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.
First-year students at Millikin University will get a jump start on their college experience during Millikin's 2016 First Week program scheduled Aug. 16-21.
Millikin University's Kirkland Fine Arts Center is pleased to announce its 2016-2017 Performing Arts Season. For over 45 years, Kirkland Fine Arts Center has been the place to be for live performing arts for Decatur, Ill., and the surrounding area. The tradition continues this coming season with a diverse lineup that is not only family-friendly, but fun for all.
Millikin University is once again ranked among the nation's best colleges and universities by Forbes in its ninth annual Top Colleges in America ranking. Millikin is one of 26 colleges from Illinois to make Forbes' national ranking of 660 institutions.
Millikin University students and recent graduates took time out of their busy schedules to share their experiences while attending Millikin and explain how Millikin has made an impact in their lives.
The month of June marked the beginning of a journey for incoming first-year students at Millikin University. Millikin faculty members, staff and current students welcomed over 450 new students for Orientation and Registration on June 27, 28 and 29.
Millikin University will begin construction this summer on the Workman Family Softball Field, which will become the new home to the Big Blue softball program in 2017.
Starting this fall, play-by-play coverage of Millikin University football and basketball games are moving to the Decatur area's leader in local sports coverage ESPNDecatur 1050 AM (WDZ).
Hickory Point Bank has established a new $5,000 annual scholarship at Millikin University to aid students who have demonstrated a financial need, and whose hometown addresses fall within regions served by the bank, including areas in Decatur, Springfield, Peoria and Champaign, Ill.