Dr. Pam Lindsey has been appointed dean of the College of Professional Studies (CPS) at Millikin University, effective July 1, 2020. Dr. Lindsey has served as interim dean of the College of Professional Studies since Aug. 1, 2019, succeeding Dr. Deborah Slayton who served as dean from 2010 until her retirement on July 31, 2019.
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.
Millikin University will recognize over 120 graduates at its 2019 Winter Commencement ceremony on Sunday, Dec. 15 at 2 p.m. at Kirkland Fine Arts Center on Millikin's campus.
Graduates from Millikin's traditional undergraduate, Master of Science in Nursing and Doctor of Nursing Practice degree programs will be honored during the ceremony.
Millikin University welcomes alumna Dr. Jennifer Wolfe Grenier '02 to campus on Thursday, Nov. 21, who will present the 2019 T.W. Samuels Lecture: "Food is Medicine: Addressing the Social Determinants of Health on Chicago's West Side."
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.
If you ever see someone around campus dancing at the most random times, throwing the "OK" sign around too many times to count, or making some great beats and pretending to play the drums - you most likely have met Millikin University junior nursing major Marcus Hayes.
The Joliet, Ill., native is well-known for his high energy, contagious smile and dedication to his passions and studies.
Millikin University and Richland Community College (RCC) have entered into a new agreement that will allow RCC nursing graduates to seamlessly transfer to Millikin University and complete their Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN). The agreement was made official during a press conference at Richland Community College on May 8.
It's a day when no classes are held, but it doesn't mean the learning stops.
Millikin University's Celebrations of Scholarship is the culmination of the academic year; an all-day event that puts the outstanding achievements of students from all majors front and center for the entire campus community to witness. It's a forum that not only recognizes academics, it honors personal success.
Each spring, faculty members from Millikin University come together to discuss ways of advancing Performance Learning by sharing their expertise, research and knowledge with one another at the Millikin Academic Interdisciplinary Conference (MAIC) . This year's conference, the 8th annual, was hosted on March 22.