July 15, 2025

News for and about the Illinois Wesleyan community

Published biweekly during the summer months

Campus News

Enduring Partnership with Technos College in Tokyo Broadens Horizons for Titans

For more than 30 years, Illinois Wesleyan students and faculty have strengthened cultural understanding through the university’s partnership with Technos International College in Tokyo, Japan — honoring students' international engagement and providing travel opportunities. 

Music Prep Programs Offer Private Lessons for Young Musicians

Young musicians can hone their skills through individualized lessons with Illinois Wesleyan University’s School of Music faculty as part of the 2025-26 Preparatory Programs. The registration deadline is Aug. 4, 2025, for lessons in piano, string, woodwind and brass instruments.

Titan Athletics

For the first time in program history, the Illinois Wesleyan University men's golf team saw three Titans earn First Team Academic All-America status from College Sports Communicators — seniors Quinn Clifford and Griffin Pohl along with junior Juney Bai.

Titans in the News

The Pantagraph

 

Nic Showalter '83 speaks of the values of Bloomington-Normal as he has returned to the community to serve as the new pastor of Bloomington Wesley United Methodist Church.

Iroquois County's Times-Republic



Lt. Cmdr. Kylen Lemenager '10 is one of more than 60 sailors celebrating America’s 249 years of independence while serving aboard USS Constitution, the Navy’s oldest commissioned warship.

The Pantagraph

 

Composer and director David Getz '12 recently presented his original production of Ruth: The Musical, a show he first imagined during his senior year at IWU.

 

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Campus Events

 

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Kudos

Registered nurse by day and musician by night, Frank Stankowicz '16 has advanced to the quarterfinals of America's Top Hitmaker as rapper StankNasty.

 

"The Drift" by Jac Jemc '05 was published in the summer edition of "Ploughshares," an award-winning journal of new writing published by Emerson College in Boston.

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Campus Weekly is an electronic newsletter from Illinois Wesleyan's Office of Communications, edited by Julia Perez, assistant director of communications. To submit items of interest, email webedit@iwu.edu.