Sunday, Feb. 19
Decatur - Join the Big Blue basketball teams in their effort to fight cancer for the seventh annual Coaches vs. Cancer Shootout. Event begins at 3 p.m. in the Griswold Physical Education Center. MORE

Friday, Feb. 24
Chicago - Young alumni event. Celebrate Mardi Gras in style as the popular alumni band 56 Hope Road performs at a "Mardi Gras Ball" at the Double Door in Chicago, 1572 N. Milwaukee. Tickets are $8 in advance, $10 at the door. Doors open at 8 p.m.; show begins at 9. For more info, visit www.doubledoor.com.

Sunday, Feb. 26
Naperville, Ill. - A dessert reception hosted by Mike Briggs '79 featuring OneVoice, Millikin's award-winning vocal jazz ensemble. See details at right.

Friday, March 3
Decatur - The Millikin CIA (the catchy new title for the
Central Illinois Alumni club) invites you to attend an alumni gathering at the monthly 5-7 p.m."After 5 Live" at Blue Connection Gallery in downtown Decatur. Free admittance, and refreshments will be served. Come check out the artwork of your fellow alumni!

Monday, March 6
on campus - Book signing and discussion by Jackie and Jenny Spinner '92 in Kirkland Fine Arts Center. See details at right.

Friday, March 10
on campus - The annual James W. Moore lecture on campus features a discussion of the art of the late Robert Root. See details at right.

Sunday, March 12
St. Louis - A Millikin Club of St. Louis dessert reception Hosted by David Roth '53 and featuring a performance by Millikin's award-winning OneVoice. See details at right.  

Saturday, March 25
Decatur's Fairview Park - Penguin in the Park 5K fun run and one mile non-competitive walk. A 10:30 a.m. awards ceremony will feature running expert and motivational speaker John Bingham '70 of Runner's World magazine. Alumni get discount off entry fee. For complete details, click here.

Tuesday, April 4
Decatur - Dr. Tim Johnson of ABC-TV's "Good Morning America" gives the 2006 T.W. Samuels lecture. See details, above right.

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

Thursday, May 4
Chicago - Save the date for the annual Chicago Business Luncheon and Networking Forum at the Union League Club. Details coming soon.

Click here for the complete calendar of upcoming events.

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See our 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
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Millikin bookstore 
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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!)

NURSING MAKES MAJOR NEWS.
In response to the nationwide nursing shortage, Millikin has added a new master's degree in nursing major. Prospective students can learn more at informational meetings about the new program on Feb. 23 and March 1 at 5 p.m. in room 108 of Millikin's Leighty-Tabor Science Center. MORE

NATIONAL NEWS FIGURE
TO SPEAK AT MILLIKIN.
Dr. Timothy Johnson, the medical editor of ABC's popular news program, "Good Morning America," is the 2006 T.W. Samuels lecturer. Johnson, who also is on-air medical correspondent for ABC's "World News Tonight," "Nightline" and "20/20," will speak Tuesday, April 4, at 8 p.m. in Kirkland Fine Arts Center. This event is free and open to the public. For more info, call Jackie McFadden of the alumni and development office at 217-424-3769, or send her an e-mail.

THE XP STANDS FOR
'EXTRA PERFORMANCE.'
Coming soon to you from Millikin: news explaining Milli-Link XP, a free new service offered to alumni to help you keep in touch with each other. It's an enhanced version of our current Milli-Link alumni e-mail directory, and we think you'll love it. Complete details will be posted to our website by Feb. 27.

TELL THEM I DIDN'T CRY.
Jenny Spinner '92 (on right) and her twin sister, Jackie Spinner, collaborated on Jackie's new book, "Tell Them I Didn't Cry," about Jackie's experiences as a Washington Post journalist stationed in war-torn Iraq. At the end of each chapter, Jenny, an English professor at St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia, gives the home front perspective, describing her concern for her sister's safety. On March 6 at 7 p.m. in Kirkland Fine Arts Center, the Spinner sisters will read excerpts from the book and answer questions. A recption and book signing will follow. For more info, visit the English department website.

MOORE THAN MEETS THE EYE.
Join Ed Walker '85, chair of the art department, and Jeff Lilly '98 for the annual James W. Moore Lecture on Friday, March 10, at 6 p.m. in Perkinson Gallery, Kirkland Fine Arts Center. The two will discuss the life and work of the late Robert Root, a respected painter who lived in Shelbyville, Ill., but was relatively unknown on the national scene. Walker and Lilly, a Shelbyville native, worked together to catalogue and gather the under-appreciated artist's works for an exhibit that will be featured in Perkinson Gallery from March 10-31. Both the lecture and the exhibit are free and open to the public.

ONE VOICE, TWO CITIES.
Chicago and St. Louis area alums each have the opportunity to hear Millikin's award-winning vocal jazz ensemble, OneVoice, perform at free alumni gatherings in their areas. On Sunday, Feb 26, the group will perform at a 2 p.m. dessert reception hosted by Mike Briggs '70 at the Naperville Country Club, 25 W. 570 Chicago Ave., Naperville. Please RSVP by Feb. 20 to Jan Devore, director of alumni relations, at alumnews@millikin.edu or call toll-free to 1-877-JMU-ALUM. 

On Sunday, March 12, OneVoice will perform at a Millikin Club of St. Louis dessert reception at 2 p.m., at the Fountains Conference Center, 319 Fountains Pkwy., Fairview Heights, Ill., located next to the Four Points by Sheraton. The event is hosted by David Roth '63. Please RSVP by March 6 to Jan Devore at alumnews@millikin.edu or call toll-free to 1-877-JMU-ALUM. 

OneVoice was named the 2004 International Collegiate A Capella Champion.

YOUR NEW JOB COULD AWAIT.
Central-Illinois job seekers: Millikin alumni are invited to attend a Career Expo hosted by Millikin's Career and Experiential Education Center. The Expo will be held Wednesday, March 8, from 1-4 p.m. in the lower level of Richards Treat University Center. Professional attire is required, and you should bring plenty of resumes. If you are an employer interested in reserving a table, call 217-424-6294 by Friday, Feb. 17.

SHOW US YOUR SPIRIT.
Think you've got spirit? Prove it! Send us pictures of you in your Millikin garb showing off your school spirit for all the world to see. Send us pictures of you on vacation in your MU blue, with other alumni, with your family...anything will do. E-mail your pictures to MillikinQuarterly@millikin.edu.

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MARCH 1!
Last chance for the trip of a lifetime! Join alumni and friends in the Canadian Rockies, June 22 to July 1. The 10-day vacation includes stops in Vancouver, B.C.; Kamloops, B.C.; Lake Louise in Banff; and Calgary, Alberta. Experience the icefield glaciers, view Mt. Robson, the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies, and stay at the highly praised "Castle in the Mountains." Trip costs include a $50 gift to the Millikin Fund matched by the travel agency. For info, click here for a pdf of the brochure, or call or e-mail Jan Devore, director of alumni relations, toll free at 1-877-JMU-ALUM. An $100 per person deposit is due by Wednesday, March 1. 

DON'T BE CRUEL
TO A HEART THAT'S TRUE.
In honor of the sweetest holiday of the year, we present a Valentine twist to this month's trivia question.

Students at Millikin on Valentine's Day 1937 could complete one of two degrees offered by the university at that time. What were the two degrees?

A. Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music degrees
B. Bachelor of Sciences and Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees
C. Bachelor of Fine Hearts and Bachelor of Bachelorhood degrees
D.Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Music degrees

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 --

Clifford Custin '53
Russ Cutlip '85
Ed Kuny '53
Kristin Kudelka '03
Nicki Poer '99

each won an MU pen for correctly guessing that the name of the Lincoln statue in front of Shilling Hall is, "At Twenty-One I Came to Illinois."

Happy Valentine's Day!