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Bryce Dexter Obituary

September 22, 2017
Bryce Dexter

Funeral services for Western Illinois University College of Arts and Sciences Development Director Bryce Dexter will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26 at St. George's Anglican Church in Macomb. Read more.

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International Day of Peace Celebration at WIU Sept. 28

September 22, 2017

An International Day of Peace Celebration will be held at Western Illinois University at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28, in the University Union Lamoine Room. Read more.

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WIU Homecoming Royalty Announced

September 22, 2017
Karl Germany

Voting for Western Illinois University's 2017 Homecoming royalty is now open on Purple Post. Read more.

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BOT to Act on FY19 Budget

September 22, 2017

The Western Illinois University Board of Trustees will consider the Fiscal Year 2019 appropriated operating budget and capital budget recommendations to be presented to state governance, as well as the FY18 All Funds Budget, at the Friday, Sept. 29 Board meeting in the University Union Capitol Rooms on the Macomb campus.
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Carl Peter Obituary

September 22, 2017

Retired Western Illinois University Professor Emeritus and Department of Health Sciences Chair Carl J. Peter passed away Sept. 14. Read more.

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WIU Agricultural Career Fair Oct. 4

September 22, 2017

The Western Illinois University School of Agriculture will host its 21st annual Agricultural Career Fair from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 4 in the University Union Grand Ballroom. Read more.

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President's Town Hall Meetings Set for WIU Students


September 21, 2017

Western Illinois University President Jack Thomas will host three town hall meetings next month to give WIU students the opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback regarding University programs and more. Read more.

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WIU Cultural Cafe - Denmark

September 21, 2017

The Western Illinois University Center for International Studies' Cultural Café will feature Denmark at its next meeting at noon Wednesday, Sept. 27 in the University Union Heritage Room. Read more.

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WIU Awarded NSF Grant for Electron Microscope Purchase

September 21, 2017
Pictured is a trilobite from the Upper Cambrian Weeks Formation, west-central Utah, courtesy of Thomas Hegna.

Students across the academic disciplines at Western Illinois University will benefit from a newly-awarded grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Read more.

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WIU Plans Career and Internship Fair, Graduate Program Expo

September 20, 2017

The 2017 Fall Career and Internship Fair and Graduate Program Expo at Western Illinois University will be held from noon-3 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3 on the Macomb campus and from 1:30-4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28 on the Quad Cities campus. Read more.

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Knoblauch Cafe Releases Fall Semester Menu

September 19, 2017

The Knoblauch Café at Western Illinois University will serve nutritional lunches from 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Tuesdays during the Fall 2017 semester. Read more.

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Boutwell to Lecture Sept. 22 as Part of Colloquium Series

September 19, 2017

The Western Illinois Department of Psychology will present its Fall 2017 Colloquium Series, beginning at 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22 in Waggoner Hall 170. Read more.

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Fallen Soldiers 5K Oct. 14

September 19, 2017
Captain Dobogai's mother, Lisa, fires the cannon to start the 2012 race.

What started out five years ago as a local race designed to honor Western Illinois University alumni who were killed in the line of duty, while raising funds for a WIU scholarship, has grown into one of the largest foot races in McDonough County. Read more.

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Colonel Ray "Rock" Hanson Statue to be Unveiled Sept. 29

September 19, 2017

During Homecoming weekend at Western Illinois University, a larger-than-life statue will be unveiled on the Macomb campus to honor the man behind the tradition of the WIU Fighting Leathernecks. Read more.

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WIU Professor to Present Original Composition Sept. 19 in COFAC Recital Hall

September 19, 2017

Western Illinois University Music Composition Professor James Romig will present an original composition at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19 in the College of Fine Arts and Communication (COFAC) Recital Hall. Read more.

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WIU School of Agriculture to Host Oct. 13 Open House

September 19, 2017

The Western Illinois University School of Agriculture will host its annual Fall Open House for prospective students and their parents, from 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13 in the University's Livestock Center. Read more.

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Sports Broadcasting Celebrates 25 years at Western during Homecoming Weekend

September 19, 2017

As alumni gather at Western Illinois University for Homecoming weekend, Friday-Saturday, Sept. 29-30, the University's sports broadcasting program will celebrate its 25th anniversary on campus. Read more.

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Marsh Exhibit on Display at University Art Gallery

September 18, 2017

An art exhibition by Shayla Marsh, titled "Between the Surface and the Light', will be on display at the Western Illinois University Art Gallery. Read more.

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Spanish Workshop Series

September 18, 2017

Western Illinois University and Spoon River College will offer a short series of Spanish Workshops. The workshops will be at the Spoon River College Outreach Center. Read more.

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WIU-QC Founders' Day Sept. 26

September 18, 2017

Faculty, staff, students and community members are invited to celebrate Western's founding at the WIU-QC Founders' Day event Tuesday, Sept. 26 in the Rock Island County Board Community Room (Rms. 103/104) in Riverfront Hall on the WIU-QC campus.
This year's event will feature a new format, including guest speaker WIU Alumnus, Former State Sen. and chair of the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) Board of Directors Kirk Dillard '77. Read more.

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Social Entrepreneurship Salon to Kick Off at WIU-QC Sept. 20

September 18, 2017

The Western Illinois University-Quad Cities Social Entrepreneurship Salon will present “Community Development: Strategic Visioning,” at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20 on the WIU-QC campus, the first in a series of salons to be held throughout the academic year. Read more.

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Diversity Expert to Speak Sept. 21 at WIU-QC

September 18, 2017
Diversity expert Jose Soto

Jose Soto, an expert on cultural diversity, will speak at Western Illinois University-Quad Cities on the challenges and benefits of diversity in the university and Quad Cities communities at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21. The event is free and open to the public and will be held in Riverfront Hall Rooms 103/104. Read more.

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2017 Founders' Day Sept. 25

September 18, 2017
Lana Myers, a retired University employee and granddaughter of Edwin DeCamp, who first rang the bell Sept. 23, 1902 to signal the start of classes at Western Illinois State Normal School, carries on the tradition.

Faculty, staff and community members are invited to celebrate the founding of Western at the 24th annual Founders' Day Celebration Monday, Sept. 25 at Sherman Hall. Read more.

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Forrest Suycott Obituary

September 18, 2017

A funeral mass for Forrest Suycott, Jr., the retired dean of the former College of Fine Arts at Western Illinois University, will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20 at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Mount Pulaski, IL. Read more.

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WIU Livestock Judging Team Named Champion Senior College Judging Team

September 18, 2017
The Western Illinois University Livestock Judging Team was named the Champion Senior College Judging Team at the National Barrow Show in Austin, MN this week.

The Western Illinois University Livestock Judging Team was recently named the Champion Senior College Judging Team at the National Barrow Show in Austin, MN this week. Read more.

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'The Polished Man' Comes to WIU Sept. 20-21

September 18, 2017

Real men wear nail polish -- and speak out again sexual violence. Read more.

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PAS Plans Beerfest for Sept. 23 at The Forum

September 18, 2017

MACOMB, IL – The Performing Arts Society (PAS) at Western Illinois University will hold its ninth annual Beerfest from noon-6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23 at The Forum in downtown Macomb. Read more.

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Educational Leadership Honors Alumni for Dissertation, Leadership Skills

September 18, 2017

The Western Illinois University Educational Leadership (EDL) program recently gave two awards to program graduates who are administrators at school districts in Illinois. Read more.

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2017 WIU Homecoming Grand Marshals: Dave & Jackie Thompson

September 18, 2017

Western Illinois University alumni Dave and Jackie Thompson have been named the grand marshals for the Western Illinois University 2017 Homecoming Celebration, "Storybook Homecoming: A Tale of Leatherneck Pride." Read more.

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Western Courier Open House

September 18, 2017

Western Illinois University's student newspaper, the Western Courier, will hold its open house from 2:30 - 5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27. Read more.

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