Big Blue Brotherly Bond
March 15, 2019 at 9:30am

Brothers Calvin and Zach Fisher talk family and basketball

Calvin and Zach Fisher have a lot in common – they both play basketball, they both are business management majors, and they both attend Millikin University.

Millikin and Decatur community team up to present 3rd annual Civic Discourse Week
March 14, 2019 at 9:30am

2019 Civic Discourse Week looks at "How Trauma Affects our Community: A Thoughtful Examination"

In the midst of an increasingly diverse array of perspectives, civic discourse helps demonstrate our shared responsibility to one another, our commitment to our systems and our willingness to choose to elevate the conversation.

Millikin student delegates earn rare achievements at Model Illinois Government
March 13, 2019 at 9:30am

Political science majors elected Governor and win Best Lobbyist Award

The Model Illinois Government (MIG) simulation is a unique opportunity for Millikin University students to debate on important political issues alongside students from other colleges and universities around the state. It's also an opportunity for students to work on their public speaking, parliamentary procedure, research and writing skills prior to attending the event.

Millikin women's fraternity uses literacy to connect with community
March 11, 2019 at 11:30am

Millikin Pi Beta Phi chapter centers around philanthropy and volunteer service

Pi Beta Phi is a Women's Fraternity built on the model of servant leadership. Millikin University's chapter of Pi Beta Phi is a unique group of students who are musicians, teachers, writers, performers, entrepreneurs, athletes and mentors who focus their efforts on philanthropy and volunteer service.

Millikin student-athletes give back to community
March 7, 2019 at 2:15pm

Big Blue Baseball players visit local school

Student-athletes at Millikin University not only engage in Performance Learning in the classroom, but they extend that same learning process through the University's tradition of giving back to the community.

In addition to the hours spent practicing, competing and meeting their academic commitments, Big Blue student-athletes spend a number of hours serving the central Illinois community each academic year.

Millikin's Brown and Hartman named Jack Swartz Award recipients
March 5, 2019 at 2:30pm

Millikin announces Fall Academic All-Conference Honorees

Millikin University, in conjunction with the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW), has announced its recipients for the Jack Swartz Award and the CCIW Academic All-Conference team for fall 2018.

Junior football linebacker Matt Brown (Champaign, Central H.S.) and senior women's soccer player Taylor Hartman (St. Anne, Herscher H.S.) were selected as the Millikin recipients of the Jack Swartz award.

Italian courses at Millikin connect cultures
March 1, 2019 at 1:30pm

Millikin's Italian language courses go beyond grammar and vocabulary

When it comes to studying modern languages at Millikin University, students are taught to master four basic skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing. The Italian courses at Millikin, like programs in Spanish and French, place heavy emphasis on understanding the language, but more importantly, learning to appreciate the culture.

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