Calendar of Events

Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007
Naperville, Ill. - Annual Howard Nyberg Football Party for alumni and friends, a pre-game warm up from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Features Bar and Grill, 10 W. Chicago Ave. (Chicago Ave at Washington St.). Pay as you go and order off luncheon menu (sandwiches, wraps, salads, homemade soups). RSVP toll free to 1-877-JMU-ALUM (568-2586) by Oct. 19 so we can reserve enough seats. Afterwards, it's a short walk or drive to Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium on the North Central campus to watch Big Blue vs. the NCC Cardinals beginning at 1 p.m. For directions to North Central College and a campus/city map, click here. For a map to Features Bar and Grill, click here.

Thursday, Nov. 8
St. Louis -- Millikin Club of St. Louis invites Millikin young alumni, and the young at heart, for a 6-8 p.m. gathering at McGurks Irish Pub, located at 1200 Russell in historic Soulard. Appetizers are on the Big Blue, with a full menu and cash bar available. Look for us in the private room. E-mail your RSVP to Dan Stuby in the alumni office by Monday, Nov. 5, call him toll free at 1-877-JMU-ALUM (568-2586) or send him a text at 217-620-5387.

Saturday. Nov. 10, 2007
Rock Island, Ill. - Join Anne-Marie Proske Berk '88 of the alumni and development office for a pre-game alumni and friends gathering at BlueCat Brew Pub, 113 18th St., Rock Island, Ill. The Dutch treat lunch will be at 11:30 a.m. before the 1 p.m. football game versus Augustana. RSVP to Anne-Marie or Lynette Lambert toll free at 1-877-568-2586 (locally, dial 424-6383).

Saturday, Nov. 10, 2007
Des Moines, Iowa - They had so much fun last May, they're doing it again! Join your co-hosts Emily Oshita-Layton '98 and Anne-Marie Proske Berk '88 of the alumni and development office for an alumni and friends gathering at Legends American Grille 640 S. 50th St., Suite 2110, West Des Moines, Iowa, at 6 p.m. Appetizers will be provided and a cash bar will be available. RSVP to Emily by phone at 641-445-5145 or 515-979-3542 or click here to send her an e-mail.

Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007
Chicago - NetBlue: a networking event for Chicago-area alumni from 6-8 p.m. on Dugan's on Halsted, 128 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL
312-421-7191. Join us for this opportunity to network with friends and fellow alums in the Chicago area. We will have a private room with a cash bar. E-mail your RSVP to Dan Stuby in the alumni office by Monday, Nov. 12, call him toll free at 1-877-JMU-ALUM (568-2586) or send him a text at 217-620-5387.


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AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
RECOGNIZES NURSING PROFESSOR.
An assistant professor of nursing has been named a fellow in the American Heart Association’s Council on Cardiovascular Nursing, one of only 123 individuals nationwide to receive the honor. MORE

MILLIKIN GALLERY TO SELL
HISTORIC LINCOLN PRINTS.
Blue Connection, Millikin’s student-operated retail art gallery, is selling prints of two historic Abraham Lincoln photographs through a partnership with the Illinois State Historical Society. The prints are available for purchase online through the gallery's website. MORE

LIONS OR TIGERS OR BEARS OR ....WHAT?
Should the home of the Big Blue have an official sports mascot? A group of current Millikin students is gathering info and hopes to help the campus decide on a Millikin mascot to go along with the term Big Blue, which originated with Professor Carl Head back in 1916. The student group is led by senior Rickey Spivey from Indianapolis. What do you think? Voice your opinion here.

GET A GANDER OF THIS.
We have Homecoming 2007 photos! Click here to flip through a slide show of a few select images; other photos from the annual weekend 'o fun will be published in the winter issue of Millikin Quarterly magazine. To view and order prints of class reunion photos, click here.

WATCH THEM WORK.
The Millikin Alumni Association board of directors meeting will be broadcast over the Internet on Monday, Oct. 29, at 6:30 p.m. Among the topics on the agenda is a discussion of Millikin's strategic plan by Vice President of Development Peg Luy. Click here to watch live streaming video live on Oct. 29. Have questions or comments you want addressed during the meeting? Send an e-mail to alumnews@millikin.edu, before or even during the meeting.

LIVE AND LEARN.
Miss those school days? Why not learn something new without the stress of working for a grade? More than 30 immersion (accelerated format) courses will be offered by Millikin this January, and many of them are designated as adult enrichment courses designed to be of special interest to community adults. Community adults can enroll in these courses for the reduced fee of $167 per credit hour ($500 for a three-credit course). No credits or grades will be issued. MORE

WHY HAVEN'T YOU WRITTEN?
You know you want to. The English department is producing an issue of Collage, Millikin's literary magazine, that will feature the creative work of Millikin alumni. If you’ve written any poems, fiction, nonfiction or drama, or have visual art you want to share with your fellow alums, the editors would love to see your work. Click here for submission guidelines. The deadline is Oct. 29, and each alum who submits his or her work will receive a free copy of Collage. E-mail questions to Jeremy Davault, Collage's editor-in-chief.

STEP RIGHT UP FOR SOME BIG BLUE TRIVIA.
Above in this issue is a survey seeking your suggestions for a proposed Big Blue mascot. The topic is not a new one to campus and has been raised off and on for many years. On one occasion in 1960, students voted between two possible mascots but ultimately nothing became of the chosen winner, which won by a landslide with 65 percent of the votes.

What was the top vote getter in that 1960 mascot election?
A. A bear
B. A Scottie dog
C. An ox
D. A falcon

Send your best guess to alumnews@millikin.edu, and be sure to include your name and address. Five winners will be selected in a random drawing of all who respond correctly and each will receive a Millikin prize.  

Last month's winners --

Marsha Leach '06
Jennifer Friday '77
Steve "Doogie" Doores '95

...each won a Millikin leather coaster for correctly guessing that 18 alumni were recognized with alumni awards during Homecoming this fall.