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Recyclemania - Through March 31
Help WIU strive to recycle more than our competitors! Each year, WIU participates in RecycleMania, a friendly competition and benchmarking tool for college and university recycling programs to promote waste reduction activities to their campus communities. Over a 8-week period, schools report recycling and trash data which are then ranked according to who collects the largest amount of recyclables per capita. For more information, read the University Relations press release or visit WIU's Sustainability Website.
Contact Info: Mandy Green, Sustainability Coordinator
E-mail: SA-Green@wiu.edu
Phone: (309) 298-1834
Other Upcoming Spotlights
39th Annual Jazz Festival feat. Dennis Mackrel - Feb. 16-18
The 38th Annual WIU Jazz Festival will be held Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 16-18, 2012. On Thursday evening, there will be a jam session at Cafe Aroma. Friday's main event will be concerts by the WIU Jazz Band and Jazz Studio Orchestra featuring Dennis Mackrel, the great drummer and Leader of the Count Basie Orchestra For complete details and ticket information, please visit the Jazz Festival web site.
Contact Info: Jazz Studies
E-mail: jazz@wiu.edu
Phone: (309) 298-1505
26th Annual Soul Food Festival - Sunday, Feb 19, 1:00 pm
Gwendolyn Brooks Cultural Center's festival, “Sunday Afternoon Jazz Affair,” will be held in the Heritage Room of the University Union. This year's New Orleans style creole cuisine features such favorites as seafood gumbo, creole jambalaya, red beans and rice, a mixed green salad with vinaigrette dressing, buttermilk corn muffins, southern pecan pie, red slush punch, coffee, and tea, and more! Tickets (available at the Cultural Center) purchased before Feb. 10th will receive a discount. For more info, view the news release visit us on Facebook or visit the GBCC website.
Contact Info: Belinda Carr
E-mail: BJ-Carr@wiu.edu
Phone: (309) 298-2220
National Recreational Sports and Fitness Day - Wed, February 22, 11 - 2 p.m.
In celebration of National Recreational Sports and Fitness Day, Campus Recreation is providing multiple activities. WIU Alum Brian VanAcker will lead two running workshops at the Donald S. Spencer Student Recreation Center - "Beginning Running: Training for your first race," and the second - "Long Distance Running: Half Marathons." For more information about these and other events, view the news release or visit the National Recreational Sports and Fitness Day web site.
Contact Info: Campus Recreation
Judy Yeast
Phone: (309) 298-1670
E-mail: JA-Yeast@wiu.edu
Research, Theory and Experiences Among the Underrepresented Faculty Members at the Higher Education Systems - February 22, 3:15 - 4:45 pm
This forum provides an opportunity to discuss the theory, empirical research and experiences in the process of recruitment, retention and promotion of the underrepresented faculty members at the historically white institutions of higher education. Dr. Essie Rutledge, Professor Emeritus in the WIU Department of Sociology, Dr. William Smith, Associate Professor in the Department of Education, Culture, and Society at the University of Utah, and Dr. Yuki Hasebe, Associate Professor in the Department of Educational and Interdisciplinary Studies at WIU will be the presenters. This event will be held in the Malpass Library, Room 180.
Contact Info: Department of Educational and Interdisciplinary Studies
Yuki Hasebe
Phone: (309) 298-1184
E-mail: Y-Hasebe@wiu.edu.
Understanding Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Webinar - February 23, 2-3:30 p.m.
The Veterans Resource Center will sponsor the webinar "Understanding Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - How to Improve Academic Success of Student Veterans on your Campus." The program, presented in the Union Capitol Rooms, will increase awareness of the readjustment challenges that deployed veterans may encounter as they transition to the campus community. Staff, faculty and students are encouraged to participate. Please call (309) 298-3505 or email VeteransResources@wiu.edu if you plan to attend.
Contact Info: Veterans Resource Center
Phone: (309) 298-3505
E-mail: VeteransResources@wiu.edu
Online Admissions Chats - February 27 & 29
Have a question? We've got the answer! At 7:00 p.m. on February 27, an online chat session will be held specifically for incoming freshmen. Then, on February 29, a session will be held specifically for incoming transfer students. Have your questions on getting admitted, campus life, residence halls, and more answered by Admissions staff and current WIU students. Access the online chat system the night of the event.
Contact Info: Undergraduate Admissions Office
Phone: (309) 298-3157
Toll-Free: 1-877-PICK WIU (742-5948)
E-mail: Admissions@wiu.edu
African American Studies (AAS) Students to Present at 2012 NCBS conference - March 7, 2012
Ten undergraduate African American Studies (AAS) majors have been accepted to present individual papers at the 36th Annual National Council for Black Studies (NCBS) conference in Atlanta, Georgia in early March. This is the first time in the history of the AAS department that 10 majors have been invited to speak at one national conference. For more info, view the news release.
Contact Info: Department of African American Studies
Alphonso Simpson, Interim Chair
Phone: (309) 298-1181
E-mail: a-simpson@wiu.edu
Discover Western - March 31
Discover Western open houses allow you to tour the campus, meet with academic and student services staff, talk with current WIU students and more – a great way for you to experience campus life and picture yourself at WIU. A continental breakfast and lunch will be provided. For more details and to register online, visit the Discover Western web site.
Contact Info: Undergraduate Admissions Office
Phone: (309) 298-3157
Toll-Free: 1-877-PICK WIU (742-5948)
E-mail: Admissions@wiu.edu
Ongoing & Recent Spotlights
Support Colonel Rock III - Make a Donation
Attention all Leatherneck fans and animal lovers! It's time to support our mascot Colonel Rock III. Western Illinois University is building a fund help to help him stay healthy, fed and clothed, and to travel to meet Leatherneck fans all over the country. Text the word Rocky to 84700 to make a $10 contribution to the WIU Foundation for the care of Colonel Rock III. You can send also send a check, payable to WIU Foundation, to: WIU Foundation, 303 Sherman Hall, 1 University Circle, Macomb, IL 61455-1390. Just include a note that designates the donation to Rocky's Fund.
Contact Info: Foundation and Development
E-mail: WIUFoundation@wiu.edu
Phone: (309) 298-1861
German Coffee and Conversation Hour - Mondays, 4:00 - 5:30 pm
Come to the German Coffee and Conversation Hour and enjoy FREE coffee and German chocolates! Practice (and improve) your German language skills by getting together with other speakers and learners. All levels of German speakers and learners are welcome to drop in anytime you can and enjoy this casual event. For more info, visit the Department of Foreign Language and Literature website, or for all German events, please visit their facebook page.
Contact Info: Weijia Li, Professor
Foreign Languages and Literature
Phone: (309) 298-1496
Email: w-li2@wiu.edu
Transfer to Western!
Each year approximately 2,000 new students transfer to WIU. Transfer students who earn an associate's degree and transfer to WIU the following semester will receive the previous year's cost guarantee rates! Check out our Six Easy Steps for Your Transfer Process - we'd love to see you at Western.
Contact Info: Admissions Transfer Center
Phone: (309) 298-3120
Toll-Free: 1-877-PICK WIU (742-5948)
E-mail: Admissions@wiu.edu
Incoming Students - Find us on Facebook
Western Illinois University welcomes all incoming students entering summer 2012, fall 2012, or spring 2013 to join the official Western Illinois University Class of 2016 Facebook page at fb.com/WIUclass2016. This class page is a place to meet other new students, communicate with University staff, and utilize as a resource to ask questions. Get involved and excited for your time at WIU! We ARE Leathernecks!
Contact Info: Student Development and Orientation
Phone: (309) 298-1884
E-mail: sdo@wiu.edu
Western Illinois University - A "Best Midwestern College"
For the seventh consecutive year, Western was one of 153 regional universities, and one of three Illinois public institutions, named a "Best Midwestern College" by The Princeton Review. Western is also recognized as a "best" institution by U.S. News and World Report for graduation rates; freshman retention rates; least debt (class of 2010); highest proportion of classes under 20; most international students; economic diversity; and racial diversity. You get this quality education at a four-year lock-in rate for tuition, fees, room and board. Guaranteed.
Contact Info: WIU Admissions
E-mail: admissions@wiu.edu
Phone: (309) 298-3157
Toll-Free: (877) PICK WIU
Set the Standard
The Set the Standard: Higher Values in Higher Education campaign at Western Illinois University focuses on four central goals: increased scholarship support for students; creating endowed programs in support of Western faculty; funding improvements to capital facilities; and enhancing information and technology to enrich the educational experience for students and faculty. For more details, visit the Foundation and Development web site.
Contact Info: Foundation and Development
Phone: (309) 298-1861
E-mail: WIUFoundation@wiu.edu
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