Ashley Katz, interim director of the University Union at Western Illinois University, has been named the director of the Union, effective July 1. Katz has served as interim director of the University Union at WIU since January 2020, and has also served as assistant director of the Union since April 2015 and as the facilities manager for the building from May 2011-April 2015. She has also served as a member of the COVID-19 response team since March 2020, coordinating the University’s event guidelines and protocols. She began working at WIU in July 2009 as a space administrator 1 in Scheduling... Read More

Two candidates for director of the Western Illinois University Union will interview on campus Thursday-Friday, June 3-4 and Tuesday-Wednesday, June 8-9. Candidates include Ashley Katz, interim director of the University Union at WIU, June 3-4, and Brent Freeman, senior associate director of Nebraska Unions at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, June 8-9. Virtual open sessions for faculty, staff and students will be held with each candidate from 1:15-2 p.m. June 4 (Katz) and from 1:45-2:30 p.m. June 9 (Freeman). Individuals interested in participating in the open sessions must register in advance... Read More