Calendar of Events
Through Aug. 30
Decatur - On display at Madden Arts Center: The art exhibit "Painter As Mentor: Lyle Salmi" highlights the art and teachings of art professor Lyle Salmi and several alumni who are his former students. MORE

Tuesday, Aug. 29
Decatur - Alumni and friends are invited to a closing reception for the art exhibit "Painter As Mentor: Lyle Salmi" on from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Decatur Area Arts Council (see details, above).

Sunday, Sept. 10
Decatur - Join the Millikin CIA (Central Illinois Alumni) for a pig roast from 4-7 p.m. at the home of Kathy Farleigh Gresham '70 and her husband, Jim. Proceeds will establish a scholarship fund for area students attending Millikin. MORE (This link is a PDF.)

Saturday, Sept. 30
On campus- The Alumni Board will host a food booth at Fall Family Weekend on campus from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. All proceeds go to a award given to the senior who has done the most to enhance student and alumni relations. For more info or to volunteer your help, call the alumni office at 424-6383.

Friday-Sunday, Oct. 13-15
On campus - Homecoming! Join us for some special surprises this year, including group reunions for engineering alumni, black alumni, choir alumni, members of the '61 football team, mid-century musicians (1945-55), SAEs of the '50s and '60s and all classes ending in 1 and 6. You won't want to miss it! Mark this link for details as they become available!

Sunday, Oct. 22
St. Louis - Join the Millikin Club of St. Louis for a 1 p.m. trivia contest fundraiser at Blueberry Hill, 6504 Delmar Blvd. Teams will be made up of six people. The cost is $25 per person and includes entry fee, hors d'oeuvres and beverages. All proceeds support the Gateway Scholarship for a deserving student from the St. Louis or Metro-east area. For more info, send an e-mail to alumnnews@millikin.edu or call 1-877-JMU-ALUM (568-2586).

Saturday, Nov. 4
Elmhurst, IL - The annual Howard Nyberg football party will be held at the home of Matt Proud '90. This year's event is a pre-game tailgate preceding the 1 p.m. Big Blue vs. Elmhurst game. Watch your mailbox and the fall issue of Millikin Quarterly magazine for more details.

Saturday, Nov. 11
Decatur - The Millikin CIA host a football chili supper following the 1 p.m. Big Blue vs. Augustana football game. The supper will be held in Richards Treat University Center on campus. Cost is $7.50 per meal and includes chili, hot dogs, hamburgers and salad bar. Children under age 6 eat free.

May 22-30, 2007
Beijing, China- Millikin does China! Join alumni and friends for a nine-day trip to the Far East. To view a pdf with details, click here.

Nov. 1-11 , 2007
Tuscany, Italy - Join alumni and friends for a trip to this golden land. To view a pdf with more details, click here.

Second and fourth Fridays, each month
Decatur - Need a bridge partner? The Millikin CIA bridge group meets from 12:30-3:30 p.m. at Millikin's Alumni & Development Center. Cost is $1 per session.
E-mail Liz Hil '48 for more info.

Hot links
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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.
Purchase art online.

First Step Records
Millikin bookstore 
First Step Publishing

Athletics website. Season tickets are on sale now!

Learn about Millikin history through Staley Library's archives website and help identify some of their unmarked photos from through the years. Click here to view the latest photos and see if you can help.

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!)

MILLIKIN AGAIN NAMED ONE OF THE BEST
For the 14th straight year, U.S. News & World Report magazine has named Millikin University as one of the best comprehensive colleges in the Midwest. Millikin is ranked 18th in the Midwest in the Best Comprehensive Colleges-Bachelor's category. The ranking is a part of the magazine's “2007 America’s Best Colleges” selection guide. MORE

NEW STUDENTS MOVE IN AUG. 23.
First year students get a jump start on college life during Millikin’s First Week program Aug. 23-28  The week is designed to help students make a smooth transition into college life before classes begin Aug. 29. MORE

MILLIKIN GETS A PLUG
IN GOLF DIGEST MAGAZINE.
The September issue of Golf Digest gives national recognition to the Big Blue golf program's accomplishments as well as Millikin's overall academic quality. MORE

DECATUR NATIVE AND FRIENDS TO FILL KIRKLAND WITH SMOOTH JAZZ.
A Sept. 8 smooth jazz showcase in Kirkland Fine Arts Center will feature five artists, including the nationally recognized jazz instrumentalist, Brian Culbertson, a Decatur native, as well as performers Alan Hewitt, Eric Darius, Nick Colionne and Marion Meadows. The show is a fundraiser to kick off a My Pocket Music Foundation initiative to provide music/art lessons, music camps and scholarships for underpriviledged students. MORE

WILL YOU TAKE "THE ROAD TO BLUE"?
This year's Homecoming, set to the theme, "The Road to Blue," will be held Oct. 13-15 on campus. Several new events should help make this year's Homecoming one of the best ever. Watch your mailboxes for a brochure with complete information. Updates are also being posted to the Homecoming 2006 website as they becomes available, including information about alumni who will receive awards at an Oct. 13 dinner.

SHE'S HOPELESSLY DEVOTED TO ...
EARLY DETECTION.
An Oct. 21 benefit concert by Olivia Newton-John in Kirkland Fine Arts Center has sold out just a few days after tickets went on sale. Newton-John is being brought to Decatur by Millikin and Decatur Memorial Hospital to help benefit the DMH Women’s Health & Breast Center for early detection of breast cancer through digital mammography. The actress-singer has made the fight against breast cancer a personal initiative since her own diagnosis and recovery from the illness in the 1990s. MORE

MAJOR ART EXHIBIT DEBUTS AT MILLIKIN.
More than four dozen works by the nationally recognized artist Seymour Fogel (1911-1984) will be exhibited Oct. 1-20 in Kirkland Fine Arts Center, with an opening reception planned for 6-8 p.m. on Oct. 5. The reception is free and open to public and will feature comments from the artist's son. The Kirkland exhibit is the first major display of the artist's work since his death more than 20 years ago. MORE

WBB GETS AN A.
One year after achieving a national championship, the Big Blue women’s basketball team proved they also have what it takes to excel in the classroom. MORE

LET'S PIG OUT ON PIG!
The Millikin CIA (Central Illinois Alumni) are hosting a pig roast from 4-7 p.m. at the home of Kathy Farleigh Gresham '70 and her husband, Jim, on Sunday, Sept. 10. Proceeds will establish a scholarship fund for area students attending Millikin. Click here for a pdf with details and a registration form, or register online. Can't attend but would like to make a donations to the scholarship fund? Send an e-mail to alumnnews@millikin.edu or call 1-877-JMU-ALUM (568-2586) for info.

THIS WILL GET YOUR MOUTH WATERING.
Let's talk about chow. For an upcoming feature, the editors of Millikin Quarterly magazine are asking alumni to share their experiences with eating establishments both on and off campus. Maybe you remember standing in line to order the Sub's hamburgers and shakes. Or maybe LSB's Wednesday taco bar was your thing. And who can forget the taste of a Winery cheeseburger? Let us know your favorite food memories. Send us an e-mail, or call toll free to 1-877-JMU-ALUM and ask for the Millikin Quarterly editor.

PICTURE THIS.
Alumni who are photographers are sought for a feature displaying their work in Millikin Quarterly magazine. Want more information? Send us an e-mail, or call toll free to 1-877-JMU-ALUM and ask for the Millikin Quarterly editor.

THERE'S NOTHING TRIVIAL
ABOUT HOMECOMING!
Or is there? Are you ready for this month's Homecoming trivia contest?

Name one of the new events at this fall's Homecoming, Oct. 13-15.
A. Petting zoo with free camel rides around Millikin's running track.
B. Hot air balloon rides over campus, leaving from the front lawn of Shilling Hall.
C. A free lunch! All alumni are invited to eat for free on Saturday.
D. Scrapbooking. An all-night scrapbooking session will be held in Griswold's gym Friday night. Scissors and paper provided. Bring your own glue, stickers and albums.

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 --

Melissa Cox Norris '94
Patricia Bissey-Greaves '77
Daniel Moore '85
Doug Rockney Jr. '93
Sharon Peters Bloch '85

Each won an MU write-on, wipe-off board for correctly guessing last month that Shilling Hall's 1980s renovation included the first-ever addition of central air-conditioning and an elevator, plus the three sections of the building that had been separate were connected on the upper floors.