Millikin University Evolving
Millikin University is set to begin its 2016-17 academic year with the first day of classes on Aug. 22. Among the changes on campus include 23 new faculty members, a new dean and new academic majors.In...
View ArticleStarting a New Life
First-year international student Mehrangez Rahmatova is starting a new life at Millikin University. Rahmatova left her homeland of Tajikistan to attend high school in Hawaii at Konawaena High School as...
View ArticleMillikin welcomes increasing numbers of students
First-year students at Millikin University are getting a jump start on their college experience during Millikin's 2016 First Week program. First Week activities began with Move-In Day for residential...
View ArticleMillikin, Heartland sign reverse transfer agreement
Heartland Community College (HCC) and Millikin University have announced a reverse transfer agreement that will benefit students who transfer from HCC to Millikin before earning their associate degree....
View ArticleMaster's Entry into Nursing offers career change opportunities
Millikin University's Master's Entry into Nursing Practice (MENP) track is designed for students who already hold a non-nursing bachelor's degree and are interested in entering the nursing field.The...
View ArticleBecoming the Big Blue
Millikin University's First Week program is designed specifically for first-year students to be introduced to the Millikin experience before courses start on Aug. 22. The First Week experience also...
View ArticleScientific Process
The field of ecological immunology is seeing a growing interest in the causes of variation in immune responses in populations. One question that has sparked from this particular field is what does this...
View ArticleMillikin students lend a hand during Day of Action
Millikin University first-year students participated in the annual Day of Action, through the United Way of Decatur and Mid-Illinois, on Friday, Aug. 19 and Saturday, Aug. 20. More than 400 Millikin...
View ArticleMillikin's Munoz delves into university management in latest book
Dr. J. Mark Munoz's latest work, a two-volume book co-edited by Neal King, is the eleventh book he's published over the past 11 years. Titled "Strategies for University Management," the book pulls...
View ArticleDr. John Storsved named Chair of Department of Exercise Science and Sport
Millikin University has named Dr. John Storsved the new chair of the Department of Exercise Science and Sport (ESS) and director of the Athletic Training program.An associate professor of exercise...
View ArticleMillikin Day of Action 2016
Millikin University's Day of Action is an opportunity to give back to the community by sending students into the neighborhoods for service opportunities. More than 400 Millikin students, faculty and...
View ArticleMillikin announces lineup for Fall 2016 Institute for Science...
The Millikin University Institute for Science Entrepreneurship, a signature program of Millikin's Center for Entrepreneurship, will host a speaker series throughout the 2016-2017 academic year. This...
View ArticleMillikin songwriters put creations to test
There's no doubting the musical talents of students at Millikin University, and the local community has the opportunity to see those talents during the University Center Board's (UCB) annual...
View ArticleCreative Thinking
Before classes started on Aug. 22, first-year students at Millikin University became acclimated to campus through First Week activities. Students moved into residence halls, learned the necessary...
View ArticleOnStage names Millikin a Top 10 BFA Musical Theatre Program
Millikin University has received recognition as one of the "Top 10 BFA Musical Theatre Programs" in the country for 2016-17 according to a recent survey published by the online theatre news and review...
View ArticleDocumentary featuring Millikin alum captures Olympic dream
Thanks to the generosity of the Marcia Helen Morey family, a screening of the documentary "The Last Gold" will take place on Thursday, Sept. 1, at 6:30 p.m. at the Avon Theater in Decatur, Ill. The...
View ArticleUniversity Commons construction in full swing
Construction on the 87,000-square-foot University Commons at Millikin University is currently in full swing with expectations for the project to be completed prior to the start of the fall 2017...
View ArticleMillikin University named "Best in the Midwest" College by Princeton Review
Millikin University has been named one of the Midwest's best colleges according to The Princeton Review's 2017 College Selection Guide. The well-known education services company lists Millikin...
View ArticleNew Labor Day Pops face
For the 20th consecutive year, Decatur says farewell to summer with a free concert on the lakeshore by the Millikin-Decatur Symphony Orchestra (MDSO), under the direction of Dr. Sergey Bogza, newly...
View ArticleMillikin Performance Learning opportunities have widespread effects
The signature of a Millikin University education is Performance Learning. Students must perform their knowledge in order to be truly prepared for a successful career after college.Through Performance...
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