The words "biggest consulting project" may seem intimidating, especially for a group of college students asked to conduct a real-life project for not just a company, but a government.
"Big Data" has emerged into an important aspect for businesses when it comes to measuring analytics and success. It's changing the way that businesses can market their brands, helping drive more awareness to customers as well as helping companies understand what their customers want.
Gabby Catlin stood at the podium in front of a packed Decatur Civic Center, overlooking more than 300 graduates at Millikin University's 115th commencement ceremony and asked, "What legacy are you leaving behind?"
Millikin University's Art Department and Center for Entrepreneurship have named Stephen Gardner the 2019 Robert Harrison Crowder Artist-in-Residence at Blue Connection, Millikin's student-run retail art gallery.
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.
At the end of every April, the Millikin University campus community comes together to celebrate the academic accomplishments of its students at the annual Distinguished Faculty Lecture and Honors Convocation. This year's event, held on April 25, recognized the outstanding work of students and faculty during the 2018-19 academic year.
Craig Austin, of Oreana, Ill., aspires to become a corporate accountant, and his journey to that goal is off to a good start as the junior accounting major will be working as a tax intern this summer at the Ameren corporate headquarters in St. Louis, Mo.