MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – – Western Illinois University will celebrate Military Appreciation Month throughout the month of May. Part of the celebration will include launching a military spouse appreciation scholarship campaign to run through mid-June. A series of military holidays will be celebrated throughout May, including Military Spouse Appreciation Day (May 6), Armed Forces Day (May 21) and Memorial Day (May 30). Today (May 6), WIU is debuting the Supporting Those Who Support Those Who Serve scholarship in honor of military spouse appreciation. As a military-friendly institution, Western... Read More

Western Illinois University’s School of Music Opera Theatre (WIUOT) will present the United States premiere of the opera, “The Magic Sorcerer,” at 7:30 p.m., Friday-Saturday, May 6-7 in Hainline Theatre. Originally titled “Le Dernier Sorcier,” the WIUOT will present a new English adaptation of the French opera, by Pauline Viardot, and created especially for the WIUOT, by Kathleen Kelly. A chamber opera in two acts composed for piano, solo voices and chorus, “The Magic Sorcerer” (1867) tells the story of Krakamiche, a once powerful sorcerer whose presence... Read More

Western Illinois University Facilities Management Office Manager Sheila Paul has been named the Al and Elaine Goldfarb Civil Service Employee of the Month for April 2022. Paul began working at WIU in June 2014, as a chief clerk in the University Bookstore. Between 2016-2017, she served as a chief clerk in the WIU Department of Kinesiology, the University Bookstore and the WIU Development Office. In 2018, she was reclassified by audit to staff clerk in the Development office and in April 2019, she became a staff clerk for Facilities Management-Vending Concessions and Transportation Services. In... Read More

Each year, the Western Illinois University Multicultural Center (MCC) hosts identity graduation celebrations, which highlight the uniqueness of underrepresented students’ experiences and celebrate the accomplishments and success of each graduate, while embracing their cultural and familial context. The ceremonies will honor graduates from Casa Latina, the LGBTQ*A community and the Gwendolyn Brooks Cultural Center (GBCC). The Casa Latina Cultural Center Recognition Banquet was held Friday, April 22. The GBCC event will be held Thursday, April 28, and will feature special keynote speaker Cook... Read More

MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – – The Western Illinois University School of Management and Marketing, in the College of Business and Technology, will introduce a new Sustainable Business minor to be offered on the Macomb and Quad Cities campuses for Fall 2022. This minor provides a new opportunity for students to focus their degree during their academic career. “This new minor demonstrates our promise to continue to enhance education and the growing needs of our students within this field,” said School of Management and Marketing Professor Gordon Rands. WIU’s Sustainable Business... Read More

Western Illinois University Facilities Management Office Manager Sheila Paul has been named the Al and Elaine Goldfarb Civil Service Employee of the Month for April 2022. Paul began working at WIU in June 2014, as a chief clerk in the University Bookstore. Between 2016-2017, she served as a chief clerk in the WIU Department of Kinesiology, the University Bookstore and the WIU Development Office. In 2018, she was reclassified by audit to staff clerk in the Development office and in April 2019, she became a staff clerk for Facilities Management-Vending Concessions and Transportation Services. In... Read More

MACOMB/MOLINE, IL — Katrina Daytner, associate dean of the Western Illinois University College of Education and Human Services (COEHS), been appointed interim dean of the college, effective June 1. COEHS Dean Francis Godwyll, who has served as dean since July 2020, has been named the education dean at Illinois State University. Daytner previously served as interim dean of the college from 2018-2020, and has been the associate dean since July 2015, after serving as the interim associate dean for one year. She joined Western’s faculty in 2001 as an assistant professor in the educational... Read More

The Rotaract Club at Western Illinois University will co-sponsor a bowling competition, “Bowlio for Polio” from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, April. 24 at Diggers College Bowl in Macomb to raise money and awareness for polio eradication efforts. Polio is a life-threatening disease that has largely been eradicated through vaccination. Vaccinations since the 1950’s have led to the eradication of some strains of polio, but the disease still exists in some areas. In some areas, the fight against Covid-19 actually contributed to a spike in the rates of polio. Jackie Miller, Youth Services Director... Read More

Dr. Reginald Spears will deliver the Minority Health Month keynote address at Western Illinois University at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 20, in Horrabin Hall, room 1. The address is titled “Improving Health Outcomes by Gaining Knowledge.” The event is open free to the public.      Read More

MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – Western Illinois University has always prided itself on being a transfer-friendly institution, with incentives and processes in place to make the transfer process from community and other colleges to WIU as smooth and seamless as possible. As over 1,000 students are affected with the May 13 closure of Lincoln College, WIU is providing resources and incentives to ensure Lincoln College students can continue their educational journey. The Office of Undergraduate Admissions is providing transfer credit evaluations to any Lincoln College student who applies to WIU, and will accept... Read More