A major endowment from a former student at Illinois Wesleyan University is being called a transformative gift for Wesleyan as a whole.… MORE
Category Archives: Illinois Wesleyan Titans
IWU Coach Norm Eash secures most CCIW wins after Titans roll over No. 12 Wheaton
Illinois Wesleyan head coach Norm Eash became the coach with the most wins in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin as his Titans topped No. 12 Wheaton, 24-14, at Tucci Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 15.… MORE
Titans drop home opener to last second Field Goal
After erasing a 15 point deficit in the final quarter, the Illinois Wesleyan football team was defeated in their season opener by a 20-yard field goal as time expired, 34-31, against Wisconsin-LaCrosse at Tucci Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 8.… MORE
IWU women’s hoops to play exhibitions at EIU & SIUE
The Illinois Wesleyan women’s basketball team has scheduled preseason exhibition games against two Division I opponents. … MORE
IWU football returns plenty of experience from CCIW co-champs
By Greg Halbleib BLOOMINGTON – Illinois Wesleyan football met the media this afternoon at Tucci Stadium. Norm Eash (ESH) enters his 32nd season at the helm of the Titans. He likes the mix of experience and youth on this year’s squad: Illinois Wesleyan football coach Norm Eash has high expections with plenty of returning players…… MORE
Martin to step down as CCIW commissioner in 2019
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Commissioner Chris Martin says he will step away from that role at the end of the current academic year.… MORE
Illinois Wesleyan to visit Illinois in men’s hoops exhibition
Titans and Illini will meet on the basketball floor this fall.… MORE
IWU ranks No. 14 in Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup Standings
Illinois Wesleyan University finished No. 14 of 329 ranked schools in the final set of rankings of the 2017-18 Division III Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup Standings, as announced by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics.… MORE
Titan softball finishes season as 2018 national runner-up
The No. 24-ranked Illinois Wesleyan softball team (40-14-1) fell to No. 1-ranked Virginia Wesleyan (55-3) in the 2018 NCAA Division III National Championship game at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium on Tuesday, May 29, by a final score of 3-1.… MORE
Illinois Wesleyan’s Glueck wins 2nd national title in long jump
For the second time in three years, senior Amelia Glueck is the long jump champion in the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field championships and senior Karly Goodman used a school-record throw to finish second in the nation in the javelin.… MORE
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WJBC Voices: Celebrating local workers
By Mike Matejka Labor Day is perhaps the most mis-understood holiday in the nation’s calendar. Traditionally viewed as a summer’s end celebration, its real roots are in worker protest, trying to claim and celebrate their role in society. In Bloomington, local unions organize and march together, along with community groups and aspiring politicians, in Monday’s…