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Face to face with Mississippi Bend Players
For new producing artistic director Jackie McCall ¡¯98, the magic of live theatre is the artist-audience connection.

Dr. Yusef Salaam to keynote celebration of 1969 Black Power Symposium
When Dr. Yusef Salaam takes the stage on March 7, it will not be the first time a sold-out crowd comes to Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø to hear about justice and civil rights.

Scholar-athletes thrive at Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø
45 faculty members serve in a program that ensures every athletic team on campus has a faculty mentor.
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø music students shine at convention
Follow the music students of Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø as they attend the annual winter conference of the Illinois Music Educators Association in Peoria.

A future zookeeper, dentist and researcher walk into a Reading/Writing Center...
What these students learned as tutors is helping them in their varied careers.
Class Notes
Alumni share their news and photos!

They wanted a Womanist dictionary. So they wrote it.
Two students from Vietnam saw how they could explain Womanism to a broader audience.

One of 'Exonerated Five' to speak March 7
One of the "Central Park Five" men exonerated of a rape in 1989 in New York City¡¯s Central Park will visit Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø on March 7 to speak about the justice system.

Akvavit Theater performing Feb. 20
Akvavit Theatre of Chicago will perform staged readings from two plays Feb. 20 at Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø. The company focuses on Nordic and Scandinavian works.
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø joins initiative to make transferring easier
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø is participating in a transfer agreement which makes it easier for Illinois undergrads to transfer from one college or university in Illinois to another.

Poust ¡¯06 makes dinosaur headlines
Dr. Ashley Poust '06 made worldwide headlines for contributing to the discovery of a new species of feathered dinosaur in China.
Data analytics + the liberal arts = good business intelligence
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø¡¯s timely new major and minor extend from time-honored academic programs.

Olson '79 on launching a successful career
In a special session for parents, consultant Shelby Olson '79 gives advice on how to launch a career.

Chronicler of woman's border struggle to speak Feb. 20
The author of a book about a deported woman who struggles to return to the U.S. and to her son will speak at Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Feb. 20.

Groundbreaking a capella group to perform Feb. 11
A groundbreaking vocal group from Sweden will perform at Å·ÖÞ±ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Feb. 11. (This event is sold out.)