Greetings!

As I write this it is the first official day of summer. Most of the students are back home, but the summer camps have begun and there are a lot of construction workers with hard hats from one end of campus to the other. A walk from Vennum Binkley to Reagan Center will afford you the following views: an new sidewalk on College Avenue, heavy equipment for the new window installation in Vennum Binkley, drywall installation for the Mark R. Shenkman Research Center and Archive project, fiber optic cable running to the phone hut and the new residence hall rising from the dirt of the old “Baja”. The last stop is Reagan Gymnasium where a new basketball floor acquired from the Minnesota Timberwolves has been installed. I encourage you to stop by and see all the improvements that are being made to our campus. It will truly make you proud! If that isn’t on your calendar this summer, why not meet us in Nashville or Chicago or in Peoria for one of our upcoming events? We would love to see you on campus or on the road.

Shellie Schwanke

Director of Alumni Relations - Class of '87

Eureka College is LinkedIn

Calling all LinkedIn users! Eureka College has an alumni group! You need to have Eureka College listed in your profile to join. Look for the Eureka College Alumni Group and send us a request. If you are already a member please share with us your employment and internship opportunities and we will help you HIRE EUREKA!

Dr. Logsdon’s Studs Terkel Project

Dr. Loren Logsdon, Professor Emeritus of English, has captured the spirit of Eureka College history in a special project he fondly calls the “Studs Terkel Project.” The project is a collection of alumni memories and stories which weave a rich tapestry of the Eureka College experience during the '40s, '50s and '60s.

Deforrest Hamilton >
Class of 1939

Class Notes

Here are the latest class note submissions from you, our alumni. These are the little stories that make us all proud and keep us all connected.

June Class Notes >

Submit your own >

We've Got A Snapshot of That

Click the button to view photos from the following events:

A Stroll Across Campus >

Reagan Night at Busch Stadium >

Darnall 1994 Championship Team Golf Gathering >

Red Devil Nation Golf Outing >

Oklahoma Man Receives Ministry Fellowship to Attend Eureka College

Colton Lott of Ada, Okla., has received a Ministry Fellowship to attend Eureka College this fall.

The full-tuition, four-year scholarship is based on academic achievement, leadership and a desire to enter the ministry of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Learn more >

Eureka College Receives National Recognition for Community Service

Eureka College has been named to the 2010 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. The Corporation for National and Community Service awards the recognition to institutions of higher education for their support of volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement.

Learn more >

Eureka College Awards Inaugural Sauk Valley Community College Reagan Transfer Scholarship

Carson Andrew of Oregon, Ill., has received the inaugural Sauk Valley Community College-Eureka College Reagan Transfer Scholarship from Eureka College. The scholarship is valued at $2,500 and is renewable for a second consecutive year at Eureka College. Learn more >

Associate Dean of the College for Academic Records & Information Makes the Papers

Scott Wignall is featured in The Peorial Journal Star.

Learn more >

Check the Construction Progress

See how the residence hall construction project is progressing. Click The Ivy Project to view the video >

Nashville Gathering - July 12

Eureka College Luncheon at the Disciples of Christ General Assembly Gathering Nashville Renaissance Hotel
Belmont Two
Noon to 2:00 p.m.

$21.00 per person

Ronald Reagan Day at Wrigley Field - August 6

$55 per person

- a limited number of tickets are available so get your tickets now!
Game time is 12 noon
Marquis Game vs. Cincinnati Reds

An Evening In The President's Shadow Tasting Reception

Tuesday, August 09, 2011 - 7:00 pm

An evening reception of tasting unique wines, beers, non-alcoholic punches and finger foods with music and fellowship that benefits the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home. Location of the Boyhood Home is 816 South Hennepin Ave, Dixon, Ill.
The event will take place in Reagan Memorial Park - adjacent to the Boyhood home.
Admission is $20.00 in advance, $25.00 at the event and includes entrance, Commemorative wine glass and 10 tasting tokens. Tickets will be available after July 1 at the Boyhood Home's Gift Shop. For more information or advance tickets, contact the Alumni Office at
877-892-7823.

Dixon Heritage Days

The alumni office invites Alumni of Eureka College in the Sauk Valley area to come out to Dixon Heritage Days, August 9-14. Check out these two events which Eureka College will be represented.

Encore Presentation of Reagan of Illinois

Sunday, August 14, 2011, 4pm

at the historic Dixon Theatre

In response to hundreds of requests, Dixon Main Street, Reagan Trail Days, the Dixon Municipal Band, the Dixon Reagan Centennial Commission and the Sauk Valley Newspapers have joined together to bring an encore performance of Reagan of Illinois on Sunday, August 14, 2011, 4pm at the historic Dixon Theatre for only $5.00/ticket. Are you an alum that would like to represent the College at this event? If so, please contact the Alumni Office at
877-892-7823.

Rocktober in Vegas

Bradley Kenny '89 has invited Eureka College Alumni for a gathering Las Vegas, NV,
October 14-16!

Events include an alumni gathering at the CPK and Associates annual party, an alumni basketball scrimmage, cocktail party hosted by Lou Ann Stambaugh Hayes ’88, Cirque du Soliel show and brunch at the House of Blues. This is a weekend you won’t want to miss! Celebrate your alma mater and make some new memories with classmates that you won’t soon forget.

Click for more info and to register >

Wicked, the Broadway Musical

Peoria Civic Center
October 27
7:30 pm

Join us for a night of great musical theatre at the downstate premiere of Wicked! The alumni office has secured a limited number of 1st balcony seats for this event. Call the Alumni Office for details at 877-892-7823.

13 seats are available
$51.50 per ticket

10 are on reserve in the 2nd balcony
$38.00 per person

Upcoming Events

August 6 - Ronald Reagan Day at Wrigley Field

August 9 - An Evening In The President's Shadow Tasting Reception

August 14 - Encore Presentation of Reagan of Illinois

August 19 - Eureka College Night at the Peoria Chiefs

October 1 - Homecoming

October 14 - 16 - Rocktober in Las Vegas hosted by Brad Kenny '89

October 27 - Wicked, the Broadway Musical

October 29 - Minnesota Metrodome Gathering

Make a Monthly Gift to Eureka College

Want to support your alma mater, but find it difficult to write the check? Make a monthly credit card gift! It is a great way to support EC throughout the year without feeling the financial impact of your gift all at once. Email or call toll-free
877-892-7823 to find out more about monthly giving.

Gifts from loyal alums to the Annual Fund help provide scholarships and financial aid to our students.
Thank you for your support!