MACOMB/MOLINE, IL — The Western Illinois University Foundation, and the Office of Sponsored Projects have awarded eight stipends to WIU faculty for Summer 2023. The grants, which amount to almost $26,000, provide opportunities for faculty to engage in projects leading to the professional advancement of the proposal writer, and the enhancement of WIU in the areas of teaching, research and creative activity. “As part of our mission to promote and support scholarly activity, the Office of Sponsored Projects is honored to be engaged with the WIU Foundation in supporting the Summer Stipend... Read More

The Western Illinois University Department of Art and Design will host its holiday art sale from 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Monday–Wednesday, Dec. 12-14, in the University Union Brattain Lounge. The event will feature original artworks, including ceramics, prints, jewelry, photography and more. A portion of the proceeds from the sale provide financial support for WIU Art and Design students. For more information about the sale, contact the WIU Art and Design office at (309) 298-1549, or email art@wiu.edu.  Read More

Western Illinois University was recently awarded a grant of $136,919 from Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust to equip and expand science laboratories on the Quad Cities campus. “We have known for some time that there is an unmet demand in the Quad Cities area for affordable, high-quality, STEM-focused programs that will provide the sort of skilled labor that area businesses are seeking,” said College of Arts and Sciences Assistant Dean Jim Rabchuk. “We are so excited that the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust has offered this support to expand WIU-QC’s ability to provide STEM-related course offerings... Read More

Western Illinois University graduate students from the School Psychology program met recently to prepare for potential internship positions, beginning in 2023. Graduate students from the Specialist in School Psychology program meet annually with district psychologists and administrators to discuss internship, graduate assistantship and practicum opportunities. Since the start of the pandemic, student-faculty meet-and-greets were forced to shift from an in-person format to virtual meetings. This year, students were able to attend a hybrid meet-and-greet with district partners, joining both in person... Read More

A variety of holiday events at Malpass Library will be held Thursday, Dec. 1. A performance by the Western Illinois University Singers runs from noon-12:30 p.m. in the Garden Lounge, followed by the lighting of the Malpass Holiday Tree at 12:35 p.m. in the first floor atrium. A performance by Combo 1, a WIU jazz ensemble under the direction of George Turner, will be held from 12:45-1:15 p.m., also in the first floor atrium. “The basic idea of holidays is based on our civilizations,” said Dean of Libraries Hector Maymi-Sugranes. “Every civilization and culture creates its holidays... Read More

Western Illinois University will host higher education scholar Professor Terrell Lamont Strayhorn from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29, in the Multicultural Center Multipurpose Room. Strayhorn, a professor of higher education at Illinois State University, will deliver “Creating Campus Conditions for Belonging: From Research to Practice.” The event is open free to the campus community. Strayhorn is considered a national expert of college students’ sense of belonging, as well as psychology and the academic study of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. He was named one of... Read More

MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – – The Western Illinois University-Quad Cities Student Honors Association will host Physics and Mathematics alumnus Michael Baxa to speak on “The Importance of Protein Dynamics: From Folding to Function and Everything in Between” at 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5 in Riverfront Hall, room 212. Baxa graduated from WIU with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics and Mathematics in 2002 and went on to complete his Ph.D. in Physics in 2009 and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2010. Since then, Baxa has been working as a... Read More

MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – – Western Illinois University was recently awarded a grant of $136,919 from Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust to equip and expand science laboratories on the Quad Cities campus. “We have known for some time that there is an unmet demand in the Quad Cities area for affordable, high-quality, STEM-focused programs that will provide the sort of skilled labor that area businesses are seeking,” said College of Arts and Sciences Assistant Dean Jim Rabchuk. “We are so excited that the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust has offered this support to expand WIU-QC’s... Read More

The Western Illinois University Department of Art and Design Talent Grant and Tuition Waiver Exhibition opens Wednesday, Nov. 16 in the University Art Gallery. The exhibit, which highlights the work of WIU art students, runs through Friday, Dec. 9. A reception for the artists will be held from 4:30-6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29. Exhibiting artists include art majors: senior Kaylee Agans, of Macomb; junior Rivers Ashton, of Lincolnton, NC; senior Alex Bassen, of Pekin, IL; junior Molly Borth, of Towanda, IL; senior Teresa Chaidez, of Beardstown, IL; senior Yahzyah Crutcher-Hanna, of Chicago; junior Claire... Read More

Nearly 40 percent of Western Illinois University’s newest freshman class is composed of First Generation students. As part of the University’s overall retention and recruitment initiatives, Western’s First Generation Society (W1GS) provides these students with the resources and tools to be successful in college. Today (Nov. 8) is National First Generation College Celebration Day, which also honors the anniversary of the signing of the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965. Much like other hallmark legislation of the 1960s, the HEA was created to level the playing field for individuals... Read More