New ESS Chair leads transition of Athletic Training program
Dr. John Storsved, the new chair of the Department of Exercise Science and Sport (ESS) and director of the Athletic Training program at Millikin University, has been tasked with converting the...
View ArticleMillikin graphic design students engage in city art project
An admiral blue mural of swimming fish and herons is covering a 7.5 million-gallon water tank near the South Water Treatment Plant in Decatur, Ill. The mural is part of the local community's public art...
View ArticleGroundwater expert Dr. Edward Mehnert to present 2016 James W. Moore Lecture
Dr. Edward Mehnert, senior geohydrologist with the Illinois State Geological Survey at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is one of the top experts on groundwater and surface water...
View ArticleMillikin to celebrate International and Hispanic Heritage Month
Millikin University will host an assortment of events to observe International Month and Hispanic Heritage Month from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15.Each year, Millikin University hosts International Month, a...
View ArticleDennis Millikin Partnership launches International Host Family Program
Millikin University has welcomed a new cohort of international students to campus, and the Dennis Millikin Partnership is helping provide a supportive home away from home for the international students...
View ArticleBig Blue Backpacks
Big Blue Backpacks, a new Millikin University student-run organization seeking to help alleviate childhood hunger, announced that the organization will start providing bags of food for students in need...
View ArticleU.S. News & World Report names Millikin among "Best Regional Universities in...
Millikin University was recognized once again by U.S. News & World Report as one of the leading institutions in the country.U.S. News & World Report's 2017 "Best Colleges" guidebook, released...
View ArticlePictures at an Exhibition
An exhibition of virtuosity and some of the greatest storytelling through art and music will be on display during the Millikin-Decatur Symphony Orchestra's season opening concert on Saturday, Sept. 24,...
View ArticleSociology major organizes law enforcement educational visit
Millikin University sociology major Heather Smith, a senior from Decatur, Ill., is currently completing an internship at the Pershing Early Learning Center, an educational environment designed to meet...
View ArticleMillikin international students reflect on experiences
Millikin University is celebrating International and Hispanic Heritage Month all throughout campus from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. In a recent interview with WAND-TV, Jia Yujin, an English education major...
View ArticleThe Working Musician
Dr. Mark Tonelli, Millikin University assistant professor of applied guitar and coordinator of the Guitar Studies Program, is teaching students to be versatile when it comes to establishing a career in...
View ArticleMillikin Wire: Valina Hoang
Valina Hoang, a senior marketing major at Millikin University, is a member of Millikin's Collegiate DECA Executive Committee as well as a member of University Center Board (UCB) and Student...
View ArticleTheatre graduate to embark on Broadway show
Ian Liberto, a 2005 Millikin University theatre graduate, has been cast in the forthcoming Broadway revival of the blockbuster 1964 musical "Hello, Dolly!" featuring Bette Midler.Midler will be joined...
View ArticleTabor student recognized for leadership, passion for marketing
Millikin University student Jocelyn Hernandez, a senior marketing major with a minor in finance from Des Plaines, Ill., was recognized by the Tabor School of Business for demonstrating leadership and a...
View ArticleMillikin alum begins her next act
Linda Parsons Fortunato, a 1994 Millikin University theatre graduate, began her new position as artistic director at Theatre at the Center in Munster, Ind., in January 2016. In a recent interview with...
View ArticleHamilton: The Man Behind the Musical
Alexander Hamilton's legacy has recently caught the public's imagination through the hit Broadway musical "Hamilton." The Founding Father's unique life and brilliant mind inspired everything from the...
View ArticleStudents earning dual credit for Arts Technology
High school students from Decatur Public Schools (DPS) are taking part in one of Millikin University's newest courses while earning college credit at the same time.Students from Eisenhower and...
View ArticleMillikin to induct new members to Athletic Hall of Fame
Millikin University will induct five new members in the Millikin Athletic Hall of Fame during the annual Alumni Awards and Hall of Fame Induction dinner on Friday, Sept. 30, in Decatur, Ill. The event...
View ArticleFirst 2017 Admission Delivered
Every one of our students has a story. For Allie Gray of Mt. Zion High School, who expressed such passion in wanting to attend Millikin University, President Pat White was thrilled to deliver news of...
View ArticleEveryday Conversations
It's 12 p.m. on a Wednesday afternoon at Shilling Hall and Dr. Amy Delaney, assistant professor of communication, is in a round table discussion with students talking about the impact of persuasive...
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