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MidTerm Has Come and Gone

What a beautiful fall it has been! The trees, the balmy temperatures, the rustling leaves and beautiful sunshine have made the campus extraordinarily beautiful during this busy month of October. And busy it has been. October began with the “Best Homecoming Ever!” as overheard by an alum who has returned to campus for the event each year. The Eureka Red Devils scored a HUGE win over Westminster in front of an estimated crowd of 3000. The alumni board hosted a pre-game tailgate cookout and a post-game party at the backroom of the Chanticleer along with a very successful silent auction that brought in nearly $1500. Next year’s homecoming date will be announced in the next few weeks.

But Homecoming wasn’t the only big event the alumni office hosted during the month of October. Rocktober in Las Vegas was a huge success thanks to our generous host, Bradley Kenny ’89. Alumni also enjoyed the hospitality of Jay Hein ‘87 in late October at the Levey Mansion in Indianapolis. Alumni legacy parents enjoyed the hospitality of the alumni office during the football game on October 22. The month’s grand finale was an alumni gathering in Minneapolis for Dome Day on October 29th. All in all it has been a fabulous month of connecting with alumni here on campus and throughout the country. Our goal is to be sure all of our alumni near and far, always feel close to their college home.

Shellie Schwanke

Director of Alumni Relations - Class of '87

Alumni Profile

Dr. Lorenzo Modeste

Class of 1985

Dr. Lorenzo Modeste ’85 visited campus serving as guest speaker for Dr. Toliver’s classes. Dr. Modeste also spoke to Reagan Fellows during his visit.

Read Lorenzo's Profile >

View pictures from his last EC visit >

Dr. Logsdon’s Studs Terkel Project

Sharon Argo Hanner >

Class of 1965

The Book Has Arrived

Here just in time for Christmas, Professor Logsdon's compilation of alumni stories and memories are in his new book "Stories from 'neath the Elms: Eureka College
1940-1970". This beautiful leather bound book is available for purchase for $25 plus shipping and handling. Contact the alumni office at alumni@eureka.edu or call 877-892-7823 with your credit card information and a book will be shipped to you. “Stories from ‘neath the Elms” is also available in the Eureka College Bookstore.

It will make a great gift for the holidays and a great addition to your library.

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.

October Class Notes >

Submit your own >

We've Got A Snapshot of That

Click the button to view photos from the following events:

Homecoming >

Las Vegas Event >

Indianapolis Adventure >

Wicked Trip >

Minnesota Metrodome Game & Party >

Phonathon is Back

Below is a message from our Student Caller Coordinator, Mason Harmon ‘13

Greetings Alumni,

It’s that time of the year again! Phonathon is starting on October 30th and we have dozens of ambitious students eager to speak to you, listen to your treasured Eureka memories and hear about what you're doing these days. Students and alumni will unite this year as a team to continue to transform Eureka. Together, we will make a difference for our students. It's our proud, supportive and involved alumni like you that make Eureka College what it is today.
Thanks again for your support. We look forward to speaking with you!

- Mason

Check the Progress >

SLIAC Champ Westminster Beats Eureka, 4-1

Westminster Tops Red Devils on Senior Day, 3-0

Eureka/Northwestern Game Notes

Knox Topples Red Devils in Three

Red Devils Cruise Past MacMurray

Katelyn Rowen Named Eureka College Lincoln Laureate

Our own Alumni Student Worker, Katelyn Rowen, of East Moline, was selected as Eureka College’s recipient of the 2011 Lincoln Academy of Illinois Student Laureate Award. The award recognizes outstanding academic achievement, campus leadership and extracurricular activities among Illinois college and university seniors .Rowen will attend an awards ceremony at the Old State Capitol, Springfield, and a luncheon hosted by Gov. Pat Quinn in the Executive Mansion Nov. 5. Learn more >

Woodstock Music Festival Organizer to Speak

The legendary 1969 Woodstock Festival will be the topic of a presentation at Eureka College Nov. 1. Festival organizer Michael Lang will talk about the event’s challenges, successes and social implications at 7:30 p.m. in the Cerf Center.

Lang’s presentation will include music and video of artists who performed at the event as well as discuss details of organizing the festival, including managing the crowd of 400,000, the hippies, the Vietnam War protesters, drug use, threats from the
state government, National Guard involvement, lawsuits, financial losses and the massive post-festival clean up of Yasgur’s farm in upstate New York. Lea rn more >

‘Other-centered Leadership’ is Topic of Lecture by Dr. Fulop

Eureka College associate professor of psychology Ann Fulop will present “‘Other-Centered’ Leadership: A Leadership Schema for Innovation" at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 3 in the Cerf Center at Eureka College. A reception will follow.The free presentation will explore how the current business innovation era may require a new leadership schema that reframes how organizations research and think about leaders and leadership. Learn more >

Learn more >

EC to Mark 22nd Anniversary of Fall of Berlin Wall

Eureka College will observe the 22nd anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall at a ceremony at 4 p.m. Nov. 9 at the Ronald Reagan Peace Garden, which holds a section of the wall.

The ceremony will include remarks from Ambassador Balazs Bokor, Consul General of the Republic of Hungary, Los Angeles, who will talk about freedom after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Keynote speaker will be Brig. Gen. Roger Machut, Commanding General of the 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, which includes Engineer Co. "C" in Peoria.

Eureka College Theater to Present ‘Dead Man’s Cell Phone’

The Eureka College Theater Department will present the dark comedy “Dead Man’s Cell Phone” by Sarah Ruhl at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 15-19 and 2 p.m. Nov. 20 in Pritchard Theatre.
The play opens with the death of a man in a quiet café and a woman at the next table who answers his incessantly ringing cell phone. The woman’s fateful act dials her deeply into the dead man’s mysterious business and his eccentric family and takes her on trips to the afterlife and the black market. Her odyssey forces her to confront her assumptions about morality, redemption and the need to connect in a technology-obsessed world, as the play explores how we memorialize the dead and how that remembering changes us.
Learn more >

The Holidays are just around the Corner

Alumni are invited for two annual campus traditions that are sure to put you in the Holiday spirit! On November 30, the Annual Christmas Tree Lighting and Open House will be held at 7 p.m. The tree lighting will commence in front of the Chapel, and the Open House will follow in the Cerf Center with hot cocoa, refreshments by the tree in Moser Lobby and music by
“The Colleagues.”

The 22nd Annual Eureka College Renaissance Christmas Dinner will take place on December 2 and 3. A limited number of seats remain for this event. Call 309-467-6407 for reservation information.

Championship Circle Dedication

Join us in honoring Coach Dave Darnall and Eureka College Basketball as we celebrate the Dedication of the Championship Circle on December 3, 2011 at Reagan Center. The dedication ceremony will be held at half time of the men’s 3:00 p.m. game. A celebration reception will follow the game in Rigazio Lobby of Reagan Center at 5:00 p.m. Cost is $15 in advance, $25 at the door and includes admission to dedication ceremony, both women's and men's games, reception and commemorative T-shirt.

RSVP by November 22, 2011 by calling 877-892-7823 or registering online >

Do it Yourself Messiah

Calling all Chorale Alumni in the Chicago Area. Several Eureka alumni will be participating in the “Do It Yourself Messiah” at the Harris Theatre at Millennium Park on December 19 at
7 p.m. A limited number of tickets will be available through the alumni office for this event.

Cost is $15 per person and includes a quick dinner prior to the event at Giordano’s Pizza. Please contact us by November 8 if you would like to join us.

For more info >

For Reservations >

Upcoming Events

November 5 - Men's Basketball Alumni Scrimmage

November 6 - Women's Basketball Alumni Scrimmage

November 9 - Fall of the Wall

November 30 - Annual Christmas Tree Lighting

December 2 & 3 - Renaissance Christmas Dinners

December 3 - Championship Circle Dedication

December 4-9 - Reagan Roots Book Tour

December 19 - Do It Yourself Messiah

January 27 & 28 - Alumni Leadership Connections Conference

February 6 - Founders' Day

April 20-22 - Alumni Weekend

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!