Millikin University students experienced homelessness, firsthand, during Millikin's 8th annual Box City event on Nov. 10. Millikin's Human Service Connection and the Macon County Continuum of Care hosted the event in support of Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week in an effort to help bring awareness to the local community.
The local community is invited to join Millikin University's Center for Entrepreneurship in the celebration of Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) Nov. 13-19.
Global Entrepreneurship Week is the world's largest celebration of the innovators and job creators who launch startups that bring ideas to life, drive economic growth and expand human welfare.
International students on Millikin University's campus were given the opportunity to share their culture and represent their country during Millikin's annual International Festival. The campus community had the opportunity to discover world cultures and hear from people of other nations.
Before stepping on campus, Millikin University graduate Amanda Morgan '15 already knew the value of hard work. Her passion for wanting to learn and grow as a person has led to many achievements, previously as a student, and now as tech analyst/specialist for State Farm in Dallas, Texas.
Millikin University will celebrate Homecoming 2017 with a full week of activities culminating the weekend of Oct. 6-8, 2017, when hundreds of alumni and friends return to campus. A full calendar of Homecoming events is available at millikin.edu/homecoming.
A long-standing tradition at Millikin University, First Week is a signature orientation program held each academic year before classes begin. First-year students are invited to campus for First Week to get acclimated to all the services provided and all the different things that can be expected on campus.
One of the highlights of First Week orientation at Millikin University is the annual Day of Action. Day of Action is Millikin's opportunity to give back to the Decatur, Ill., community by sending students into the neighborhoods for service opportunities.
The start of the 2017-2018 academic year at Millikin University began with Move-In Day for first-year students on Aug. 15. Several returning students at Millikin helped the first-year students get moved in and acclimated to the campus environment.
Millikin University welcomed its newest cohort of Long-Vanderburg (LV) scholars to campus for a five-day leadership academy July 19-23. During the academy, 16 scholars from various parts of the country worked together on projects that enhanced their academic and personal growth.