UPCOMING 
Important dates
June 21 and 28: Decatur
Food For Thought. It's not too late to sign up for this life long learning series for alumni and friends; this year's version features a political theme. MORE

Aug. 5-8: on campus
A free alumni reception will be held from 8-10 p.m., Friday, Aug. 6, at the Alumni and Development Center for Millikin track and field alumni. Join us during the 2004 USATF Masters Outdoors Championships, to be held at the Big Blue. Those eligible (age 30+) are invited to compete and everyone is encouraged to volunteer at the meet. 
Click here to get registration forms and a meet schedule.

Sunday, Aug. 8
St. Louis - Note date change from original date of Aug. 1. Mark your calendar to join other alumni at a send-off picnic for new Millikin students who will be freshmen this fall. The picnic will be held at Horseshoe Lake State Park in Granite City, Ill. from 1-3 p.m. 

Sunday, Aug. 8
Chicago - Mark your calendar to join other alumni at a send-off picnic for new Millikin students who will be freshmen this fall. The picnic will be held at Churchill Woods in Glen Ellyn from 1-3 p.m. 

Aug. 22: Chicago
A few tickets remain for Millikin Day at U.S. Cellular Field as the Chicago White Sox take on the Boston Red Sox. Sit with the Big Blue group in section 533 starting at row 11, in the upper box behind home plate. Tickets are $22 each. Call toll-free to 1-877-JMU-ALUM (locally, dial 424-6383).  

Oct. 8- 10: 
Homecoming on campus
All alums are welcome to come on back to the Big Blue for Homecoming, and special reunions will be held for all classes whose years end in 4 or 9. Learn more here.

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Introduce high school students to Millikin through Refer a Friend. MORE

Shop online from First Step Records, MU's student-run recording label. To order CDs in the First Step catalog, click here.

Shop online through the Millikin bookstore to get MU gear, gifts and more. 

All alumni actors, artists, singers, dancers and musicians: Send us details of upcoming engagements for  the Millikin website. Drop a line to alumnews@millikin.edu, or fax your performance schedule to 217-424-3755. Click here to see what's posted.

NEW MAJOR TO BE ADDED-- 
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.
The Illinois State Board of Education and the Millikin board of trustees recently approved adding a new major in early childhood education to the Millikin curriculum. MORE

MU SUCCESSFULLY HOSTS 
NCAA TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS; 
TWO Big Blue NAMED ALL AMERICAN.
Sophomore Angie Hawk of Decatur and junior Marcus Winston of St. Louis used the final day of the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships held at Millikin to collect All-America honors.  MORE

WELCOME, NEW alumni!
Millikin celebrated the graduation of more than 460 graduates, including 32 MBA students, during the university's 101st annual commencement ceremony. MORE

GRANT-FUNDED PROJECTS 
TO HELP AREA YOUTH.
Millikin’s service learning program awarded four grants to members of the Millikin community to develop summer projects and programs to benefit youth served by the Old King’s Orchard Community Center in Decatur. Funding for the grants was made possible through a donation from a Millikin alum. MORE

BELOVED FORMER 
HOUSEKEEPING DIRECTOR DIES.
The university community mourns the June 9 death of Pauline Phillips of Decatur, legendary director of housekeeping at MU until her retirement in 1988 after 24 years at the university. Her direct contact with the students in the residence halls often put her in the role of surrogate mother during  her career, and her positive influence affected hundreds of Millikin students. In recognition of her extraordinary impact on the university, she was inducted into the inaugural centennial class of the Millikin Medallion Society in 2001. The family has suggested that memorials be made to the Pauline Phillips Scholarship Fund, 1184 W. Main Street, Decatur, Ill., 62522. The fund was established by African-American alumni in recognition of Phillips several years ago.

HERE'S A GREAT SUMMER READ.
Coming soon: the summer issue of Millikin Quarterly magazine, packed with the latest news about MU plus profiles of some alumni who are up to some collectively colorful things. And what books do you suppose the English faculty recommend as great summer reads? Find out in the summer issue, due to hit your mailbox in early July.   

THE TEACHING NEVER STOPS. 
Attention all teachers: Help out the new crop of Millikin teaching grads by sharing your wisdom. Advice from you could help get their experience off on the right foot. In the fall issue of Millikin Quarterly, we’ll celebrate the annual tradition of going back to school by publishing tips from those who devote their energy and talents to teaching. From the humorous to the very serious, all bits of advice are welcome. Send submissions to MillikinQuarterly@millikin.edu. Be sure to include your name, address, telephone and e-mail address (if applicable). All submissions are due Friday, July 16. And don’t forget to let us know the facts about where, what and whom you teach. Excerpts will be published in the magazine and all submissions will be posted to the Millikin alumni and friends website.

SAE '60s REUNION HITS THE JACKPOT
All SAE Illinois Delta members from 1960-1969 are invited to a reunion in Las Vegas. MORE 

Miss Cornelius 
Goes to Washington.
Senior Erika Cornelius spent spring semester interning at the White House, including a stint as the Easter Bunny for the annual egg hunt held on the White House lawn.  MORE

DID YOU KNOW YOU CAN 
GIVE TO MU ONLINE?
That's right. Still need to fulfill that pledge to MU or just decided to make a gift? Save time and energy by pulling  out your credit card and making an gift online. It takes just a few simple steps. Click here to begin or call toll-free to 1-800-JMU-ALUM. This year, the Millikin Fund goal is $1.8 million for the fiscal year ending June 30. Gifts must be made or postmarked by that date to count toward this year's effort. 

DOUBLE YOUR trivia FUN.
Can you guess the answer to this month's trivia quiz? If you read this issue carefully, you'll already know the answer. Last month's winners were: William Dowell '92, Laura Dopheide Dotson '97, John Burlace '02, Jillian Thomas '02 and Toby Cryns '01. All correctly selected Pilling Chapel as the answer to last month's photo trivia quiz.

How many sets of twins were among the 2004 graduates this May?

A. Six that we know of
B. Four, plus three sets of twins among the parents
C. Five sets of twins, plus a father and son who each graduated
D. Three 

Send your answers to alumnews@millikin.edu and be sure to include your name and address. Five lucky winners will be selected from a random drawing of all who respond correctly; each will win a token from the alumni basement of bonanzas!