Calendar of Events
Thursday, Oct. 12
On campus - The Millikin Club of Central Illinois (MCIA) book club is holding an organizational meeting at 1 p.m. at the Alumni and Development Center. For more info, contact Pat Talbert Smith '54 at 217-877-4550.

Friday-Sunday, Oct. 13-15
On campus - Homecoming! Join us for some special surprises this year, a free lunch on Saturday, plus group reunions for engineering alumni, black alumni, choir alumni, members of the '41 and '61 football teams, 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! Click here for details.

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).

Wednesday-Sunday, Oct. 25-29 On campus - Due to an upgrade to Millikin's database, Milli-Link XP will be unavailable.

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 starting at 11 a.m., preceding the 1 p.m. Big Blue vs. Elmhurst game. Bring a dish or snack to pass.

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. Deadline for first deposit is due Nov. 22.

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.

Click here for the complete calendar of upcoming events.

Hot links
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FREE MU desktop wallpaper
for your computer.

Big Blue wedding album.
New photos just added! 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 

Know prospective Millikin students? Tell them to become members of the Big Blue VIP program! They will receive personalized information about admission to Millikin and the programs and activities most important to them.

The next admission open house will be Friday, Nov. 10. For more info, call 1- 800-373-7733 ext.5, or click here to send an e-mail.

Athletics website. Season tickets are on sale now!

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!)

HISTORIC DEBATE HELD ON CAMPUS.

The Illinois Radio Network broadcast a live radio debate between two of the three Illinois gubernatorial candidates in Millikin's newly remodeled Albert Taylor Theatre on Monday, Oct. 2. It was the first debate held between candidates Judy Barr Topinka, current state treasurer, and incumbent Rod Blagojevich. MORE

BREAK OUT YOUR BIG BLUE!
Homecoming 2006 is this weekend! This year's Homecoming, set to the theme, "The Road to Blue," will be held Oct. 13-15. Several new events should help make this year's Homecoming one of the best ever. Check out the Homecoming 2006 website for up-to-date Homecoming information, including this year's alumni award recipients and Millikin Athletic Hall of Fame inductees and a list of who's coming this year.

MILLIKIN TO SUPPORT
NEW STATE E-CENTER.
Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich announced $150,000 for a new entrepreneurship center in Carlinville, Ill., which will build on the efforts of the existing e-center at Millikin, to help local entrepreneurs and small business owners develop their ventures.The Carlinville Entrepreneurship Center will serve as an extension of Millikin’s Regional Center for Entrepreneurship and have access to the university's resources and expertise. MORE

STUDENTS TRAVEL, LEARN IN INDIA.
A group of Millikin students recently got a first hand opportunity to learn about the Indian people and culture during a three-week travel course to north and east India. MORE

MBA TO HOST PREVIEW NIGHT.
Millikin’s MBA program will be hosting a MBA Preview Night on Wednesday, Oct. 18, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in ADM-Scovill Hall. The evening will allow prospective MBA students the opportunity to preview the program and get overall perspective of coursework and goals of the program. MORE

LITERARY-LY SPEAKING.
Millikin's fourth annual literary festival will be held on campus Nov. 10-11. Open to high school and college students, the festival includes sessions with several featured writers, workshops and readings. This year’s featured writers include Kevin Stein, Illinois' poet laureate, and Peter Grandbois, winner of Barnes & Noble's "Discover Great New Writers" award. MORE

OPENING RECEPTION FEATURED
LECTURE BY ARTIST'S SON.
An opening reception for "The Art of Seymour Fogel: An Atavistic Vision," was held on campus Oct. 5 at Kirkland Fine Arts Center, featuring a lecture by Jared A. Fogel, Seymour Fogel's son. The exhibit, which includes four dozen works by the nationally recognized artist Seymour Fogel (1911-1984), is on display at the Perkinson Gallery through Nov. 30. The Kirkland exhibit is the first major display of the artist's work since his death more than 20 years ago. MORE

WE'RE UPGRADING.
Due to an upgrade to Millikin's database system, Milli-Link XP will be unavailable Oct. 25-29. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

IF YOU ARE SO MUSICALLY INCLINED...
then this Homecoming event is for you! The Millikin-Decatur Symphony Orchestra will present an "All-Orchestral Showpieces" concert featuring music by Saint-Saens, Kodaly and Tchaikovsky on Saturday, Oct. 14, at 7:30 p.m. in Kirkland Fine Arts Center. Tickets range from $12 to $15 and are on sale now at Kirkland Box Office. MORE

WE'RE OFF TO SEE THE WIZARD.
The Breakfast Optimists of Decatur and Millikin's department of theatre and dance will present "Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz" Oct. 14-15, at 1 p.m. in Albert Taylor Theatre. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for children, and are available at Kirkland Box Office.

HOME SWEET HOMECOMING.
Last month we asked you about this fall's homecoming festivities; this month, we test your homecoming history knowledge...

Who was Millikin's first fall homecoming queen, and in what year did she receive the honor?
A. Helen Miller, 1915
B. Mildred Mathes, 1918
C. Jessie McKeown, 1937
D. Alice Ambrose, 1927

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 --

Rick Edwards '79
Amanda Moloney '03
Dr. Janet Renee Heinie Clark '91
Janice Mintel Jack '72
Adrienne McDade '06


Each will receive a Millikin gift for guessing Career Connections is the name of the Homecoming program that brings students and alumni together to discuss their work experiences.