UPCOMING 
March 18: 
Downtown Chicago
Come bowl with us! Alums and friends are invited for an evening of Big Blue bowling at 10pin bowling lounge, 330 North State Street. The fun starts at 9 p.m. 

March 21: New York 
6:30 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.) Senior musical theatre students perform in a showcase at the York Theatre Company, located in Citigroup Center, 619 Lexington Ave. (54th Street). 
At 9 p.m. following the showcase, alumni, friends, faculty and students are invited to BB Doyle's Irish Pub and Restaurant on 51st and 8th Ave. If you are interested in attending the showcase, contact Sean Morrissey @ smorrissey@millikin.edu

March 31: Champaign, Ill.
CANCELED Alumni and friends in the area are invited to a dessert reception hosted by Terry Orchard Thies '87 and MU President Doug Zemke '66 from 7-9 p.m. at Urbana Golf and Country Club. RSVP by March 23 to the alumni office toll-free at 1-877-568-2586 or send us an email.

April 3 - 6
Decatur - The annual spring phonathon. Campus callers will be phoning alumni and friends to ask for donations to the Millikin Fund. For more info or to sign up to be a volunteer caller, contact Mandi Landacre Podeschi '02  at apodeschi@millikin.edu 
or call her toll free at 1-877-JMU-ALUM (locally, dial 424-6383).

April 7: on campus
T.W. Samuels Lecture, 8 p.m., Kirkland Fine Arts Center,  features guest lecturer Dr. Bob Arnot. Free.

April 9: on campus
Hollis Prize Competition, 7:30 p.m., Kaeuper Hall. MORE

April 11: on campus

The MU Alumni Association hosts a reception for alumni and friends in the KFAC gallery following the performance of the all-alumni group Chapter 6 at Kirkland Fine Arts Center. Tickets for the performance are only $10 for alumni; call Kirkland Box Office at 217-424-6318 to order.

April 22: Decatur/Chicago
Join an alumni & friends bus trip to the Hollis Prize Recital at the Chicago Public Library. MORE

May 14: on campus
Social run for alumni and friends with John "The Penguin" Bingham '70. MORE

July 23: St. Louis 
Join us to watch the St. Louis Cardinals vs. the Chicago Cubs at our annual Millikin Day at Busch Stadium.  Tickets are $27 each and seating will be in terrace reserved section 348. For more info or to reserve your tickets, call toll free to 1-877-JMU-ALUM (locally dial 424-6383).

Aug. 7: Chicago
Millikin will hold an alumni & friends event in conjunction with the Chicago Distance Classic, a half-marathon and 5K race. MORE

Oct. 14 - 16: on campus 
Homecoming 2005. Class reunion packets including class rosters and reservation forms will be mailed in early summer.  Contact us if we do not have your current email address so you can receive the latest info.

Hot links
Big Blue Sports  

Check out the Big Blue  wedding album. To submit your wedding photos and info, send an email to alumnews@millikin.edu   

Add high school students to MU's mailing list for prospective students. MORE

The Alumni Office wants to know what services and activities would be of interest to you. Take a survey.

Shop online: 
First Step Records
Millikin bookstore  

All alumni actors, artists, writers, singers, dancers and musicians: Send us details of upcoming engagements or releases 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.

Women's basketball Team 
headS to final four!
The women's basketball team celebrates after their victory over University of Wisconsin Stout in Grand Rapids, Mich., that led to their match up with Calvin College.

The No. 6 ranked Millikin Big Blue (27-2) earned only its second trip to the Final Four in school history with a 63-56 win over No. 22 Calvin (25-5) on the Knights’ home court. The Big Blue extended its win streak to 14 games and improved to a new season win record of  27 games. Millikin will play in the Final Four March 18-19 in Norfolk, Va. A send-off celebration was held on campus Tuesday to cheer them on their way. MORE 

Send your congrats and good luck wishes to the team: E-mail them to bkorte@millikin.edu or send a fax to the team in Norfolk at 757-461-8290. Be sure to address your fax to the attention of Coach Lori Kerans. She'll make sure the team sees it. Go Big Blue!

turn into cbs this easter 
for a "peep" at MU.
A CBS television crew recently visited Staley Library to film a feature scheduled to air Easter Sunday on "CBS This Morning." The topic? The astounding response two librarians received to their "Peeps Research" page. MORE

THEY'RE doing well after mu.
Ninety-nine percent of our 2004 graduates have found employment or are continuing their education. MORE

it's the plane truth.

Dr. Michael Rogers, associate professor of mathematics and computer sciences, is teaching what is undoubtedly a first for Millikin -- a course in aviation science. Rogers, a private pilot with a passion for flying, is teaching the appropriately named pilot course this semester. Students are learning about the physics of flight, meteorology, navigation, and how air spaces and airports are run.

"Espanol en Accion" @ GRANDE AZUL
A new Spanish radio show “Espanol en Accion,” hit the airwaves of WJMU-FM, MU's student-run radio station, early this month. MORE

Student GOES National. 
Senior Christina Hansen of Oswego, Ill., will present her research at the 2005 Undergraduate Research Poster on the Hill session in Washington, D.C. MORE

Arnot to speak on campus.
Dr. Bob Arnot, an author and television network news medical and foreign correspondent, will discuss the state of healthcare today at this year's T.W. Samuels Lecture, to be held  Thursday, April 7, at 8 p.m. in Kirkland Fine Arts Center. MORE.

ole! It's a Mexican Fiesta in atlanta.
Atlanta-area alumni are invited to join Millikin President Doug Zemke ‘66 and alumni, parents and friends for a Mexican fiesta on Saturday April 23, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The event is hosted by Millikin Trustee Joe Browning ‘70 and his wife, Carol, at their home in Canton, Ga. Call in your RSVP toll free to 1-877-JMU-ALUM (568-2586) by Friday, April 15. Questions? Call Jackie McFadden at the same number.

SERVE OTHERS ON APRIL 24.
On campus, April 24 has been set as a beautification day in recognition of MU’s Founder’s Day. Local alumni and friends are invited to come to campus from 1-4 p.m. to assist with flower planting and other efforts that afternoon (meet at the  arrival court just outside Richards Treat University Center), and Millikin alumni nationwide are encouraged to donate their time to plant flowers, pick up trash and do other good works to improve the area where they live and work. Afterwards, be sure to call the alumni office toll free at 1-877-JMU-ALUM to report on your good works so we can keep a grand tally.

SAE gathers in chicagoland.
The SAE Delta chapter will host two upcoming events. On May 12-14, in Evanston, Ill., SAEs from the '50s will gather to renew their initiation vows at the SAE temple adjacent to Northwestern University campus. For info, contact Dean Jacobsen '51 at dwjtucaz@att.net or call 520-615-5266.
On Aug. 11-14, SAEs from the '60s will gather for fun and fellowship in downtown Chicago. For more info, e-mail Steve Mathias '67 at samathias@aol.com.

OneVoice is heard above ALL others.
The vocal jazz ensemble OneVoice recently received an Outstanding Ensemble Award. MORE

it's a rare chance at the big dance.
MU dancers get the opportunity to perform with a professional dance company.  MORE

it's very taxing for them, 
but they love to do it. 
Tabor School of Business students are assisting local residents who need help filling out their tax forms. The students provide their assistance for free each year through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. MORE

March madness...
man, IT'S CRAZY AROUND HERE....
Basketball fever has hit campus hard with the women's team traveling to play in the Final Four this weekend. Test your knowledge of Big Blue stats.

How many total games has Coach Lori Kearns coached as the Big Blue women's basketball coach?
A. 479
B. 601
C. 500
D. 517

Send your answer to alumnews@millikin.edu and be sure to include your name and address. Five winners will be selected from a random drawing of all who respond correctly and each will receive a prize! 

Last month's winners --
Mary Gamble Lueking '02
Korrin Stanek '01
Janice Mintel Jack '72
Kelly Hymans '00
Crystal Walline '02

Each correctly guessed that Chapter 6 would be playing at Kirkland Fine Arts Center in April.

Each trivia winner received a deck of MU-themed playing cards.