Alumni Provide Leadership in COVID-19 Global Response
In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic, hundreds of Illinois Wesleyan alumni - doctors, nurses, first responders, community and industry leaders, and countless others - are at the front lines of the international health crisis.
IWU to Finish Semester Online
Illinois Wesleyan will extend plans for remote instruction until the end of the semester and for May Term, in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 Case with Connection to IWU Community
A person has tested positive for COVID-19 with connections to IWU. The individual is not an Illinois Wesleyan student, faculty or staff member, and they have not visited our campus recently.
IWU Employees Urged to Work From Home If Possible
President S. Georgia Nugent is asking as many Illinois Wesleyan employees as possible to work from home beginning Tuesday, March 17, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Spring Break Extended in Global COVID-19 Response
Illinois Wesleyan will extend Spring Break in a commitment toward mitigating the potential spread of the coronavirus, to proactively safeguard the health of our community.
Lehr Discovers New Lizard Genus in Peruvian Andes
A new genus of lizard - Wilsonosaura - is Professor of Biology Edgar Lehr's most recent discovery through a National Geographic grant to explore the amphibian and reptile diversity of the Pui Pui Protected Forest in central Peru.
Illinois Wesleyan Announces Fall 2019 Dean's List
Illinois Wesleyan University's Dean's List for the fall semester of the 2019-20 academic year consisted of 667 students from 27 states and 16 countries.
Letko '19 Chosen as First Ambassador in Asia for DK Eyewitness Books
After five months living and working in Tokyo, Japan, Illinois Wesleyan University alumna Payton Letko '19 was chosen as the first overseas ambassador in Asia for DK Eyewitness, a global publishing company.
French Honored in First Class of American Astronomical Society Fellows
Illinois Wesleyan Professor of Physics Linda French has been named to the inaugural class of American Astronomical Society Fellows in recognition of her contributions toward enhancing and sharing humanity's scientific understanding of the universe.
Students Develop Recycling Robot at MakeHarvard
A trash recycling robot named GARI was recently developed by a team of Illinois Wesleyan students during MakeHarvard, a 24-hour engineering make-a-thon hosted by Harvard Univers...