Millikin University student-run organization Big Blue Backpacks is once again beginning another year of providing nourishment and wellness for students in need at Dennis Lab School in Decatur, Ill. The organization officially kicked off its fourth year of providing bags of food for students during a press conference held at the Good Samaritan Inn on Sept. 6, 2019.
"Eat mor chikin."
Millikin University students did exactly that at the Faith Community Kickoff hosted by Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) and Newman Catholic on Thursday, Aug. 29, on the Miller Quad. The two organizations came together to provide Millikin students with a night full of fun, music, and yes, Chick-fil-A.
Each year, students have the opportunity to get to know Millikin University's 90-plus student organizations at the annual Student Involvement Fair. This year's fair was held on Tuesday, Aug. 27 in the University Commons Banquet Room on Millikin's campus.
Millikin University's African Student Organization (ASO) strives to connect Millikin's campus to the African heritage by educating students on different African cultures and current events.
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.
Alyssa Farmer is an artist on a mission. She hopes to one day run her own art studio in Chicago and have an opportunity to do what she recently did on Feb. 15 – teach painting classes and workshops.
Millikin University invites the local community to an eye-opening conversation with acclaimed writer Dr. Santiago Vaquera-Vásquez on Thursday, Feb. 28 at 5 p.m. in the Doug and Diane Oberhelman Center for Leadership Performance, located on the 1st floor of the University Commons on Millikin's campus. The event is free and open to the public.
Millikin University will celebrate Black History Month by hosting a series of events throughout the month of February.
On Monday, Dec. 3, Millikin University's Oberhelman Center for Leadership Performance at the University Commons was filled with holiday cheer as students and faculty had the opportunity to learn about various international holidays while enjoying free food, music, crafts and sleigh rides.