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#WIUStandsByYou

July 2, 2020
Melody A. Betts MFA'09

On behalf of the Western Illinois University Alumni Association and the WIU community, we stand by all of our Black, alumni, friends, students and staff. Thank you to the remarkable Melody Betts '09 for her collaboration, her message and allowing us to share. Read more.

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WIU Partners with Macomb Business to Provide Face Coverings for Fall 2020 Semester

July 1, 2020

In the spirit of a community working together, one Macomb business is producing 1,000 cloth face coverings to be distributed across the Western Illinois University campus as the University prepares to open for the Fall 2020 semester. Read more.

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Margene Weiss Obituary

June 30, 2020

Western Illinois University Professor Emerita Margene Weiss, of Macomb, passed away Sunday, June 28, in Macomb. Read more.

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Charles E. Becker Obituary

June 29, 2020

Retired Western Illinois University assistant grounds gardener Charles E. Becker, of Macomb, passed away Friday, June 26. Read more.

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WIU School of Ag Participates in Soil Bucket Program for Third Year

June 29, 2020

For the third year in a row, the Western Illinois University School of Agriculture is partnering with the Illinois Corn Marketing Board (ICMB) to provide programming for high school agriculture classes across the state. Read more.

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WIU New Student Virtual Orientation Session Scheduled for July 15

June 29, 2020

Western Illinois University's virtual summer orientation experiences are underway, and will continue throughout June. Read more.

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WIU Virtual Tour

June 29, 2020

Join Delilah, Nimit and Liz as they take you through a virtual tour of Western Illinois University's main campus. Learn more about WIU at http://wiu.edu/. Read more.

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WIU LEJA Professors Study the Effects of COVID-19 on Police Departments

June 25, 2020

Globally, over 9 million people have contracted COVID-19 and more than 470,000 people have perished, including more than 118,000 deaths in the United States. COVID-19 has had various negative effects worldwide across industries, governments, non-governmental organizations, and non-profit entities, among others. As the lethality and corrosiveness of the COVID-19 expanded in the United States, two Western Illinois University professors, Dean C. Alexander and Niyazi Ekici, of the School of Law Enforcement and Justice Administration (LEJA), began a research project to gauge the impact of this pandemic on law enforcement agencies in this country. Read more.

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