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News Releases for August 2017

August 31, 2017

• WIU-QC School of Engineering to Host Area High School Students Thanks to Donor Gifts
• 2017-2018 WIU Admissions Ambassadors

August 30, 2017

• WIU: Best Bang for the Buck, Top Master's School

August 29, 2017

• CUPP Block Party Sept. 5
• Open Houses Planned at WIU's Multicultural Center

August 28, 2017

• What I Know Now - Tom Carper '82: Vietnam Veteran, Entrepreneur, Politician, Amtrak Board Member
• Conversation Partners Seeks Applicants at WIU
• Nancy Smith Obituary
• Homecoming Performance to Feature WIU Alumnus in 'Starlifter'
• WIU Study Abroad Fair Sept. 13
• WIU's Shumate to Make 13th Appearance at Carnegie Hall in November
• Three WIU ROTC Cadets Commission as Second Lieutenants in the U.S. Army
• First Wednesday Art Program Sept. 6 at WIU
• The Sky is the Limit at WIU

August 25, 2017

• Straight from a Student: Wil Gradle
• Student Spotlight: Victoria Kappel

August 24, 2017

• Applicants Sought for International Neighbors Program
• WIU President Jack Thomas: Cultivating Peace
• Rives, Brouette Make Historic Gift to WQPT
• Fourth Annual Lodge and Libations Set for Sept. 23

August 23, 2017

• Blatman exhibit at University Art Gallery Through Sept. 22
• WIU Veterans and Service Members Meet and Greet Rescheduled for Aug. 30
• Small Town Upbringing, Big City Success

August 22, 2017

• Faust, Seo Plan Sunday Performance in COFAC Recital Hall
• COFAC Fest Planned For Sept. 6
• Move In 2017 in Social Media in Posts, Tweets, and Snaps

August 21, 2017

• President Jack Thomas: 2017 State of the University Address
• WIU Named Among Best Online Colleges in Illinois

August 18, 2017

• WIU-QC Receives AmeriCorps Funding for Literacy and After-school Programs; Applications Open
• WIU Collegiate Scholars Chapter Recognized as a Certified Gold Star Chapter

August 17, 2017

• First Wednesday Program Continues at WIU
• WIU Mourns Death of AIMS Employee
• WIU Opera Workshop Culminates in Performance of 'Hansel and Gretel'

August 16, 2017

• Summer 2017 Energy Projects Funded, Completed at WIU
• Irwin Wins National Agriculture Educators Scholarship
• WIU Faculty, Students Studying Behavior of Asian Carp as Part of National Grant
• Aug. 21 Eclipse Celebration & Safe Viewing Tips

August 15, 2017

• Accreditation Extended for WIU Clinical/Community Mental Health M.S. Degree Program
• Director of Marketing Interview Set
• WIU Reading Specialist Graduate Degree Program Receives National Recognition
• Inaugural University Assembly Aug. 17

August 14, 2017

• COFAC Planning Eclipse Party at WIU Aug. 21
• WIU-QC Adds Graduate Admissions Counselor
• COFAC Premiere Saturday at Citizens Bank
• The Start of a New Academic Year: Fall 2017 Greetings from WIU President Jack Thomas
• WIU Move-In August 18-19; Fall Classes Begin August 21

August 11, 2017

• Princeton Review: WIU "Best Midwestern" College 14 Consecutive Years

August 10, 2017

• Illinois SBDC Offering Event to Help Launch New Hispanic/Latino Businesses
• University Assembly Aug. 17

August 9, 2017

• WIU Mourns Death of Admissions Employee
• Move-In Weekend 2017
• Budget Update: August 2017
• Homecoming 2017 - Storybook Homecoming: A Tale of Leatherneck Pride

August 8, 2017

• Save the Date: 2017 WIU Fallen Soldiers 5k Oct. 14

August 4, 2017

• WIU Ag Student Visits Ireland on Prestigious FFA Tour

August 3, 2017

• Rhoads Named Interim Director of Facilities Management at Western

August 2, 2017

• Farewell Reception for Comerford Set for Aug. 9

August 1, 2017

• Tomlinson Establishes Two Scholarships at WIU
• Lotz Named Interim HR Director at WIU
• Donald Scharfenberg Obituary
• McCulley Named August Employee of the Month
• Local Youth to Perform Original Theatre Production Aug. 4-5
• School of Ag Develops WIU Aggies Alumni Group

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