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Brodie Westen Obituary

July 30, 2021

Services for former Western Illinois University football coach Brodie C. Westen will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 3, at the Wesley United Methodist Church in Macomb. Read more.

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WIU Human Resources Student Chapters Receive Prestigious Awards from SHRM

July 30, 2021

Western Illinois University's Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) student chapters on the Macomb and Quad Cities campuses both received a 2020-21 Super Merit Award designation from the national chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) for providing superior growth and development opportunities to student chapter members. Read more.

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BOT Retreat Set for Aug. 2-3 at WIU-QC Campus

July 30, 2021

The Western Illinois University Board of Trustees will hold its annual board retreat Monday-Tuesday, Aug. 2-3 in Riverfront Hall Rooms 103/104 on the WIU-Quad Cities campus. The Board retreat will be live-streamed (audio livestream only) on WIU's YouTube Channel at youtube.com/user/WesternIllinoisU. Read more.

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President Huang Continues Inaugural Alumni & Friends Tour

July 28, 2021

Western Illinois University's 12th President Guiyou Huang will be hitting the road once again as part of his Inaugural Alumni & Friends Tour, this time heading to Moline, IL, and to Texas. Read more.

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WIU Mourns Death of Anthropology Faculty Member

July 28, 2021
Associate Professor Patricia Anderson

Western Illinois University Anthropology Associate Professor Patricia Anderson passed away Monday, July 26 in Macomb. Read more.

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Hare Named Deputy Director of Maintenance and Operations

July 27, 2021

Kirk Hare, Western Illinois University Facilities Management supervisor, has been named the deputy director of maintenance and operations. Read more.

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Faye E. Bunch Obituary

July 26, 2021

A celebration of life ceremony for retired Western Illinois University Financial Aid Adviser Faye E. Bunch, of Macomb, will be held from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 7 at the Wesley Village Community Center. Read more.

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WIU Dance Faculty Member Travels the Midwest to Watch Students' Summer Performances

July 26, 2021
WIU Dance Instructor Donald Laney with Theatre and Dance Chair Tammy Killian, left, and Associate Professor and Musical Theatre Director Lysa Fox, right.

nald Laney, investing in the professional lives and summer performances his students are involved in this year is a trait he learned as a young child. Read more.

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WIU President Selected for U.S. Army Golden Knights Tandem Jump Experience

July 26, 2021
Photo Courtesy of Golden Knights Website

On Aug. 11, Western Illinois University's 12th President Guiyou Huang will go where no other WIU president … and no other Illinois public university president … has gone before: out the door of an airplane with a member of the U.S. Army Golden Knights from an altitude of 13,000 feet. Read more.

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WIU Offers Financial Aid Appeals, Additional Financial Assistance

July 26, 2021

COVID-19 has created challenges for many college students and their families across the nation, and Western Illinois University is working to ease the financial stress that is affecting its students as a result of the pandemic. Read more.

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WIU Faculty Member Publishes Journal Article About Social Media Impact

July 22, 2021
WIU Associate Professor Christopher Carpenter

A Western Illinois University faculty member is part of a social media research study recently published in the journal of Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking. Read more.

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Last updated: Saturday 31st of July 2021 12:47:04 AM


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