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In this Issue Pair of Alumni to Start in Super Bowl XLII | Buffalo Wild Wings Will Soon Open in Macomb | Broadcasting Students Selected to intern at the Olympics | The WIU Alumni Association is Coming to the Windy City in Summer 2008 Pair of Alumni to Start in Super Bowl XLIILeathernecks have been represented on five of the last six Super Bowl champion teams Seubert, who played at Western Illinois from 1997-2000, will appear in the first Super Bowl of his career, while Harrison, a 1991-93 Leatherneck, will be in his fourth. Twelve former Leathernecks have been members of 28 Super Bowl match-ups throughout history (including this week), and this year marks the seventh time that at least two alumni will be on the field. Additionally, the last eight Super Bowl teams that have included a Leatherneck alumnus have been victorious. Click here to see the list of the former Leathernecks. Photo: New York Giants offensive guard Rich Seubert. Buffalo Wild Wings Will Soon Open in Macomb The chain is offering an incentive to the first 100 people to walk through the doors. Each will receive free chicken wings for the entire year. To read more on the new restaurant, read the Western Courier's article by clicking here.
Broadcasting Students Selected to Intern at the Olympics About 1500 students from around the world applied for these coveted positions. It was the chair of WIU's broadcasting department, Dr. Sharon Evans, who helped the two students secure the internships. Evans spent the last two years trying to connect with NBC's Olympic Internship Committee. After Evans talked with the NBC internship coordinators last summer, WIU's broadcasting students were invited to apply for the internships. In October, Evans took eleven broadcasting students to Chicago to interview for the internships. Western was one of only six schools to be interviewed; the students competed against others from Notre Dame, Ithaca College, Syracuse University, University of Michigan and University of Southern California. Liz and Lindsay will travel to Beijing at the end of July where they will be working for NBC as production assistants for approximately four weeks. Evans says she is very proud of Liz and Lindsay. “They will represent the broadcasting department and the university well in Beijing,” said Evans. Evans says this is the first time WIU students have interned with the NBC Olympics program. Former broadcasting students have interned at MTV, Disney, Oprah, ESPN, and the Discover Channel, among others. Photo: (L to R) Lindsay Oconnell and Liz Bales broadcast from Hanson Field. The WIU Alumni Association is Coming to the Windy City in Summer 2008Curious when you can find the next great WIU Alumni & Friends event in the Chicagoland area? Look no further than your spring and summer calendar. WIU will be in the Windy City ten times in the next few months to visit and reconnect with you, your family and friends. Through our April 4 complimentary event at the Chicago Art Institute, All Leatherneck Event on April 17, All Greek Reunion on June 7 and Golf Outing at Seven Bridges on June 9, there are plenty of fun ways to kick off your summer. And don't miss us in June at Homewood, in July at Downers Grove or in August at the Black Alumni Reunion Weekend and in Naperville. We will wrap our summer in Chicago with our Cocktail Cruise on Lake Michigan on August 8 and the second Annual Wrigleyville Rooftop Event on August 9. And the calendar is not even full yet. Watch for more events to be added in the future. We have a busy summer ahead and hope to see you along way. For more information or to register for these great events, click here.
**Congratulations to the February winner--Carol Kalkstein-Silkes '85. She found Rocky at the bottom of the Student Life webpage. Watch for your chance to win in March! Can you find this exact Rocky (in black and white) some where else in the eNewsletter? If you find him, email us at A-Association@wiu.edu and let us know where he was placed. If you're the first one to email us, you'll win a WIU Prize Pack! Good luck. Congratulations to the January winner--Jeff Adkisson '85. He found Rocky at the bottom of the Centennial Honors College webpage. You are receiving this newsletter because you are an alumnus or friend of Western Illinois University. Click here to unsubscribe.
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A pair of former Western Illinois University players are expected to start in Super Bowl XLII, as New York Giants offensive guard Rich Seubert (right) and New England Patriots strong safety Rodney Harrison square off this weekend, guaranteeing the sixth time in the last seven years that the Leathernecks have been represented on the world championship team. Just two weeks ago, during both the AFC and NFC Championship Games, three out of the four teams had WIU players in the starting lineup.
If you are planning a trip back to Macomb, you will soon have a new place to dine. Starting this month, you'll be able to enjoy Buffalo Wild Wing's newest location--Macomb. Construction on the restaurant began in the fall and the new restaurant is scheduled to open at the end of February.
WIU broadcasting students Liz Bales and Lindsay Oconnell are heading to the Olympics. They will not be competing; rather, they will be working to bring the information to you. The two students were selected by the NBC Olympic Internship Committee and will be working in Beijing, China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
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