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Ahhhh Spring...
Spring has sprung early here at Eureka! The birds are singing, the crocus and daffodils are blooming, and the temperatures are hitting the mid 80's. In fact, it almost feels like we have moved directly into early summer. Before the lazy days of summer are truly here, there is a very busy spring calendar to attend to, most prominently, Alumni Weekend! Arrangements for the 1st ever Run With Reagan 5K run walk are coming together, thanks to our race chair Kelly Gschwend and TKE co-chair Brent Glass '13. Also new this year is the Pancake and Sausage Breakfast that will follow the race. Online registration is now available for all Alumni Weekend events. All of us at the College are excited to welcome YOU home.
Shellie Schwanke
Director of Alumni Relations - Class of '87
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Alumni Profile
Dawn Asa LaFollette Shipman
Class of 1996
Let's go shopping! That's where you will find Dawn - as General Manager of the Shoppes at Grand Prairie & Shoppes at College Hills in Peoria and Bloomington, Illinois.
Read more about Dawn > |
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Alumni Weekend 2012 - April 20 to April 22
Highlights Include -
Golden "E" 50 year dinner on Friday evening, April 20
Theatre’s production of “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day”
5 K Run with Reagan Race - 1 mile fun run on Saturday morning
Pancake Breakfast
Dr. Loren Logsdon's Stud's Terkel III Presentation
Sigma Tau Delta 40th Anniversary Luncheon
Honors Presentation by senior Seth Quansah
Remembering the Battle of Shiloh Presentation by Dr. Junius Rodriguez
The Alumni Celebration Banquet - honoring alumni award recipients
featuring the Kevin Hart Jazz Ensemble
Annual Spring Chorale Concert |
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Logo art provided by student Justin Dillard '13 |
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Run With Reagan
Attention all runners, walkers, and philanthropists! Eureka College’s Alumni Office and
TKE fraternity have come together to offer an exciting and healthy way to kick off your Alumni Weekend this year! Through this partnership we have created the blueprints of a 5K race/ 1 mile walk called “Run With Reagan.”
The race’s intention is to foster a fresh annual event that will kick-off the Saturday of Alumni Weekends to come. While holding a 5K promotes a healthy lifestyle for an individual’s body, it also promotes a healthy lifestyle of giving back. The proceeds from this event will go directly to the Reagan Museum as well as the Alzheimer’s Association, hence the incorporation of Reagan’s name.
So join us this Alumni Weekend on April 21, 2012 and join the new tradition of living healthy, physically and soulfully, in the First Annual Run With Reagan 5K.
Register online for Run With Reagan >
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Class Notes
We are always looking for news about what you are up to in your in your life these days.
Help us call stay in touch and stay connecte by providing info as to what's new. Where are you now? New job? Recently married? New baby? Fun story? Send it to us! We'd love to hear!
March Class Notes >
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We've Got A Snapshot of That
Click the button to view photos from the following events:
Spring has arrived on Campus - and it's gorgeous >
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Deforrest Hamilton '39 |
Charlotte O'Brien Noe '39 |
Annette Dyar Sherman '40 |
Betty Trenary Traister '43 |
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Donald Littlejohn '48 |
Leo Traister '48 |
Richard Johann '50 |
Merle Wuethrich '51 |
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Dr. Logsdon’s Studs Terkel Project
Click to learn about Eureka College and World War II >
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. |
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Check the Progress >
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‘We Are Marshall’ Coach to Speak at Eureka College
Jack Lengyel, who became head football coach at Marshall University after an airplane crash claimed the lives of nearly the entire team in 1970, will speak at 7:30 p.m. March 27 in the Cerf Center at Eureka College. He will discuss overcoming adversity and achieving success in one’s personal and professional life.
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Former Secretary of State James A. Baker III to be Honorary Reagan Fellow at Eureka College
Former Secretary of State James A. Baker III will be named an honorary Ronald Reagan Fellow at Eureka College in a ceremony March 28 at The Union League Club, New York City. A reception will begin at 6 p.m. followed by dinner and the ceremony. Read more >
Visit the webpage >
Learn about the Ronald W. Reagan Leadership Program > |
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Arab Spring Topic of Eureka College Lecture
Arab Spring will be the topic of the 35th Mary Newson Lecture on International Affairs at Eureka College March 29. Milan Svolik, an assistant professor of political science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will present “Democratic Future for the Arab Spring? How Authoritarian Past Shapes the Prospects for Democracy” at 7:30 p.m. in the Cerf Center. Admission is free. A reception will follow.
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Eureka College to Stage Children’s Musical
Eureka College will cap its theater season with the children’s musical “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day” at
7:30 p.m. April 17-21 in Pritchard Theatre.
The play is a musical adaptation of Judith Viorst’s award-winning1972 children’s book of the same name. Lyrics and book are by Viorst, and music is by Shelly Markham.
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Disciples of Christ President to Speak at Eureka College Commencement
The general minister and president of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada will give the commencement address at Eureka College May 12. The Rev. Dr. Sharon Watkins will share a message titled “Using Our Words” with approximately 120 graduates at 10:30 a.m. in Rinker Outdoor Amphitheatre. Learn more > |
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The Reagan Society Presents
The Ronald W. Reagan Society presents Del Quentin Wilber, best-selling author of Rawhide Down: The Near Assassination of Ronald Reagan. The event will take place on April 4 at 7 p.m. at the Cerf Center with a book signing to follow.
Cost is $10 per person.
The event is free for Reagan Society Members. |
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Sigma Tau Delta Luncheon
A gathering has been planned especially for you, our Sigma Tau Delta alumni. In celebration of Theta Lambda’s charter, the active chapter invites you to a luncheon on April 21, 2012 from 12 to 1:45 p.m. in the Terrill Rooms. The featured speaker for the luncheon will be Ms. Christa Yez ’94, Manager of Publishing Processes at Riverside Publishing Companies in Itasca, Illinois. During the luncheon, we are celebrating a history of community and literature perpetuated at Eureka College by organizing poetry readings, writing contests, and book clubs, as well as continuing a close association with Impressions. Cost of the buffet luncheon will be $15 per person. Luncheon reservations and payment can be made by calling the Alumni Office at 877-892-7823 or by email at alumni@eureka.edu
by April 11, 2012. Register online > |
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25th Reunion of the Class of 1987
Can you believe it has been 25 years since we were all together in Rinker Theatre, holding the Ivy Chain and singing the Alma Mater, looking at each other and wondering, ‘Where do we go from here?”
Well, the reunion committee of the class of 1987 is hoping that the classes of 1985, ’86, ’88 and '89 will join the Class of 1987 right back home home to EC to reminisce about all that has happened to us in the last couple of decades! Here’s what we have planned. Mark your calendars now and join us for a Reunion Party here on campus, June 9 in the Cerf College Center. Cocktails, Dinner, Live music and great memories relived are the order of the evening. Contact the Alumni Office at alumni@eureka.edu for details.
Register online > |
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Calling All Cub Fans
Have we got a deal for you!
Are the Winter Blues starting to set in? Well, its time to start making some plans for Spring. How about joining alumni and friends for a Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field cheering on the Chicago Cubs? Or maybe you are an LA Dodger Fan! Either way, this event is for you! Details are below:
Friday, May 4th
1:20 game vs. LA Dodgers.
Terrace Reserved Seating
The price per ticket is $15 and a portion of each ticket will be donated back to EC.
Contact Lou Ann Stambaugh Hayes '88 at lastambaugh1@yahoo.com to secure your seats. Tickets are available on a first come, first serve basis...don't delay! This block of tickets sell out every year! |
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Upcoming Events
April 4 - Reagan Society Presentation by Del Wilber, author of Rawhide Down
April 20-22 - Alumni Weekend
May 4 - Cubs Game
June 9 - Reunion Party for the Class of 1987
August 31 - Peoria Chiefs Game
October 6 - Homecoming
October 12 - Las Vegas Gathering
For Reservations > |
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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! |
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