Friday, May 5
On campus- Deadline extended to submit nominations for MU's Athletic Hall of Fame.

Friday, April 28
On campus- Founder's Day. Area alumni and friends are invited to join in the activities. Wreath-laying ceremony at founder's tomb, picnic-style lunch in RTUC's Wornick Dining Room ($5 per person, pay at door), historical displays and prize raffle.

Friday, April 28
Bloomington - Join area alumni, Millikin University's President Doug Zemke '66 and host Phil Donelson '88 at his art gallery, Studio 222. This informal alumni and friends reception is from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. For more details, click here . Click here to RSVP by e-mail.

Thursday, May 4
Chicago - Save the date for the annual Chicago Business Luncheon and Networking Forum. The luncheon will take place from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Union League of Chicago, 65 West Jackson Boulevard. Our speaker is Paul Stephens '86, vice president of capital services and risk management for AT&T Inc. Cost is $25 per person. Call toll-free 1-877-JMU-ALUM (568-2586) to register or register online here.

Friday-Saturday, May 5-6
Decatur - Millikin hosts the CCIW track and field championships.

Saturday, May 6
Decatur - Join the Millikin CIA (Central Illinois Alumni) for the May 6 department of theatre and dance production of "Sugar." There will be an pre-show gathering before the 7:30 p.m. performance. For complete details, click here.

Wednesday, May 24
Portland, Ore. - Beth Boston '91 is hosting an alumni and friends reception at her wine shop, Every Day Wine, located at 1520 NE Alberta St., from 7-9 p.m. For more info, call Jackie McFadden at 217-424-3769 or toll free at 1-877-568-2586, or e-mail her at jmcfadden@millikin.edu.

Thursday, May 25
Seattle, Wash. - Join your hosts Charlotte Eshelman-Moore '52 and Harvey Moore for an alumni and friends dessert reception at the Paragon Hotel Bellevue Center, 818 112th Ave. NE, Bellevue Washington, from 7-9 p.m. For more info, call Jackie McFadden at 217-424-3769 or toll free at
1-877-568-2586, or e-mail her at jmcfadden@millikin.edu.

Friday, June 2
Decatur - 12th annual Big Blue Golf Outing, to be held at Scovill Golf Course at 11:30 a.m. MORE

Friday, June 9
Campus - The Millikin CIA host a bridge special interest group at the alumni and development center from 12:30-3:30 p.m.

Friday, June 23
Omaha, Neb. - Hosts, Mark Kubica '87 and his wife, Marsha, welcome alumni and friends in the Omaha-area to a Millikin reception in their home from 7-9 p.m. For more info, call Jackie McFadden at 217-424-3769 or toll free at
1-877-568-2586, or e-mail her at jmcfadden@millikin.edu.

Friday, June 23
Campus - Come join the second meeting of the Millikin CIA bridge special interest group at the alumni and development center from 12:30-3:30 p.m.

Monday, June 26
Taylorville, Ill. - Join alumni and friends for a dessert reception from 5:30-7:30 p.m., hosted by Dan and Ann Fisher Austin, both '71, in their home. For more info, call Jackie McFadden at 217-424-3769 or toll free at 1-877-568-2586, or send her an e-mail.

Sunday, Aug. 13
Chicago - Millikin will hold an alumni and friends event in a tent at the Chicago Distance Classic, a half-marathon and 5K race organized by running expert John "The Penguin" Bingham '70.

Friday-Sunday, Oct. 13-15
On campus - Homecoming! Join us for some special surprises this year. Also, group reunions are being held for engineering alumni, members of the undefeated '61 football team, plus for all classes ending in 6 and 1. You won't want to miss it!

Hot links
FREE MU desktop wallpaper
for your computer.

Big Blue wedding album.
New additions! Submit wedding photos and info for our online album by e-mail, or call toll-free to 1-877-JMU-ALUM for details. 

Business owners: Add your company's information to Big Blue Biz, our online directory of  alumni-owned businesses. Click here to add your info.

Shop online: 
Blue Connection art gallery.
The gallery is accepting art donations. Painting, drawing, ceramics, jewelry, fibers or textiles, mixed media, literary pieces and recordings are welcome.
New! Online purchasing of art will be available in a few weeks.

First Step Records
Millikin bookstore 
First Step Publishing

Athletics website

Learn about Millikin history through Staley Library's archives website.

All alumni actors, artists, writers, singers, dancers and musicians: Send us details of upcoming engagements or releases for the Millikin website. Drop us an e-mail, or fax your performance schedule to 217-424-3755. Click here to see where your fellow alums are appearing. (Be sure to let us know when things change!)

LAW AND ORDER, MU STYLE.
Adult learners can now earn a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice through Millikin’s Professional Adult Comprehensive Education (PACE) program. MORE

THE BANK WROTE US A CHECK.
The Center for Entrepreneurship has received a $125,000, five-year commitment from National City Bank to fund the University’s Entrepreneurship Education Program. MORE

AND NOW A FEW WORDS
FROM THE BIBBER.
Outstanding students and faculty members will be honored at the 2006 Honors Convocation program on Thursday, April 20, at 7 p.m. in Kirkland Fine Arts Center. Professor Rick Bibb, associate professor of marketing and a Millikin faculty member since 1982, will present the annual Distinguished Faculty Lecture at the Convocation. MORE

MU STUDENTS TEAM UP WITH MEXICAN STUDENTS TO COMPLETE RESEARCH
FOR FORTUNE 100 COMPANY.
A group of 10 Millikin students and seven students from Escuela Bancaria Y Comercial (EBC) in Mexico City recently presented the results of their joint research project to officials of Archer Daniels Midland Company. The project took two semesters to complete and focused on Mexican health and nutrition trends. MORE

AND THE AWARD GOES TO...
Senior Michael Fenoglio of Chatham, Ill., a commercial music major, was selected as the winner of the 2006 Hollis Prize, an award made possible through a gift from Dr. C. Kimm Hollis ’72. Fenoglio will perform a free recital at the Harold Washington Library Center Auditorium on Friday, April 21, at 12:15 p.m. The library, which is the Chicago Public Library’s central library, is located at 400 S. State Street. MORE

XP = GREAT WAY TO STAY IN TOUCH.
Have you logged in yet? Information about Milli-Link XP, an enhanced version of the Milli-Link alumni e-mail directory, was sent to alumni in March. Inside was helpful information about how to log in and use the new directory's features. "It's a great way to stay in touch with your college friends and former classmates," says Jan Devore, Millikin's alumni relations director. To encourage all alumni to check out the directory's exciting and helpful features, a drawing will be held April 30 and one of the first 400 alumni to log on to Milli-Link XP will receive a free iPod!

THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES!
That's what the archivists at Staley Library will say if you help them identify some of the thousands of unmarked photos in their files. To start, view 10 photos here. If you can help identify any of them, simply click on the link below it to send an e-mail to Todd the archival associate with your information. Be sure to include the photo number in your e-mail. As photos are identified and verified, they will be replaced with new ones, so you'll want to check the site often.

DISCOVERY INDIA AND ITALY.
Two immersion travel courses are offered as discovery courses for alumni and friends. Choose to discover Calcutta, India, a three-week adventure that begins May 19. Destinations include New Delhi, Agra, Jaipur, Calcutta, Santiniketan and Darjeeling. Looking for something musical? Join the immersion course to Urbania, Italy, July 3-28, attending the third annual Chamber Music Festival. For more information about discovery opportunities, click here.

THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS... AND NO STUDENTS
LIKE MU STUDENTS.
A group of eight Millikin seniors recently impressed several top New York casting agents and directors with their talent. MORE

CENTRAL ILLINOIS ALUMS: WANT TO GET TOGETHER FOR GOLF OR BRIDGE?
Are you an avid golfer? Interested in joining a book club? Looking for a bridge partner? Millikin CIA (Central Illinois Alumni) is forming special interest groups for alumni and friends in the central Illinois area. We are currently looking for individuals interested in playing golf in Decatur on a regular basis or those who are interested in joining an alumni book club. Starting June 9, come play bridge at the alumni and development center the second and fourth Fridays of the the month from 12:30-3:30 p.m. If interested or for more information on any of these special interest groups, e-mail alumnews@millikin.edu.

HAVE YOU BEEN PAYING ATTENTION?
We're about to play trivia, and the answer can be found somewhere in this issue of "Out of the Blue."
Ready?

One name will be drawn from the first 400 alumni to log onto Milli-Link XP online alumni directory. What will the lucky alum receive as a prize?

A. The key to James Millikikin's secret vault
B. Season tickets to the 2005-06 Kirkland Fine Arts Center performances
C. A laptop computer
D. A new iPod

Send your guess 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 --

Jaclyn Hauer '02
Michael Novak '81
Patricia Ranken Hunter '69
Dr. Frederick McTaggart '61
Dr. H. Stanley Jones '52

Each won a leather MU coaster for correctly guessing that the The Crusader and The Crusatire were the two student-published periodicals that emerged in 1962 to challenge The Decaturian, Millikin's student newspaper then and now.