Calendar of Events
Wednesday, Jan. 17
On campus - Classes resume after winter break.

Friday, Jan. 19
Robinson, Ill. - The University Choir makes a stop on its annual winter tour. A reception follows. Click here for complete details.

Saturday, Jan. 20
Glen Ellyn, Ill. - The University Choir makes a stop on its annual winter tour. A reception follows this performance. Free will offering. Click here for complete details.

Sunday, Jan. 21
Decatur - Millikin University Choir ends its winter tour with a finale concert at St. Patrick Catholic Church, 407 E. Eldorado, at 7:30 p.m. Free will offering.

Tuesday, Jan. 23
On campus - The James W. Moore Lecture. You're invited to this free 7:30 p.m. lecture by Morris Dees, co-founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center. Tickets are required for this event; call Kirkland Box Office at 217- 424-6318 for details.

Thursday, Feb. 1
Chicago - The Millikin Club of Chicago will sponsor a networking event, "NetBlue," at Dugan's, 128 S. Halsted St., Chicago, from 6-8 p.m. Come take advantage of this new quarterly event to network and socialize with other Chicago-area alumni and friends, regardless of age or occupation. Cash bar available. E-mail Mandi Landacre Podeschi '02 at the alumni and development office to RSVP so that we know how many to expect. Those who RSVP will be eligible for a drawing for a free seat at the Millikin Business Luncheon at the Union League in the spring.

Monday, Feb. 19
On campus - Campus visit day for prospective students.

Saturday, March 24
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. Other highlights include a post-race party in Richards Treat University Center. Alumni, students, faculty and staff receive a discount if they register by March 17. For complete details, click here.

Thursday, March 29
Decatur - Join the Millikin CIA (Central Illinois Alumni) for a wine and cheese party. Owners of The Decanter, a new wine shop in Decatur, will host a wine-tasting party from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Millikin Homestead. Co-owner Kevin Graham '76, Millikin's director of counseling services, will share his expertise on wines. Hors d'oeuvres will be served. Cost is $15 per person; please RSVP by March 22. Call the alumni and development office at 217-424-6383 for details.

Saturday, May 5
On campus - Join the Millikin CIA (Central Illinois Alumni) for the Millikin Theatre and Dance production of "A Chorus Line" at the Kirkland Fine Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. Come early for "One Singular Sensation," the exclusive pre-theatre party for MCIA members, in the Fireplace Room in Richards Treat University Center. The cost is $30 per person and includes pre-party admission and a theatre ticket. Ticket packages will be available through the Kirkland Box Office at 217-424-6318.

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. Reservations still being accepted.

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.

Click here for the complete calendar of upcoming events.

Hot links
Job opening:
Staff Accountant
If interested, send resume to: Human Resources, Millikin University, 1184 W. Main St., Decatur, IL 62522.

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 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
First Step Records
Millikin bookstore 

Tell prospective Millikin students 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 Monday, Feb. 19, 2007. 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: You can post or update details of upcoming engagements or releases for the Millikin website. Click here to add your event. Click here to see where your fellow alums are appearing.

DEES TO SPEAK AT
ANNUAL MOORE LECTURE.
The 2007 James W. Moore Lecture,
"A Passion for Justice," presented by civil rights activist Morris Dees will be held Tuesday, Jan. 23, at 7:30 p.m. in Kirkland Fine Arts Center. The lecture
is free and open to the public, but tickets are required. Dees, co-founder
of the Southern Poverty Law Center, battles against prejudice and hatred
and has bankrupted the KKK and neo-Nazi groups with a series of historic lawsuits.Today, he focuses his
attention on anti-government militias. MORE

BIG BLUE, ACS TEAM UP AGAIN
TO FIGHT CANCER.
For the eighth 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, Feb. 11, at 3 p.m. in Griswold Physical Education Center. MORE

EXTRA, EXTRA!
The Millikin Quarterly is now available online! Click here to access the most recent issues.

STUDENTS GAIN RESEARCH EXPERIENCE THROUGH BIRD STUDIES.
Students are gaining important scientific research experience in a group of research projects that hope to discover ways to reduce the number of bird deaths from collisions with human structures and determine backyard bird preferences for bird seed and bird feeders. MORE

NEW 2007 SCHOLARSHIPS OFFERED
FOR LEGACIES AND SIBLINGS.
To enhance the financial aid for those with a legacy of Millikin alumni in their families, the children and grandchildren of MU alumni are eligible to receive an annual $1,000 scholarship, renewable for four years, through the university's new Legacy Program. Those eligible must be full-time, degree-seeking students enrolled in a traditional undergraduate curiculum whose parent, grandparent or great-grandparent is or was a Millikin alumnus. The scholarships will be offered for the first time to students enrolled for the fall 2007 term.

Also beginning in fall 2007 are sibling scholarships in recognition of those families sending multiple children to college at the same time. If more than one child in a family is currently enrolled at Millikin, each subsequent child will receive $500 annually from Millikin to be applied toward tuition. For more information, contact the Student Service Center toll free at 1-800-373-7733 (locally, dial 424-6317) or click here to send an e-mail.

NOTHING BUT NET.
Junior Lindsay Ippel netted her 1,000th career point during a home game versus Illinois Wesleyan on Jan. 9. Ippel also scored 47 points in the Dec. 17 win over Robert Morris-Springfield, setting a new Millikin single-game scoring record. For more information on MU athletics, click here.

IMMERSE YOURSELF.
Looking for something different to do this summer? There are several summer immersion courses being offered that combine travel with education for a cultural and fulfilling experience. Click here to see the various locations and dates.

NEW AND IMPROVED.
Be sure to visit the School of Music's newly-designed web page, including a link to the Preparatory Department site and the new Millikin Children's Choir site. Click here to check it out.

Y DON'T U TXT MU 2DAY?
Got a Millikin-related question for the alumni and development office? We're experimenting with offering texting as a service for our alumni, so send a text message to 217-620-9102 if you have a Millikin-related question or comment. Be sure to give your name so we'll know it's you.

GO BIG BLUE!
View live play-by-play action and statistics during each of the Big Blue's home basketball games. To access the new feature, visit Millikin's men's or women's basketball website and click on the Live Stats link. MORE

POP QUIZ.
We know how well you pay attention when reading Out of the Blue; in this month's trivia, let's see how well you pay attention to your Millikin Quarterly.

In a recent issue, we featured an article about Winter Term. In what year did Millikin return to a conventional two-semester calendar, ending the 4-1-4 calendar including Winter Term?

A. 1972
B. 1973
C. 1982
D. 1983

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 --

Jennifer Niemann Lawrence '97
Matthew Wiedle '97
Elizabeth Bernard Kubal '99
Laurel Posey '94
Stevan Doll '03

...each won an MU alumni decal for correctly guessing that 1991 was the year that the electricity fizzled out during the Sunday afternoon performance of Vespers.