Monday, October 1
| All Day | Solo Shows: Laura Tanner Graham and Tyanna Buie |
| All Day | Online early warning grade reporting available for faculty |
| 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Supply Chain Management Day |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Spanish Tertulias |
Tuesday, October 2
| All Day | Solo Shows: Laura Tanner Graham and Tyanna Buie |
| 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Using Tools in Desire2Learn for Collaboration |
| 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Law Enforcement and Justice Administration Career Fair |
| 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | REJECTED! Handling Reviewer and Editor Comments |
| 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Wellness: Losing My Culture |
| 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | Study Abroad Information Meeting |
| 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM | Fitness Tips and Inspiration with Josef Gloor |
| 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | MTV's hit show "I Used To be Fat"- Joey Gloor, personal trainer, at WIU!!! Oct.2-4 |
| 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) Classes will be Tuesdays in October. |
| 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Banned and Determined |
Wednesday, October 3
| All Day | Solo Shows: Laura Tanner Graham and Tyanna Buie |
| 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Disney College Program [Apply Now Event!] |
| 8:30 AM - 2:00 PM | Josef Gloor Fitness and Health tips |
| 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM | State Employee Flu Shot Clinic |
| 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Foodie Event: Comida Latina - "Cuban Torta" |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Listening Party with Chuck Malone |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Agraphia Groups |
| 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM | French Conversation Hour |
| 3:30 PM | Networking Online |
| 3:30 PM | Women's Soccer v Drake |
| 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM | Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) Meeting |
| 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM | International Human Trafficking: Lessons Learned in Law Enforcement with Dr. Vladimir Sergevnin |
| 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Campus Recreation's Healthy Summer Celebration |
| 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Film Studies Club meeting and screening of The Elephant Man |
| 7:30 PM | Faculty Chamber Music Series Concert I featuring resident faculty quintet - The Hopper Jazztet |
| 8:00 PM | Gathering to Watch the U.S. Presidential Debate |
Thursday, October 4
| All Day | Solo Shows: Laura Tanner Graham and Tyanna Buie |
| 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Using the Desire2Learn Learning Object Repository |
| 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Josef Gloor; The Transformative Power of Fitness |
| 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM | The New Western Online: Getting Started in Desire2Learn |
| 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Western After Hours -Countryside, IL (near LaGrange) |
| 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Japanese Movie Night |
| 7:00 PM | Europa Europa |
| 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Making Music with Computers and Wii Remotes |
Friday, October 5
Saturday, October 6
| All Day | Solo Shows: Laura Tanner Graham and Tyanna Buie |
| 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM | Fall Leadership Conference |
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Men's Soccer v IPFW |
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Swimming/Diving v St. Louis |
| 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Corn Maze |
| 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Volleyball v IUPUI |
| 7:30 PM | Western Illinois University 2012 Piano Festival featuring Alan Chow, guest artist - Competition, Performance and Masterclass - October 6 & 7 |
| 7:45 PM | Horn Field Flashlight Corn Maze with Campus Recreation Outdoor Pursuits |
| 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Corn Maze Flashlight Night |
Sunday, October 7
| All Day | Solo Shows: Laura Tanner Graham and Tyanna Buie |
| 1:00 PM | Softball v Kirkwood CC |
| 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Corn Maze |
| 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | The BFA Musical Theatre Showcase Benefit Concert Maughan and Dorothy McMurdie Scholarship |
| 7:30 PM | Concert Choir Fall Concert - Heather Zosel, director |
Monday, October 8
| All Day | Solo Shows: Laura Tanner Graham and Tyanna Buie |
| 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM | Discover Western Open House Program |
| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Social Network Analysis |
| 3:00 PM - 11:00 PM | Big Pink Volleyball Tournament begins today! |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Spanish Tertulias |
Tuesday, October 9
| All Day | Solo Shows: Laura Tanner Graham and Tyanna Buie |
| 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Using Rubrics in Desire2Learn |
| 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Winter is Coming Brace Yourselves Free Flu Shots |
| 11:00 AM | Resumes 201: Advancing Your Resume |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Embedding Videos and Creating Live Classroom Presentations |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | International Health Care Systems Interest Meeting |
| 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | American Factfinder 2 |
| 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Getting Started with the iPad |
| 3:00 PM - 11:00 PM | Big Pink Volleyball Tournament continues! |
| 3:15 PM | WISE Spain Study Abroad Interest Meeting |
| 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Mock Presidential Debate: Economic Issues of 2012 |
| 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Lead Series Presentation- Utilizing Your Core Values |
| 7:30 PM | Katie Armiger |
Wednesday, October 10
| All Day | Solo Shows: Laura Tanner Graham and Tyanna Buie |
| 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Winter is Coming Brace Yourselves Free Flu Shots |
| 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | QC Riverfront Campus - Using Assessments in Desire2Learn |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Jude Kiah on Bookstore and Go West |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Best Practices for Commenting on and Assessing Writing |
| 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM | French Conversation Hour |
| 3:00 PM - 11:00 PM | Big Pink Volleyball Tournament is in full swing! |
| 3:30 PM | Maximizing Your WIU Experience |
| 3:30 PM | Study Abroad Information Meeting |
| 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM | Question & Answer session, Case Writer-in-Residence David Gessner |
| 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM | Winter Is Coming Brace Yourselves Free Flu Shot |
| 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Identifying and Helping Victims of Human Trafficking with Rachel Ostergaard of the STOP-IT Initiative Against Human Trafficking |
| 7:00 PM | NAACP Domestic Violence Awareness |
| 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM | DREAM Act Summit |
Thursday, October 11
| All Day | Solo Shows: Laura Tanner Graham and Tyanna Buie |
| 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Winter is Coming Brace Yourselves Free Flu Shots |
| 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM | Coffee, Culture, and Conversation-Discussion Topic: "Independence and Adulthood" |
| 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM | The New Western Online: Building Your Course with the Content Tool in D2L |
| 3:00 PM - 11:00 PM | Big Pink Volleyball Tournament championship play tonight! |
| 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Charleston Alumni & Friends Social |
| 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Japanese Movie Night |
| 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Public Reading, Case Writer-in-Residence David Gessner |
| 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Fred Ewing Case & Lola Case Austin Writer-in-Residence, Author David Gessner |
| 7:30 PM | Concert Band Concert - Matt Thomas, director |
Friday, October 12
Saturday, October 13
| All Day | Solo Shows: Laura Tanner Graham and Tyanna Buie |
| 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Corn Maze |
| 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Charlotte Area Alumni & Friends Social |
| 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Corn Maze Flashlight Night |
Sunday, October 14
| All Day | Last day for 50% refund/credit for total university withdrawal |
| All Day | Solo Shows: Laura Tanner Graham and Tyanna Buie |
| 9:00 AM | Women's Golf WIU Autumn Invitational |
| 1:00 PM | Corn Maze |
| 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Atlanta Alumni & Friends Event |
Monday, October 15
| All Day | CBT CAREER DAYS |
| All Day | Early warning grades due online at 4:30 p.m. |
| All Day | Second 8-week session begins |
| All Day | Solo Shows: Laura Tanner Graham and Tyanna Buie |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Spanish Tertulias |
| 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | National Latino AIDS Awareness Month Event: AIDS en el Barrio |
| 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM | Arun Gandhi - WIU Theme Speakers Series: War and Peace: From Personal Conflict to Global Resolution |
Tuesday, October 16
| All Day | Early warning grades emailed to students and available on STARS |
| All Day | Solo Shows: Laura Tanner Graham and Tyanna Buie |
| 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Strategies for Creating a Positive CODEC Classroom Experience |
| 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Building Your Network |
| 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM | Arun Gandhi - WIU Theme Speakers Series: War and Peace: From Personal Conflict to Global Resolution |
| 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Managing Course Content with the iPad |
| 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | School of Music Student Showcase I |
| 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | Study Abroad Information Meeting |
| 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Winter Is Coming Brace Yourselves Free Flu Shot |
| 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM | University Theatre: On The Open Road |
Wednesday, October 17
Thursday, October 18
| All Day | Solo Shows: Laura Tanner Graham and Tyanna Buie |
| 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM | The New Western Online: Mastering the D2L Grade Book |
| 3:30 PM | Galapagos Island Ecology Study Abroad Interest Meeting |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Q&A with Bruce Littlefield |
| 5:00 PM | Study Abroad in Italy! |
| 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Winter Is Coming Brace Yourselves Free Flu Shot |
| 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Carthage Alumni & Friends Event |
| 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Japanese Movie Night |
| 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Take Back the Night Rally to end power-based interpersonal violence Moved indoors to Sherman Hall 3rd Floor Auditorium |
| 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM | Tim Augustine - "You Can Succeed Faster" |
| 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM | Bruce Littlefield, "Arming Yourself for a Winning Career." Fall speaker for Sigma Tau Delta (English Honor Society). |
| 7:30 PM | University Theatre: On The Open Road |
Friday, October 19
| All Day | Undergraduate incompletes due in Registrar's Office |
| All Day | Graduation applications due for all students who wish to have their name in the commencement programs |
| All Day | Solo Shows: Laura Tanner Graham and Tyanna Buie |
| 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM | Journalism Day 2012 |
| 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Using the iPad for Managing the Classroom |
| 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | American Factfinder 2 |
| 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Journalism Day Keynote, Chris Ward: "From comic books to radio: Following the journalism career path in the 21st Century" |
| 1:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Exploring NASA |
| 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Women's Soccer v Nebraska-Omaha |
| 7:00 PM | New Zealand and Global Hospitality Study Abroad Course Interest Meeting |
| 7:00 PM | Volleyball v South Dakota State |
| 7:30 PM | University Theatre: On The Open Road |
| 7:30 PM | Wind Ensemble Concert "Band Dancing" - Mike Fansler, director |
Saturday, October 20
| All Day | Solo Shows: Laura Tanner Graham and Tyanna Buie |
| 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Performing Arts Society BEERFEST 2012 |
| 1:00 PM | Faculty Recital: Rick Kurasz, percussion and Bruce Briney, trumpet |
| 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Corn Maze |
| 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Dad's Weekend Open High Ropes Course |
| 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM | Dad's Weekend Basketball Skills Challenge at the Spencer Student Recreation Center |
| 2:00 PM | Dad's Weekend Veterans Club Baggo Tournament |
| 6:00 PM | Leatherneck Football v Indiana State |
| 7:00 PM | Volleyball v North Dakota State |
| 7:30 PM | University Theatre: On The Open Road |
| 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Corn Maze Flashlight Night |
Sunday, October 21
Monday, October 22
| All Day | Solo Shows: Laura Tanner Graham and Tyanna Buie |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | How to Review an Article |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Spanish Tertulias |
Tuesday, October 23
| All Day | Solo Shows: Laura Tanner Graham and Tyanna Buie |
| 11:00 AM | Career Fair Preparation |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | QC Riverfront Campus - Mastering the D2L Grade Book |
| 2:00 PM | School of Music Student Showcase II |
| 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | AppStock (like Woodstock but with IPad Apps (well, Two Only Cool Apps but Still...) |
| 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | FYE Informational Session |
| 3:00 PM | Men's Soccer v Bradley |
| 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Open Access Panel Discussion |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Worldview Competency: Critical to Global Peace |
| 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Footsoldiering for Peace: From Martin Luther King to Nelson Mandela and Samora Machel |
| 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Prexy Nesbitt - WIU Theme Speakers Series: War and Peace: From Personal Conflict to Global Resolution |
| 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Prexy Nesbitt, "Footsoldiering for Peace: From Martin Luther King, Jr. to Nelson Mandela and Samora Machel" |
Wednesday, October 24
| All Day | Solo Shows: Laura Tanner Graham and Tyanna Buie |
| 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM | Celebrating Disability Culture Day |
| 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM | Pie Your Professor Fundraiser |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Police Use of Force |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Keep 'Em Coming |
| 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Western Connect: Suicide Prevention Training Program |
| 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM | French Conversation Hour |
| 3:30 PM | Study Abroad Information Meeting |
| 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM | Annual Wayne N. Thompson Faculty Lecture: Dr. Ilon Lauer |
| 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Houston Alumni & Friends Social |
| 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Visiting Artist Bryan Czibesz Public Lecture |
| 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Disney College Program [Apply Now Event] |
| 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Through a Lens Naturally |
| 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Film Studies Club meeting and screening of Eyes Without a Face |
| 7:30 PM | WIU Percussion Ensemble Concert - Rick Kurasz & Kevin Nichols, directors |
Thursday, October 25
| All Day | Solo Shows: Laura Tanner Graham and Tyanna Buie |
| 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM | English & Journalism Executive Committee Meeting |
| 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | ePortfolios for Students |
| 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM | Student Affairs 101 Conference |
| 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Teaching for Writing Transfer in the Major |
| 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM | Fundraiser: Pie Your Professor |
| 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | The New Western Online: Putting It All Together |
| 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM | Coffee, Culture, and Conversation- Discussion Topic: "Reasons To Celebrate" |
| 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Atrium Society Recognition Ceremony |
| 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Lead Series- Working with the Middle Tier, Travis Greenlee & Amanda Gilbert |
| 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | San Antonio Alumni & Friends Wine Tasting |
| 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Japanese Movie Night |
| 7:00 PM | Hilary Corna; One White Face |
| 7:30 PM | Faculty Recital: Moisés Molina, cello & Minjung Seo, piano |
| 8:00 PM - 12:00 PM | Haunted Higgins |
Friday, October 26
| 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM | Secretary of State Mobile Services |
| 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM | UUB: Special Event, Paintball |
| 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | Western Organization for Women Board Meeting |
| 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Department of Psychology Colloquium Series: "An Amygdala--Prefrontal System for Attentional Bias to Subliminal Threat" |
| 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Austin Alumni & Friends Social |
| 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Halloween Party organized by International Friendship and Center for International Studies |
| 8:00 PM - 12:00 PM | Haunted Higgins |
Saturday, October 27
| All Day | Make A Difference Day |
| 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM | Discover Western Open House Program |
| 1:00 PM | Senior Recital: Therese Pircon, soprano |
| 1:00 PM | Men's Soccer v Oral Roberts |
| 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Corn Maze |
| 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Dallas Alumni & Friends Social |
| 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | The Rocky Horror Picture Show |
| 7:30 PM | Student Vocal Recital: Josiah Ulm, tenor |
| 8:00 PM - 12:00 PM | Haunted Higgins |
| 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Corn Maze Flashlight Night |
Sunday, October 28
| All Day | Last day to make a total University withdrawal |
| All Day | Last day for 30% refund/credit for total university withdrawal |
| All Day | Last day to drop regular 16-week course |
| 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Corn Maze |
| 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM | Black Student Association Halloween Bowling Party |
| 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Fort Worth Alumni & Friends Social |
Monday, October 29
| 7:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Department of Dietetics, Fashion Merchandising, and Hospitality (DFMH) Ambassadors Honor Flight Breakfast |
| 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Tri-States Audio Information Services 2012 Silent Auction |
| 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Tri-States Audio Information Services Annual Auction |
| 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Tuberculosis Skin Testing |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | NVivo 10 Webinar: Best practices Using NVivo 10 with Qualitative and Mixed Methods Data |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Western Organization for Women Presents... Rebekah Buchanan |
| 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Deconstructing the NSF Application |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Spanish Tertulias |
| 6:30 PM | Annual WIU Symphony Orchestra Halloween Concert - Richard Hughey, director |
| 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Safe Trick-or-Treating |
Tuesday, October 30
| All Day | Art Student Grant Talent Awards |
| 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM | Blood Pressure, Blood Glucose,and body Composition Readings at Simpkins Hall--Free of Charge! |
| 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Tri-States Audio Information Services Annual Auction |
| 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Western Illinois University Fall Career Fair & Graduate Program Expo |
| 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM | 2012 Presidential Election: Three WIU Historians Provide a Perspective |
| 2:00 PM | Opera Workshop Scenes Performance - Angela Hand, director |
| 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | The New Western Online: Getting Started in Desire2Learn |
| 3:30 PM | Study Abroad Information Meeting |
| 7:00 PM | "Paths of Glory" |
| 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM | Politics in 2012: The Importance of Voting to Sustain our Democracy |
| 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Film: "Paths of Glory" (1957) - Open to the Public; An FYE Co-Curricular |
| 7:30 PM | WIU Clarinet Studio Recital - studio of Eric Ginsberg |
Wednesday, October 31
| All Day | Art Student Grant Talent Awards |
| 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM | Blood Pressure, Blood Glucose,and body Composition Readings at Malpass Library--Free of Charge! |
| 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Tri-States Audio Information Services Annual Auction |
| 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Using the Desire2Learn Learning Object Repository |
| 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Tuberculosis Skin Testing |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Graphic Novels and Sexuality |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Agraphia Groups |
| 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Getting Started with the iPad |
| 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM | French Conversation Hour |
| 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM | Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) Meeting |
| 7:00 PM | NAACP Know Your Rights |
| 7:30 PM | Faculty Recital: Eric Ginsberg, clarinet and Jeffrey Brown, piano |
| 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Haunted Corn Maze |
