UPCOMING 
Highlights of 
campus events
Oct. 17-19: Come on home to the Big Blue for Homecoming 2003! All alumni are welcome to attend, and reunion gatherings will be held for the following classes: 1938, 1943, 1948, 1953, 1958, 1963, 1968, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993 and 1998. Reunions for black alumni and the '77, '78 and '79 CCIW championship football teams will also be held.

To see the complete list of campus events, click here.  

Are you ready for 
some BASEBALL? 
Aug. 9: This year's Millikin Day at Busch Stadium will be held Saturday, Aug. 9, as the St. Louis Cardinals take on the Atlanta Braves at 12:20 p.m. All fans age 15 and under will receive a team poster featuring the 2003 Cardinals. Tickets are in Section 342 and cost $18 each. Call the Alumni Office toll free at 1-877-JMU-ALUM for reservations or drop an e-mail to alumnews@mail.millikin.edu

Aug. 17: Hold the date for Millikin Day at Wrigley Field as the Chicago Cubs take on the L.A. Dodgers at 1:20 p.m. Tickets are in Terrace Reserved Section 223 and cost $25 each. 

St. Louis-area events
Aug 10: Annual Family Picnic and New Student Send-Off Party. St. Louis area alumni, current students, and their families and friends are invited to "send off" new students who will enter Millikin this fall. Join us for a family picnic at 1 p.m. in Wood River, Ill., at Belk Park Golf Course Club House. Bring a dish to pass; tableware, meat and beverages will be provided. Call the Alumni Office toll free at 1-877-JMU-ALUM for info and reservations or drop an e-mail to alumnews@mail.millikin.edu

Chicago-area events
July 19: All alumni and friends are invited to Southside Summer Art Walk, an event featuring inspiring art, good food and old friends. A Featured is the exhibit, "Paintings from the Dunes," a collection of 50 pastel works by Marikay Peter Witlock ’73, our co-host for Art Walk. MORE

Aug. 3: Annual Family Picnic and New Student Send-Off Party, York Woods Forest Preserve in Oak Brook, Ill., York Road, 1-3 p.m. All alumni and friends welcome to attend. Bring a dish to pass; meat, beverages and tableware provided. Call the Alumni Office toll free at 1-877-JMU-ALUM for reservations by July 30 or drop an e-mail to alumnews@mail.millikin.edu

MORE on alumni events

Other important dates
You tell us the dates - 
All alumni actors, artists, singers, dancers and musicians are invited to let us know the dates and details of their upcoming engagements and we’ll promote them on the Millikin website. Drop a line to alumnews@mail.millikin.edu, or fax your performance schedule to 217-424-3755. Click here to see what's posted.

Hot links
Got the Big Blue Athletics website bookmarked yet? MORE. 

Alums Paul Potter ‘76 and Joel Chapman ’93 are featured in the latest issue of the biology department's newsletter. MORE

It's a little gem in the heart of campus displaying timeless works of art and crafts ... have you visited Birks Museum lately?  MORE

ZEMKE, A 1966 ALUM, 
IS MILLIKIN'S NEW PRESIDENT.
The Millikin board of trustees announced this afternoon that Douglas E. Zemke, a former dean of the Tabor School of Business and a former Millikin trustee, has been named the University's new president. A news conference to make the announcement was held at 2 p.m. today. MORE

SCHOOL OF NURSING RECEIVES 
A NEW ACCREDITATION.
The Millikin University School of Nursing has gained full accreditation from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). The CCNE is an accrediting agency that ensures the quality and integrity of baccalaureate and graduate education programs. MORE

THE SUMMER ISSUE OF QUARTERLY 
RAISES SOME QUESTIONS.
The summer issue of Millikin Quarterly will be coming to your mailbox soon. Inside, you'll find the latest news from campus, plus features about freshman camp, summer reading, alumni profiles and more, including a reader survey. Be sure to take a few minutes to fill it out, or take it online any time you wish by clicking here.   

GHOSTLY HAPPENINGS AT MU?
In the fall issue of Millikin Quarterly, we'll explore some of the ghostly legends that surround the Big Blue. Tell us your story of things that went bump or boo in the night when you were a student. Drop an e-mail to MillikinQuarterly@mail.millikin.edu or send your account to Millikin Quarterly Editor, 1184 West Main St., Decatur IL 62522. 

NOTHING CANNED ABOUT THIS EVENT; IT WAS STRAIGHT 
FROM THE HEART.
Students and alums worked together this spring to collect items for a local food pantry in celebration of Millikin's Founders' Day.  MORE

JAMES AND ANNA HEADLINE 
DECATUR CELEBRATION PARADE.  
James and Anna Millikin, Millikin's founder and his wife, will be the grand marshals for this year's Decatur Celebration parade. The Celebration, held Aug. 1-3, is Illinois' largest free family street festival. The Millikins, aka dean emeritus Gerald Redford and his wife, Barbara, retired media relations coordinator, will ride in period attire in a horse-drawn carriage in the parade, which begins at 10 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 2. Other Big Blue attractions are a performance by the Millikin Faculty Jazz Group on Friday evening, and Millikin employees will sell monster cookies all weekend out of a booth built to look like Shilling Hall -- complete with clock tower!

YOUR TICKET COULD GET THEM 
OUT DANCING ON THE FIELD.
The Millikin Pom Squad has been invited to perform at the Sept. 10 St. Louis Cardinals baseball game at Busch Stadium. To be eligible to perform, the 18-member squad must sell 200 tickets by Aug. 15. "We will dance a pre-game show in the courtyard, and the squad that sells the most tickets will also dance on the field!" says Co-Captain Katherine Wilson. Tickets are located in the Terrace Reserved section and cost $18 each. The Cardinals take on the Colorado Rockies at 7:10 p.m. To purchase single tickets or a block of tickets for your organization, send your check made out to Millikin University to: 

Katherine Wilson
169 N. Maple St.
Manteno IL 60950

Be sure to include the address where you would like your tickets sent, and write "MU Poms" in the memo line on your check, please. Questions? Drop an email to KWilson@mail.millikin.edu. 

YOU DESERVE A 
TRIVIA BREAK TODAY.
Test your MU knowledge with our monthly trivia contest. To enter, answer the question below and send your response to alumnews@mail.millikin.edu; be sure to include your name and address. The first five correct responders each win a Millikin University doo-dad. 

Last month, Rachel Cox '78, Norm Deets '79, Ken Karcher '82, Ron Sims '72, Shelby Smith-Tate '00 and Leann Williamson '85 were the first alumni to correctly answer that 1978 was the year of Staley Library's dedication at commencement and also the year that the School of Nursing opened.

Trivia Question 
The official Millikin University seal, originally designed in 1904, contains symbols within its artwork. Which of the following are included among the illustrations on the seal?  
A. The lighted torch of learning
B. A shield representing the university as defender and champion of learning.
C. An equilateral triangle to represent the trinity of mind, body and spirit, as well as the equality and unity of all branches of learning 
D. All of the above

WHAT IS IT?
This new addition sits in front of Kirkland Fine Arts 
Center. Can you guess what it is? Click here to see 
if your guess is on target.