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DIAMONDS & DENIM 2009
The Performing Arts Society and the Macomb Community celebrated summer with the annual Diamonds and Denim event at the Change of Pace on August 8, 2009. And once again, the highlight of the evening was the drawing for the winner of the 1 carat diamond donated by Sue Melton of the Diamond Den.
This year's winner was Larry Pickett, associate professor, military science. Sue's generosity has made one more lucky winner very happy. Thank you again to Sue Melton and the Performing Arts Society and congratulations to Larry and Julie-Anne Pickett!
See more pictures of Diamonds and Denim 2009
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HOMECOMING 2009
It's right around the corner—October 17, 2009. COFAC would like to treat you to lunch.
The College of Fine Arts and Communication Welcomes COFAC Alumni!
Join us at the Right Place under the Big Tent for Homecoming 2009. The Big Tent is located just west of the Stadium and north of the Union.
- Print your "FREE Lunch" ticket from the enews Homecoming 2009 link.
- Bring your "FREE Lunch" ticket to the Right Place for a free lunch compliments of COFAC or stop by the COFAC table at the Right Place to get a FREE Lunch ticket.
- Be one of the first COFAC alums to visit and receive a FREE COFAC T-Shirt.
- Attend the outstanding Symphonic Wind Ensemble Fall concert Friday, October 16, 7:30 PM in the COFAC Recital Hall. FREE
- Don't miss Band Alumni playing with the Marching Leathernecks at half-time.
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See the University Theatre production of Moliere's madcap, farcical comedy The Miser — October 14 to October 17, 7:30 PM, Hainline Theatre. Tickets available at Hainline Box Office 309.298.2900.
A coughing sexagenarian whose every thought, word, and action is determined by greed, Harpagon is one of Molière's most notorious characters. For more than three centuries, audiences have been charmed by the skinflint's obsessive scrimping and disturbed by the consequences of his avarice. Harpagon's frenzied antics give The Miser its comic momentum, but the character also casts a dark shadow on the play. His financial paranoia is as unsettling as it is entertaining.
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SCHOOL OF MUSIC PERFORMS AT MOLINE HIGH SCHOOL
The Western Illinois University School of Music & WIU Alumni Association present the Quad Cities Collage Concert and Alumni & Friends Social!
Join us for a spectacular concert featuring the four School of Music major ensembles—WIU University Singers, Jazz Studio Orchestra, Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Symphony Orchestra.
See them all in one concert! September 24, 2009 at 7:30 PM at Moline High School,
3600 Avenue of the Cities. The Concert is $5 for adults and free for students.
Join us for the QC Alumni & Friends Social Before the Concert. The social is hosted by College of Fine Arts and Communication Dean Paul Kreider, School of Music Director Bart Shanklin, and Alumni Director Amy Spelman '98. Meet us at the Highland Park Bowl, 4204 Avenue of the Cities from 5:00 to 7:00 PM. Social, pizza buffet and cash bar - $10. Social, pizza buffet, cash bar and concert ticket - $15
To register, mail your payment to: WIU Alumni Association, 1 University Circle, Macomb, IL 61455; call 309.298.1914 or click here https://www.wiu.com/alumni/
If you are unable to attend the concert, feel free to join us just for the social!
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TWO MUSIC STUDENTS RECEIVE NAMM INTERNSHIPS
Kathleen Sieracki and Daniel Reem, will each spend 6-month internships with NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants), the International Music Products Association, next year in Carlsbad, CA. Kathy, will be there from August 1, 2009 to January 31, 2010 and Dan from February 1 to July 31, 2010. They receive pay as well as housing during their internships.
Both are students of Courtney Blankenship whose encouragement and letters of recommendation helped them to receive these prestigious internships. According to the internship agreement,
The NAMM internship program is designed to offer NAMBI (National Association of Music Merchants-Affiliated Music Business Institutions) students a unique alternative to the classroom curriculum of their college or university, during the term . . . . so that they may participate in the Association aspects of the music products industry. The purpose of this internship is to offer students insight into how the Association works with respect to administration, information technology, market development, marketing and communications, meetings and events, membership services, professional development and trade shows.
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STUDENT DEVELOPMENT ORIENTATION LEADERS SOAR
The Orientation Team (O-Team) is an elite group of 12 student leaders who assist with the Summer Orientation and Registration programs as well as Fall Orientation. And 7—that's right SEVEN or over half of the O-Team—are COFAC majors.
Members of the Orientation Team gain a valuable career-enhancing leadership experience while assisting new students and their families in their Western Illinois University transition. O-Team members present and facilitate small group discussions, perform a series of campus life vignettes, serve as a guide and a resource person for incoming students and families and play an active roll in planning and coordinating Fall Orientation.
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Nicole Brady, Junior, Communication, Pekin, IL, top row, second from left
Allison Lam, Junior, Communication, Monmouth, IL, front row, third from left
Justin McGrath, Junior, CSD, Dixon, IL, middle row, first from left
Brittany Oathout, Senior, Communication, Chillicothe, IL, top row, third from left
Steve Peach, Junior, Broadcasting, Montgomery, IL, top row left
Kiya Pearson, Freshman, Communication, Plainfield, IL, middle row, second from left
Lamarr Tillman, Sophomore, Communication, Chicago, IL, first row, second from left
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Read about the O-Team in Western News
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