Wednesday, Jan. 18
On campus - Classes resume after winter break.

Wednesday, Jan. 18
Tucson, AZ - Reception for Tucson-area alumni and friends hosted by Larry Haab '59 and his wife, Ann Geddes Haab '59, in their home from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. President Doug Zemke '66 will give a campus update. For more info and to RSVP, call Marcia Basolo in the alumni office toll free at 1-877-JMU ALUM (568-2586).  

Thursday, Jan. 19
Scottsdale, AZ - Reception for Phoenix-area alumni and friends hosted by Bill Hopper '63 and his wife, Marilyn, in their home from 6 - 8 p.m. President Doug Zemke '66 will give a campus update. For more info and to RSVP, call Marcia Basolo in the alumni office toll free at 1-877-JMU ALUM (568-2586).  

Saturday, Jan. 21
St. Louis -  ALL SKATE!
It's an all alumni skating event at Steinberg Ice Skating Rink in Forest Park, just off Kingshighway Blvd. Come anytime between 6:30 p.m. to midnight and look for the Millikin sign. No need to RSVP. $6 for adults, $5 for 12 and under, $2 skate rental, non-skaters are free. Full concession stand available for those who work up an appetite. Hosted by Patrick Schrappen '95.

Sunday, Jan. 22
Decatur - Millikin University Choir finale tour concert at St. Patrick Catholic Church, 407 E. Eldorado, at 7:30 p.m. Free.

Saturday, Jan. 28
Decatur - Young alumni event at Lock, Stock & Barrel kicks off at 9 p.m. and features a performance by the popular alumni band 56 Hope Road starting at 10 p.m. RSVP to your hostess, Mandi Podeschi '02, if you plan to attend. See more details at right.

Friday, Feb. 3
Vienna, Va. - D.C.-area alums are invited to attend a performance by international opera star Alan Held '81 at The Barns at Wolf Trap, an intimate performance venue.

Saturday, Feb. 4
Chicago - The defending women's basketball national champions will play North Central at 2 p.m. The men's basketball team will also be playing North Central at 7:30 pm. Join us between the games from 4:30-6:30 p.m. for dinner at The Lodge at Four Lakes Village in Lisle, Ill., and a chance to meet the women's team and celebrate their 2005 national championship. The cost for dinner is $8. per person (children 6 and under $4 each). RSVP by Jan. 30 to Jan Devore, director of alumni relations, by calling toll-free to 1-877-JMU-ALUM or register online. 

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.

Saturday, March 25
Decatur - Penguin in the Park 5K 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.

Click here for the complete calendar of upcoming events.

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Check out the Athletics website for complete details on all 15 MU sports. 

Big Blue wedding album.
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
First Step Records
Millikin bookstore 
First Step Publishing

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!)

TWO ALUMNI JOIN MILLIKIN BOARD.
Two California businessmen, both Millikin alumni, are the newest members of the Millikin board of trustees. Consultant Donald F. McIntyre of Pasadena, Calif., a 1952 graduate, retired as city manager for Pasadena, Calif., before opening an urban affairs consulting business. Retired business executive Lauren “Skip” Shaw of Los Osos, Calif., a 1967 graduate, was founder, chairman and CEO of Peerless Systems until his 1996 retirement. The company is a software and chip technology provider for printers, copiers and fax machines.

NOTHING BUT 'NET... CONFERENCE
WILL BROADCAST JAN. 24 WBB GAME
The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin, in
conjunction with Penn Atlantic, will stream the Big Blue women's home match up against Wheaton College on Jan. 24. The game will be aired with full audio and video and streamed free of charge through the CCIW website at www.cciw.org. The Big Blue, defending NCAA champion, will tip off against first place ranked Wheaton at 7:30 p.m. Audio stream will be provided by WHOW 1520 in Clinton, Ill. The station is Decatur's ESPN radio outlet WHOW-FM and goes by ESPN Radio 95.9 FM. Penn Atlantic is a Charleston, South Carolina-based communications and media company.

WE'VE GOT SPIRIT ... HOW 'BOUT YOU?
Calling all true blue fans! We need pictures of you in your Millikin gear showing the world your school spirit. Send us photos of you in Millikin gear in front of Mount Rushmore or another scenic landmarks, or at work or at the airport or in other countries, with other alumni ... well, you get the idea. Pretty much anywhere. E-mail your pictures to MillikinQuarterly@millikin.edu.

SEVEN AND COUNTING...
For the seventh season, the Big Blue basketball teams and the American Cancer Society will join forces to fight cancer with the Coaches vs. Cancer Shootout on Sunday, February 19, at 3 p.m. in Griswold Physical Education Center. MORE

THEY SAY THE CANADIAN ROCKIES
ARE REALLY SOMETHING TO SEE.
Ready for a great summer getaway? 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." The trip cost includes a $50 gift to the Millikin Fund matched by the travel agency. For info, click here for a pdf file of the brochure, or call or e-mail Jan Devore, director of alumni relations, at 1-877-JMU-ALUM. An $100 per person deposit is due by Friday, Jan. 20. 

COME JAM WITH THE HARDEST-WORKING BAND IN SHOW BUSINESS!
Decatur-area young alumni (or those who are young at heart) are invited to a Lock, Stock & Barrel near campus on Saturday, Jan. 28, to hear 56 Hope Road. This nationally touring group, which features five Millikin alumni, performed more road shows than any other group in 2005, according to jambase.com -- more than 200! We'll meet at 9 p.m., so come to hang out with your fellow alums prior to the 56 Hope Road show at 10 p.m. Send an e-mail to Mandi Podeschi '02, if you are interested in attending.

CAN OLD ABE STUMP YOU?
President's Day is next month but we're celebrating early with this month's trivia question. Many of you may remember the statue of President Abraham Lincoln that graces the front lawn of Shilling Hall (pictured at left).

What is the name of the sculpture?

A. "Lincoln at Eighteen"
B. "Railsplitter Abe"
C. "This Log Splitting Gig Is for the Birds -- My New Career Is Going To Be Politics"
D. "At Twenty-One I Came to Illinois"

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 --

Ann Roberts Chelette '70
Chrissy Smedberg '04
Angela Moustis '99
Darrin Thurman '03
Patricia Little Peterson '76

...each won an MU leather coaster for correctly guessing that 500 cookies are most one individual ever baked for the annual Cookie Party, according to Staley Library's archives.