month. 
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