Commencement 2008

Actor Kevin Dunn, who attended Illinois Wesleyan in the '70s, delivered the Commencement address on May 4, 2008.

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Soul Food Dinner

Journalist and author Roland S. Martin spoke at the Soul Food Dinner on Feb. 24, 2008.

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Founders' Day

James E. Hansen, Director of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Institute for Space Studies, encouraged the 2008 Founders' Day audience to take action before irrevocable damage is done to the planet.

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Stevenson Lecture Series

Acclaimed documentary filmmaker Ken Burns spoke about his recent series on World War II, The War. Burns visited Illinois Wesleyan and Illinois State Universities on Nov. 1, 2007, as part of the Adlai E. Stevenson Lecture Series.

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President's Convocation

Tracy Kidder, author of the 2007 summer reading selection, Mountains Beyond Mountains, addressed the President's Convocation on Sept. 26, 2007

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Commencement 2007

Demetria Kalodimos '81, an award-winning news anchor with WSMV Television in Nashville, Tenn., addressed the graduates on May 6, 2007.

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Honors Convocation

James Sikora, professor of sociology and winner of the 2007 Pantagraph Award for Teaching Excellence, addressed the Honors Convocation on April 18, 2007.

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Illinois Wesleyan Associates Luncheon

Orion Samuelson, renowned agribusiness director of WGN and Chicago's "Voice of Agriculture" since 1960, spoke at the Illinois Wesleyan Associates Luncheon on Tuesday, April 17.

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President's Convocation

Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By In America, spoke about "Nickel and Dimed in America: A Minimum Wage Existence" on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2006.

The Address
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Commencement 2006

Michael A. Mason '80, Executive Assistant Director for Administration at the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington D.C., delivered the Commencement address on Sunday, April 30.

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Stevenson Memorial Lecture Series

Mary Robinson, former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the first female President of Ireland, presented the 27th address in the Adlai E. Stevenson Memorial Lecture Series on Tuesday, April 18, 2006.

The Address
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Honors Day Convocation

Mary Ann Bushman, associate professor of English and the 2006 winner of The Pantagraph Award for Teaching Excellence, addressed the Honors Day Convocation on April 12, 2006.

The Convocation
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Titan Basketball on ESPN

ESPN's Outside the Lines examined NCAA Division III's version of "March Madness," and followed the Illinois Wesleyan University men's basketball team on its 2006 journey to the Final Four. The story profiled the Titans along with Lincoln University in Pennsylvania.

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Founders' Day Convocation 2006

Kenneth Pomeranz,  professor of East Asian languages and literature at the University of California, Irvine, spoke about "The East Asian Miracle," on Feb.8, 2006.

The Convocation
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Presidents Convocation 2005

Harvard biologist Edward O. Wilson presented the Convocation address titled "The Future of Life."

The Convocation
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Inauguration of Richard F. Wilson

Richard F. Wilson was inaugurated as Illinois Wesleyan's 18th president on April 9, 2005. The complete ceremony is available as streaming video and requires RealPlayer.

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Panel of Presidents

Three presidents of national liberal arts colleges participated in a special panel discussion as part of the Inauguration of Richard F. Wilson as Illinois Wesleyan's 18th president. Panelists were John Roush (left), president of Centre College in Kentucky; Donald Harward, president emeritus of Bates College in Maine; and Russell Osgood, president of Grinnell College in Iowa. President Wilson moderated.

Streaming video of the panel

Founders' Day Convocation 2005

Ambassador Edward S. Walker, Jr., president and chief executive officer of The Middle East Institute, discussed the complexities of the Middle East in light of the recent election in Iraq.

The Convocation
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President's Convocation 2004

Author and historian David Halberstam presented the annual President's Convocation on September 8, 2004. President Richard F. Wilson presided at his first President's Convocation.

The Convocation
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Commencement 2004

Three speeches presented during the University's annual Commencement exercises are available:
(audio and video)

Carlina Tapia-Ruano's speech
(audio only)

Carlina Tapia-Ruano's speech

Senior Class President Jordan Ault's remarks

Professor of the Year Robert Kearney's remarks

Honors Day Convocation 2004

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James Plath, winner of the 2004 Pantagraph Award for Teaching Excellence, addressed the annual Honors Day Convocation on April 14, 2004. 

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Announcement of Richard F. Wilson

Illinois Wesleyan's 18th President
(audio and video)

Illinois Wesleyan introduced Richard F. Wilson as its 18th President on April 6, 2004.

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NCAA Advertisement featuring Kyle Eash '02

(audio and video)

The NCAA's Corporate/Champion Partner program's advertisement series includes this 30-second spot with former Illinois Wesleyan quarterback Kyle Eash. The advertisement has run on various NCAA events and was also aired during the Super Bowl pre-game show.

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Soul Food Dinner

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featuring
Martin Luther King III

Chief Executive Officer, Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change

February 15, 2004

Founders' Day Convocation

(audio only)

featuring

Dr. Mary Frances Berry
Chair, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought
University of Pennsylvania
and
The Illinois Wesleyan University Collegiate Choir

February 11, 2004

President's International Convocation

(audio only)

featuring
President Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozado
of Bolivia

September 10, 2003
Presser Hall