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Table Used by Former WIU Presidents Donated to University by Two Local Attorneys

June 21, 2018
Macomb attorney Alison Vawter and Judge Kent Slater recently donated a mahogany table to WIU, which was believed to have been in the offices of the University's earliest presidents.

An 1890s Empire-style table, which once sat in the Western Illinois University office of Frank A. Beu, the University's fourth president, is back on campus thanks to the generous donation of two members of Macomb's legal community. Read more.

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July 1 Deadline Approaching to be part of WIU Alumni Plaza Bricks

June 20, 2018

With more than 325 donors already committing to the Western Illinois University Alumni Plaza, the deadline is approaching to be a part of the initial plaza unveiling. Read more.

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WIU Hosts CSI Summer Youth Camp

June 20, 2018
Students participating in a group activity at the 2017 CSI Summer Youth Camp.

Western Illinois University is taking its core values of educational opportunity and personal growth out into the community with Summer Youth Enrichment Camps for grade school, junior high school and high school students. Sponsored by the WIU Office of Study Abroad and Outreach, a variety of youth camps will be held this summer, including CSI: Crime Scene Investigations, for grades 10 and up, Sunday-Thursday, June 24-28, presented by faculty from WIU's School of Law Enforcement and Justice Administration (LEJA). Read more.

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Downtown Sculpture Project Features Two Works by WIU Alumnus

June 19, 2018
WIU alumnus V. Skip Willits, of Camanche, IA, created two of the 11 pieces in the third installment of the public art project on display in and around Macomb's downtown.

With the placement of the sculptures in the third edition of a public art project in and around downtown Macomb, come two pieces completed by WIU alumnus V. Skip Willits, of Camanche, IA. Read more.

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Emerald Ash Borer Treatment Continues on WIU-Macomb Campus

June 18, 2018

Since its discovery in Michigan in 2002, the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) has killed hundreds of millions of ash trees in North America. The EAB was confirmed in Macomb during Spring 2018, so to mitigate potential damage to the trees on Western Illinois University's campus, Western's landscape maintenance personnel will continue treatments of Ash trees this summer. Read more.

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Pendarvis Named Director of Donor Relations

June 18, 2018

Abbie Pendarvis, associate director of the Monmouth (College) Fund, has been named the director of donor relations at WIU, effective July 1. Pendarvis replaces Amanda Shoemaker who has accepted a position at the University of Iowa. Read more.

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Wingerter Named CBT Director of Development

June 18, 2018

Jeremy Wingerter, director of development at the University of Southern California (USC) Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, has been named director of development for the Western Illinois University College of Business and Technology, effective July 1. Read more.

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Corbin and Olson Halls, University Union: Cooling Centers

June 18, 2018

Due to the extreme summer temperatures and high humidity affecting the region, two of Western Illinois University's residence halls and the University Union are designated as cooling centers for area residents. 





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General Counsel Search Update

June 18, 2018

Two additional candidates for the position of general counsel/University attorney at Western Illinois University will interview Monday-Tuesday, June 18-19 and Thursday-Friday, June 21-22. Read more.

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WIU Professor Named Vice President of National Council for Black Studies

June 15, 2018
Professor Alphonso Simpson, Jr.

Western Illinois University Professor Alphonso Simpson, Jr. was recently elected vice president of the National Council for Black Studies. Read more.

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Illinois SBDC at WIU-QC Minority Empowerment Grant Awards

June 15, 2018

The Western Illinois University-Quad Cites Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at recently hosted the Minority Empowerment Equipment Grant award ceremonies to recognize 14 Quad Cities-area minority owned small businesses. Read more.

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