Higher Values in Higher Education http://www.wiu.edu/unews Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:28:01 +0000 FeedCreator 1.8.0-dev (info@mypapit.net) http://wiu.edu/images/logo1.gif http://www.wiu.edu/unews/ 55 93 Higher Values in Higher Education en-us 2009 Western Illinois University Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:28:01 +0000 http://www.wiu.edu/newsrelease.sphp?release_id=7723 ive Western Illinois University alumni have been selected to receive the WIU Alumni Achievement Award at the Saturday, Dec. 19 Commencement Exercises, while another Western alumnus has been named the recipient of the inaugural International Alumni Achievement Award. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.wiu.edu/newsrelease.sphp?release_id=7723 http://www.wiu.edu/newsrelease.sphp?release_id=7722 Western Illinois University students create change by helping others, whether it's in Macomb or their hometown or across the ocean. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.wiu.edu/newsrelease.sphp?release_id=7722 http://www.wiu.edu/newsrelease.sphp?release_id=7721 'Tis the season of giving, and this year more than ever there are more people in need. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.wiu.edu/newsrelease.sphp?release_id=7721 http://www.wiu.edu/newsrelease.sphp?release_id=7718 As the holiday break approaches, individuals should use that time off to rest and recuperate in order to remain healthy. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.wiu.edu/newsrelease.sphp?release_id=7718 http://www.wiu.edu/newsrelease.sphp?release_id=7719 Western Illinois University’s Jazz Studio Orchestra is on tour and performing in the Quad-Cities and Chicago area, visiting six high schools, before returning to perform at WIU Thursday, Nov. 19. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.wiu.edu/newsrelease.sphp?release_id=7719 http://www.wiu.edu/newsrelease.sphp?release_id=7720 "It all started with the idea that I could reduce the amount of mowing I was doing every week or so. I have a large backyard, and I spent well over an hour on a rider mower, keeping that grass well-kempt," wrote Marietta Loehrlein in her first blog post on her new website called "Sustainable Landscaping." Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.wiu.edu/newsrelease.sphp?release_id=7720 http://www.wiu.edu/newsrelease.sphp?release_id=7713 Once upon a time, in order to trace the path of a meal from your table to the source, you may only have had to take a short jaunt to a nearby field. But in these days of modern transit, when the foods that people consume hail from various regions of the United States and even the globe, that path, many times, is much more complex; the more complex the path, the more complex the data are about that path. GIS, or "geographic information systems," technology provides a way to display such data visually. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.wiu.edu/newsrelease.sphp?release_id=7713 http://www.wiu.edu/newsrelease.sphp?release_id=7714 Christopher Benson, award-winning journalist and co-author of "Death of Innocence: The Story of the Hate Crime That Changed America," will be on the Western Illinois University-Macomb campus Tuesday-Wednesday, Nov. 17-18 for events for students as well for the public. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.wiu.edu/newsrelease.sphp?release_id=7714 http://www.wiu.edu/newsrelease.sphp?release_id=7715 Earlier this year, two Western Illinois University librarians took it upon themselves to make the historical past and collective memories of the western Illinois region more accessible to those near and afar. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.wiu.edu/newsrelease.sphp?release_id=7715 http://www.wiu.edu/newsrelease.sphp?release_id=7716 The <a href="http://gbcc.wiu.edu">Gwendolyn Brooks Cultural Center (GBCC)</a> Dance Troupe at Western Illinois University will present its Fall Concert, the Michael-Jackson themed "Who's Bad?" at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18 in the University Union Grand Ballroom. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.wiu.edu/newsrelease.sphp?release_id=7716 http://www.wiu.edu/newsrelease.sphp?release_id=7717 WIU Associate Biology Professor Matthew Bonnan will present "A Sound of Distant Thunder: How a Dinosaur from South Africa Sheds Light on the Beginnings of the Giant Sauropod Dinosaurs" at noon Wednesday, Nov. 18 in Morgan Hall 109. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.wiu.edu/newsrelease.sphp?release_id=7717 http://www.wiu.edu/newsrelease.sphp?release_id=7712 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.wiu.edu/newsrelease.sphp?release_id=7712 http://www.wiu.edu/newsrelease.sphp?release_id=7711 Currently in production by the Western Illinois University Theatre, "Miss Saigon" is showing at 7:30 p.m. tonight, Nov. 12 through Saturday, Nov. 14 in the Hainline Theatre. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.wiu.edu/newsrelease.sphp?release_id=7711 http://www.wiu.edu/newsrelease.sphp?release_id=7708 This morning (Wednesday, Nov. 11, at approximately 8 a.m.), University officials discovered a variety of sticks and branches that had been placed on the front steps of Sherman Hall. While the sticks had been placed in a fashion that appeared to be two or three words and an arrow, the message was illegible and indiscernible. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.wiu.edu/newsrelease.sphp?release_id=7708 http://www.wiu.edu/newsrelease.sphp?release_id=7707 A new dinosaur discovered in South Africa - - named <em>Aardonyx</em>, meaning "earth claw" - - is shedding light on the origins of the biggest dinosaurs ever, the sauropods. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.wiu.edu/newsrelease.sphp?release_id=7707