UPCOMING 
Important dates

March 18: St. Louis
Come to the Hill tonight to meet Millikin President Doug Zemke '66 at a free reception from 5 to 7 p.m. at  5200 Shaw Avenue. This Millikin Club of St. Louis event is hosted by JUMP Co., whose managing partner is Jon Tiede '92 and art director Mike Thomas '99. 

March 20 - 28
Spring Break - Traditional academic classes are not in session, however most departments will be open for business as usual. 

April 16: Decatur to Chicago
Join our alumni & friends bus trip from Decatur to Chicago. The day will include attending a recital by the student recipient of the 2004 Hollis Prize (a prestigious annual award sponsored by C. Kimm Hollis 72). The recital will be presented at the Harold Washington Library Center Auditorium, Chicago Public Library's central library, and is followed by a guided tour of the Field Museum's latest exhibit "Splendors of China's Forbidden City." Questions? Call Jackie McFadden in the alumni and development office at 217-424-3769. 

April 18: Rosemont, Ill.
The Millikin Club of Chicago invites you to meet Millikin President Doug Zemke '66 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Carlucci Restaurant, 6111 N. River Rd. Please RSVP by Wednesday, April 14, by calling toll free to 1-877-JMU-ALUM (877-568-2586) or send an e-mail to alumnews@millikin.edu.

April 30: 
Founder's Day: Millikin celebrates its traditional Founder's Day with an outdoor lunch on the arrival court, student activities and the formal laying of a wreath on James Millikin's gravesite.

May 1: On campus
In the planning stages: Millikin continues to celebrate Founder's Day with a day of service as more than 60 youth from the Boys and Girls Club of Decatur come to campus for an afternoon of of fun, student-organized activities beginning at 1 p.m. Alumni and their families are invited to attend and have fun and/or volunteer to help. To learn more, check back soon to the calendar of events, where details will be posted as they become available.   

July 10: St. Louis
Order your tickets now for Millikin Day at Busch Stadium as the St. Louis Cardinals take on the Chicago Cubs. Tickets for this annual event go fast, so call soon. Bus service is available from Millikin to the game for $35; cost per ticket without transportation is $20. Call toll-free to 1-877-JMU-ALUM (locally, dial 424-6383).  

Aug. 4-8: Track reunion on campus
Mark your calendar. Plans are being made to hold a reunion of track & field alumni at the USATF Masters men's and women's outdoor track & field championships, to be held on campus Aug. 4-8. Watch here for details as they develop.

Aug. 22: Chicago
Order your tickets now for Millikin Day at U.S. Cellular Field as the Chicago White Sox take on the Boston Red Sox. Seats are located in section 533 starting at row 11, in the upper box behind home plate. Tickets are $22 each and will go fast, so call soon. Call toll-free to 1-877-JMU-ALUM (locally, dial 424-6383).  

Oct. 8- 10: 
Homecoming on campus
Homecoming events will fill the Millikin campus. All are welcome, and special reunions will be held for all classes whose years end in 4 or 9.  To learn how to nominate an alum for one of several awards to be given out at Homecoming, click here. To learn how to reserve a local hotel room for that weekend, click here.

MORE on alumni events


Hot links
Feeling literary? The staff of Collage, the university's student-published literary magazine, invite alumni to send in submissions. MORE

Go Big Blue! 
Keep up with the latest MU sports news by clicking here. 

Refer a friend. 
Know a high school student who recently began a college search? Introduce them to Millikin through Refer a Friend. MORE

Need Millikin stuff? 
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.  

Got a gig? 
All alumni actors, artists, singers, dancers and musicians: Send us the dates and details of upcoming engagements for  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.

MU GRADUATES continue 
to find success.
Despite a tight job market, 97 percent of Millikin University’s class of 2003 have found jobs or are continuing their education. MORE

PACE Program 
Expands to Mattoon.
MU's Professional Adult Comprehensive Education (PACE) program will soon offer classes at an off-campus location in Mattoon, Ill. MORE.
In other PACE news, 16 students and three faculty members from the program will spend spring break in the Dominican Republic studying Caribbean culture.  MORE

Top music students 
compete for Hollis Prize.
Three top students will compete for the 2004 Hollis Prize during a recital held Saturday, April 3, at 7:30 p.m. in Kaeuper Hall at Perkinson Music Center. The recital is free and open to the public. The selected student will perform in Chicago April 16 (see related article at left). MORE

Professor and Student 
Make National Presentation.
Dr. Samuel Galewsky, associate professor of biology, and senior research student Staci Hieronymus of Atlanta, Ill., will present at the annual Council on Undergraduate Research on April 20. MORE 
   
LECTURES SHOULDN'T BE DULL.
So says Richard Norton Smith, executive director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Ill., who will present the 2004 T.W. Samuels Lecture. Smith will present "Ten Rules to Judge a President."  MORE

Student TO JOIN mU BOARD.
The Millikin board of trustees will add a new member to their ranks this year. A Millikin student will serve as a non-voting, ex-officio advisor, representing the student population. Students interested in the position must submit a petition signed by at least 100 full-time enrolled students. The student body will then determine which candidate will serve the one-year term from among all nominees.

Jazz Band, you're outstanding.
For the second year in a row, the University's Jazz Band was named "outstanding" at the Elmhurst Jazz Festival. MORE

chicago: Meet our new prez.
The Millikin Club of Chicago hosts a reception to introduce Chicago-area alumni & friends to Millikin's new president, Douglas E. Zemke '66 on April 18 from 2 to 4 p.m. See details at left.

our tHEATRE STUDENTS rock.
Talent, professionalism and preparation were key factors cited when MU's theatre students received rave reviews during Midwest auditions held recently in St. Louis.  MORE  And on March 22, six theatre students will perform before professional agents in a showcase held on New York's famous 42 Street: Andy Bero, Sierra Boggess, Kelley Bray, Rachel Perry, Kara Guy, Angie Smith and Kelly Carruth. Could this be their big break? We'll keep you posted.

PUT ON YOUR DANCIN' SHOES...
The theatre and dance department will present “Equinox — A Celebration of Movement” dance concert on April 2-4 in Albert Taylor Theatre. The Friday and Saturday performances begin at 8 p.m. and the Sunday show is at 2 p.m. MORE

LIFE IS AN adventure.
Tell us about yours. Share your true-life adventures for a feature in the summer issue of Millikin Quarterly magazine. And watch your mailbox for the spring issue, due out in early April. MORE

NO BLARNEY, JUST TRIVIA
According to legend, kissing Ireland's world-famous Blarney Stone can give you the gift of eloquence. But what about detecting blarney? Can you spot  which answer is true and which is not in this month's trivia quiz?

How many Millikin alumni have the word GREEN as as their last name or a portion of it (such as  Greenfield, Greene, Halgreen, etc.)? Hint: the answer is closest to the number of years the University has been established.

A. 151
B. 237
C. 90 
D. 347

Send your answer to alumnews@mail.millikin.edu; be sure to include your name and address. The first five correct responders win a little something green! (Nah, just kidding. It will be BLUE, of course!)