Saturday, March 25
Decatur's Fairview Park - Penguin in the Park 5K fun run and one mile non-competitive walk. See details at right or click here.

Saturday, March 18
Nationwide - A book event held at Millikin will air on C-SPAN 2's BookTV from 7:45 to 10 a.m. and then again at 10:30 p.m. Jenny Spinner '92 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. C-SPAN filmed the sisters reading excerpts from the book and answering questions from the audience in Kirkland Fine Arts Center on March 6.

Monday, March 27
New York - Senior musical theatre students perform in a showcase at The York Theatre in St. Peters. Showcase begins at 7 p.m. A gathering at The House of Brews will follow. See details at right.

Saturday, April 1
On campus - Enjoy an evening of music at the 2006 Hollis Prize Competition Recital. Three music students will compete and this year's Hollis Prize recipient will perform at Chicago Public Library as a part of their "Sounds of Our City" program. This event starts at 7:30 p.m. in Kaeuper Hall, and is made possible by a gift from Dr. C. Kimm Hollis '72. For more info, call Jackie McFadden at 217-424-3769 or toll free at 1-877-568-2586, or send her an e-mail.

April 2-10
On campus - MilliSTAT (Students Today, Alumni Tomorrow) Philanthropy Week. See details at right.

April 2-3 & 9-10
On campus - 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).

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

Friday, April 7
On campus - Child Abuse Prevention Week, sponsored by Millikin's Behavioral Sciences Association, is April 7-12. The student organization is raising donations for the Macon County Child Advocacy Center, an organization that works with abused children in Macon County. A candlelight on campus to honor the victims of child abuse will conclude the week's activities. For more info about the week's events, contact Sarah Matherly at smatherly@millikin.edu.

Tuesday, April 11
On campus - Congressman Pete Hoekstra, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, will give the Thomas W. Ewing Lectureship April 11. The lectureship was created by Millikin and Congressman Ewing's colleagues in recognition of his many years of public service. Ewing, a 1957 graduate, retired in 2001 after serving nine years in the U.S. House of Representatives from the 15th District of Illinois. Previously, Ewing served 17 years in the Illinois House of Representatives, where he was assistant Republican leader of the House from 1982-1990 and was named deputy minority leader in leader in 1990. Watch for details.

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.

Saturday, May 6
Decatur - Join the Millikin CIA (Central Illinois Alumni) for the May 6 department of theatre and dance performance of "Sugar." There will be an pre-show gathering before the 7:30 p.m. performance. Watch for details in next month's Out of the Blue.

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 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.

Monday, June 26
Taylorville, Ill. - Join alumni and friends for a dessert reception from 5:30-7:30 p.m., hosted by Dan and Anne 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.

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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

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!)

BODMAN VISITS MILLIKIN.
Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman, son of the late Lina Lindsey Bodman '29, visited campus on Feb. 22. He discussed the president's current energy plans and took several questions from the audience before taking a brief tour of campus.

SUCCESS!
Ninety-nine percent of Millikin's 2005 graduates have found employment or are continuing their education, according to the 2004-2005 Success Report from Millikin’s Career & Experiential Education Center. MORE

ETHICALLY SPEAKING.
Millikin's ethics bowl team excelled at the National Twelfth Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl held March 6 in Jacksonville, Fla. Millikin was one of only six teams to go undefeated during the preliminary rounds. MORE

EVER RUN - OR WALK - WITH A PENGUIN?
Join your fellow alums for the annual Penguin in the Park 5K fun run and one mile non-competitive walk Saturday, March 25. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. A 10:30 a.m. awards ceremony will feature running expert and motivational speaker John "The Penguin" Bingham '70 of Runner's World magazine. Alumni get discount off entry fee. For complete details, click here.

JOHNSON TO SPEAK
AT T.W. SAMUELS LECTURE.
Dr. Timothy Johnson, the ABC medical editor who appears on the 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. MORE

KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED FOR XP.
Information about Milli-Link XP, the enhanced version of our current Milli-Link alumni e-mail directory, should be hitting your mailboxes shortly. Inside the letter you will find helpful information about how to login and use the new directory's features.

YOU SHOULD SEE WHAT IS ON HGTV.
Carey Evans '02 of New York stars as an interior designer on HGTV’s new series “My First Place.” The first of eight episodes aired March 11. "My First Place" is on Saturdays at 9 p.m. Eastern/Pacific, 8 p.m. Central.

IT'S A MILLIKIN DISCOVERY.
Two Millikin immersion travel courses are being 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 3rd Annual Chamber Music Festival. For more information about the discovery opportunities, click here.

ON WITH THE SHOW...CASE.
Nine senior musical theatre students are performing in the 2006 Musical Theatre Showcase on Monday, March 27, at 7 p.m. at The York Theatre in St. Peters in New York. The showcase, which is open to the public for the first time, is introduced by Carey Anderson '01, currently starring in "Mamma Mia" on Broadway, and will also feature students from partner school Kent State University. An alumni and friends gathering will follow the showcase at 9 p.m. at The House of Brews, formerly BB Doyle's Irish Pub and Restaurant, on 51st and 8th. For more information, contact Millikin theatre and dance faculty member Sean Morrissey at smorrissey@millikin.edu.

GIVING BACK.
MilliSTAT (Students Today - Alumni Tomorrow) will sponsor a week of philanthropy April 2-10. Planned events include participation in the annual spring alumni phonathon for the Millikin Fund, a bake sale on campus and a concert featuring student and alumni performers. The proceeds of the week's events will go to the Millikin Fund and two after school tutoring and mentoring programs for underprivileged students, G.U.M. Park and Homework Hangout. MORE

GOT SPIRIT?
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.

NEWSWORTHY
Know your Millikin news? How about the Millikin publications that report the news? We'll find out with this month's trivia about past student publications.

In 1962, two student-published periodicals emerged and challenged The Decaturian, Millikin's student newspaper. What were the names of these two publications?

A. The Collage and The Collective
B. Milli-news and The Millikin Journal Review
C. The Crusader and The Crusatire
D. Around MU and The School of Music Newsletter

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 --

H. Wesley Fulton '53
Linda Carter Ellerman '01
Jeanne Luckenbill '05
Christine Smedberg '04
Cathy Whisler Mansur '91

Each won a MU wipe-off board for correctly guessing that the Millikin offered bachelor of arts and bachelor of music degrees in 1937.