Jensen Cearlock, a junior health promotion major originally from Decatur, Ill., did not start her academic journey at Millikin University. Beginning college at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Mo., as a communication major, she didn't quite feel at home. When COVID-19 changed the world and Cearlock returned to Decatur, she realized that her next stop on her academic journey was right in front of her at Millikin.
Ashlyn Hartman used every single moment to the fullest during her two years at Millikin University. From taking multiple overload semesters, playing for the volleyball team and helping coach Millikin's Men’s Volleyball, to co-founding a new campus organization and interning with State Farm; she made sure she did it all.
Millikin University senior Kalli Farmer, of Columbia, Ill., was named to the 2020 CoSIDA Academic All-District® Softball Team for NCAA District 7 on May 14.
During a typical workday, Alyssa Voegele serves as a certified athletic trainer for Decatur Memorial Hospital's (DMH) Sports Medicine program, providing services for the Sullivan-Okaw Valley High School District.
With the COVID-19 crisis bringing an early end to the careers of Millikin student-athletes, the Millikin Sports Information staff is using this opportunity to highlight several Big Blue seniors. While you will not find his name in any boxes scores, senior athletic training major Nathan Marshall of Oreana, Ill., has definitely left his mark on Millikin athletics.
The successful ongoing partnership between Dennis Lab School and Millikin University has made a positive impact throughout the wider Decatur, Ill., community. The partnership is designed to create a university-affiliated lab school that enhances 21st century project-based, real-world learning for Dennis students and provides increased teacher training opportunities for Millikin education students.
Noah Jahangir went through his first two years of college unsatisfied with the atmosphere that he was in. As a student at Illinois State University (ISU), Jahangir was spending his time in lecture halls with 300 students and wasn't studying what he wanted to major in. Not to mention, he wasn't playing soccer, one of his true passions.
Teams of Millikin University students are gathered in a classroom on the 1st floor of the Leighty-Tabor Science Center trying to find solutions for health-related issues on a global scale. As the teams huddle to discuss their solutions, Dr. Victoria Bam can only watch and admire the effort her students are putting into the project.