Calendar of Events
Friday, Sept. 29
On campus - Swimming alumni will reunite and compete at an alumni swim meet. Warm-ups will begin at 6:15 p.m. and the meet will start at 7:15 p.m. For more info, e-mail Amy Snow Nelson '02 at anelson5959@yahoo.com.

Friday-Sunday, Sept. 29-Oct. 1
On campus - Come enjoy friends, food and family at this year's Fall Family Weekend. Click here for details.

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. in the arrival court. All proceeds go to a award given to the senior who has done the most to enhance student and alumni relations. Come support the alumni board.

Saturday, Sept. 30
On campus - Join us in congratulating the 2006 Lindsay Medallion recipients, Lance Brooks (basketball and track and field) and Angie Hawk (track and field), both '06. They will be recognized at halftime during the home football game versus Wheaton College.

Thursday, Oct. 12
On campus - 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, 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! 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).

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.

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
Milli-Link XP is your connection to your fellow alumni. Check out our online directory today!

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!

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!)

ON WITH THE SHOW.

Renovations to Albert Taylor Theatre are complete! With new lighting, sound and an overall fresh look, the theatre is back in business for Millikin's lectures, meetings and top performances, including several upcoming department of theatre and dance productions.

THEY'RE READY!
Millikin recently concluded its College Readiness Program on a successful note with all 38 graduates reporting that they would be enrolling in a college or university this fall. The four-year federally funded program was aimed to prepare high school students for success in higher education and high school by working on academic skills, social skills, test-taking ability and the college application process. MORE

IT'S ALMOST HERE!
Homecoming 2006 is right around the corner! 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. If you haven't received it already, a brochure should be hitting your mailboxes in the next few days. Can't wait? 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 already has made reservations.

Alumni band, 56 Hope Road, will perform at Lock, Stock and Barrel on Saturday night, where the classes of '96 and '01 are holding their reunions. The band is appearing at several Central Illinois cities in the next month. Click here for more information.

ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL?
A new live play-by-play and statistics feature has been added to the Big Blue football website, which enables fans to view live play-by-play action during each of the Big Blue's home games. To access the new feature, visit Millikin's football website and click the Live Stats link.

WE'RE GOING TO MIAMI.
The University Choir has been selected to sing at the American Choral Director's Association (ACDA) national conference in Miami. The conference, held March 7-10, 2007, will bring over 6,000 choral directors from around the country for three days of workshops and concerts. It is the first time a Millikin choir has received this honor. MORE

IMPORTANT INFO ON
CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITIES.
A new IRA rollover provision signed into law Aug.17 provides tax incentives for donors age 70 ½ or older to contribute individual retirement account assets to educational institutions and other nonprofits without having to cash out the IRA and treat the proceeds as income.MORE

Interested in investment giving? Click here to learn more.

UPCOMING GUEST SPEAKERS, WORKSHOPS COME TO CAMPUS.
On Wednesday, Sept. 20, from 2-4 p.m. at the Kirkland Fine Arts Center, the School of Nursing and St. Mary's Hospital will present "Returning to the Heart of Nursing through Caring-Healing Theory in Action," featuring nurse theorist Dr. Jean Watson. For more info, e-mail Suzie Couch or call her at 217-464-5873.

In addition, the department of behavioral sciences was recently designated as a State of Illinois Accredited Continuing Education Program. Millikin will begin a new program of on-going continuing education for Central Illinois providers with its first workshop on Friday, September 22. MORE

OPENING RECEPTION ON CAMPUS
FOR NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ARTIST.
An opening reception for "The Art of Seymour Fogel: An Atavistic Vision," Oct. 5 from 6-8 p.m. at Kirkland Fine Arts Center. The exhibit includes four dozen works by the nationally recognized artist Seymour Fogel (1911-1984). 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

WE PIGGED OUT!
The Millikin CIA (Central Illinois Alumni) pig roast was a huge success! More than 120 people attended the event at the home of Kathy Farleigh Gresham '70 and her husband, Jim, on Sunday, Sept. 10. So far, $2,500 has been raised to establish a scholarship fund for area students attending Millikin. Couldn't attend but would like to make a donation to the scholarship fund? There's still time! Click here to give online, or call 1-877-568-2586 for more info.

HAPPY HOMECOMING!
What better way to get in the Homecoming spirit than to have this month's trivia question about this fall's Homecoming, Oct. 13-15.

What is the name for the events during homecoming that bring students and alumni together to discuss their work experiences?
A. MIlli-Net
B. S.T.A.T (Students Today, Alumni Tomorrow)
C. Big Blue Networks
D. Career Connections

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 --

Lori Liles Massutti '88
Jennifer Kalupski Klein '94
Jane Obermeyer Papsdorf '66
Victor Durchholz '51
J. Bentley Bolen '05

Each won a leather MU coaster for correctly guessing last month that a free lunch for alumni on Saturday, Oct. 14, is one of this year's new Homecoming events!.