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News Releases for September 2017

September 29, 2017

• Hanson Statue Unveiled at WIU
• WIU Physics Department Ranks Second Nationally for Third Year
• BOT Approves FY19 Budget Recommendations
• WIU Board of Trustees to Hold Special Meeting Oct. 1: Sale of Property
• WIU Alumnus to Deliver Thurgood Marshall Lecture

September 28, 2017

• WIU Offering Oct. 14 Dance Clinic for Area Youth
• WIU Mourns Death of University Technology Employee
• First Wednesday Art Program Oct. 4
• WIU Art Education program Presents Fall 2017 Community Art Program

September 27, 2017

• F. Warren Litchfield Obituary
• Free Flu Shots for Faculty and Staff, Retirees
• Recreation Center at Western Celebrating 20th Anniversary
• Einstein Bros. Bagels Announces Homecoming, Family Day Hours
• WIU Agriculture Again Participating in College Aggies Online Competition
• WIU Study Abroad Program Plans Peru Trip for 2018

September 26, 2017

• Friday Cookout to Benefit WIU Infant and Preschool Center
• Beethoven Festival Runs Through Oct. 8 at Western
• Celebrating Our Leatherneck Heritage: Colonel Ray "Rock" Hanson Statue Unveiling
• Homecoming Choir Showcase Sept. 30 at WIU
• Sigma Chi Wins Chapter Award

September 25, 2017

• WIU's Zellmer Wins Distinguished Service Award
• Celebrate WIU Homecoming 2017
• Author to Speak About Syria at Western Oct. 5

September 22, 2017

• Bryce Dexter Obituary
• International Day of Peace Celebration at WIU Sept. 28
• WIU Homecoming Royalty Announced
• BOT to Act on FY19 Budget
• Carl Peter Obituary
• WIU Agricultural Career Fair Oct. 4

September 21, 2017

• President's Town Hall Meetings Set for WIU Students

• WIU Cultural Cafe - Denmark
• WIU Awarded NSF Grant for Electron Microscope Purchase

September 20, 2017

• WIU Plans Career and Internship Fair, Graduate Program Expo

September 19, 2017

• Negotiations Update: University to Request Mediation
• Knoblauch Cafe Releases Fall Semester Menu
• Boutwell to Lecture Sept. 22 as Part of Colloquium Series
• Fallen Soldiers 5K Oct. 14
• Colonel Ray "Rock" Hanson Statue to be Unveiled Sept. 29
• WIU Professor to Present Original Composition Sept. 19 in COFAC Recital Hall
• WIU School of Agriculture to Host Oct. 13 Open House
• Sports Broadcasting Celebrates 25 years at Western during Homecoming Weekend

September 18, 2017

• Marsh Exhibit on Display at University Art Gallery
• Spanish Workshop Series
• WIU-QC Founders' Day Sept. 26
• Social Entrepreneurship Salon to Kick Off at WIU-QC Sept. 20
• Diversity Expert to Speak Sept. 21 at WIU-QC
• 2017 Founders' Day Sept. 25
• Forrest Suycott Obituary
• WIU Livestock Judging Team Named Champion Senior College Judging Team
• 'The Polished Man' Comes to WIU Sept. 20-21
• PAS Plans Beerfest for Sept. 23 at The Forum
• Educational Leadership Honors Alumni for Dissertation, Leadership Skills
• 2017 WIU Homecoming Grand Marshals: Dave & Jackie Thompson
• Western Courier Open House

September 15, 2017

• Food and Culture Club Hosting Cultural Event Oct. 12
• Weston Receives Honorary Alumni Award Posthumously
• Oursler Receives 2017 Town & Gown Award

September 14, 2017

• German 325 Class to Hold Mock Election
• CBT Professional Development Series Continues Through Sept. 22
• LaMoine River Clean-Up Sept. 23
• Libraries to Host Donor Reception Sept. 20

September 13, 2017

• WIU Employees Invited to 'Dec the Office' for Homecoming
• Calle Murray Block Party Postponed
• OPS Warns of Phishing, Door-to-Door Scams
• Mary Olive Woods Lecture Sept. 21
• Sock Monkey Saturdays Begin Sept. 16 at WIU Art Gallery
• Discover Western Open Houses Set for 2017-18, Application Incentives Part of This Year's Program
• Panel Discussion on Charlottesville Set for Sept. 19 at Western

September 12, 2017

• COFAC Scholarship Concert Set for Friday at WIU
• WIU: U.S.News Best Midwestern University
• 'Throwing Thursdays' Continue at WIU
• Ann Collins Memorial Concert Sept. 22 at WIU
• McDaniel Retirement Reception Set for Sept. 22

September 11, 2017

• Mitchell Corey Obituary
• Zimmerman Named Civil Service Employee of the Month at Western
• WIU Weed Science Team Captures Regional Awards
• WIU Broadcasting Students Capture National Awards
• Rocky on Parade Final Installation Revealed at Town & Gown Sept. 14
• WIU Responds to DACA
• FAFSA Filing Date Set for Oct. 1

September 8, 2017

• Alumnus Follows Passion to Fulfilling Career Path
• Western Illinois University: Sustaining the Leatherneck Tradition
• Celebrating Town & Gown 2017

September 7, 2017

• LEJA Career Fair Sept. 12
• Curriculum Library Hosting Book Sale Sept. 11-13
• College Fair Set for Local Students

September 6, 2017

• We Care Scheduled for Sept. 26-28
• COFAC Welcomes Visting Artist Sept. 8
• College Choice Ranks WIU Nursing Program Among Best Online Programs
• Sept. 13-14 Hallwas Lecture to be Delivered by Martinelli-Fernandez
• State Grant to Fund Bobcat Research at Western
• Application Fee Waiver Continues for Local Students
• What I Know Now - Michael Litwin '70: (Retired) Businessman, Consultant, Philosopher
• Big Picture, LGBTQA Picnic Sept. 8

September 5, 2017

• Horn Field Honey Harvest Sept. 19
• WIU Founders' Day Sept. 25: New Format to Feature Guest Speaker
• WIU Dance Marathon 5K Sept. 23
• Western Commitment Transfer Scholarships Program Revised
• Paint the Paws Sept. 22

September 1, 2017

• French Conversation Hour Held on Wednesdays at WIU

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