THE ARGUS ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY Volume 126 | Issue 1 www.iwuargus.com | twitter: @THEARGUSIWU SEPTEMBER 13, 2019 NEW SEMESTER BRINGS NEW CHANGES HANNAH HORN gether the two separate offices MANAGING EDITOR of Greek Life and Student Ac- At the start of a semester there tivities together to merge into the are always changes happening Office of Student Involvement. around campus to try and im- Kevin Carey was named Di- prove the student experience and rector and Marjorie Miller was update the university as a whole. named Assistant Director of the This year brought in changes new office. to faculty and staff, revisions to “The Office of Student In- departments on campus and new volvement is prepared to support physical facilities. all students interests and engage- One of the largest changes ments on campus in a holistic to the student experience is the and intersectional way. revision and assessment of the We believe with the office’s meal plans on campus. generalist approach to involve- The goals of these changes ment more collaboration and re- are intended to increase dining lationships among students and hours, improve the consistency organizations will occur. and quality of food, and add We are here to listen, advocate flexibility to meals by allocating and support the variety of ways more munch money. students want to be involved in A major change to the meal the Illinois Wesleyan communi- service on campus is when meal ty,” Carey said. exchange is available in the Improving the student experi- Commons, meal exchange can ence is not limited to organiza- not be used in other locations tions. such as the Dugout and Coffee The office strives to enhance Shop. the physical space of Hansen This change is intended to in- Student Center by hosting movie Chaplain Elyse Nelson Wing- PHOTO COURTSEY OF: ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY crease the quality of service by and trivia nights in the space. er has taken over as Title IX moving students into one loca- This addition should bring deputy, bringing more advocacy Residential Life is taking over ence, several physical spaces on tion at high traffic times of the some vibrancy to a space that has to her role and focusing on any incident reporting within the res- campus were updated over the day. been consistently underutilized issues within the process. idence halls. summer. If students have feedback on campus. As Winger moved into this As for the administration of The Courtyard Project has about these changes to the meal Darcy Greder, a long standing role, she no longer can act as a the University, President Nugent come to a close and will be dedi- plan and Sodexo services they member of the IWU community, confidential reporter. started her first few weeks of cated this Sunday at 5:30 p.m. should contact Tripper Phipps retired last spring and left a va- That being said, the new Co- the semester at IWU giving the prior to the first Student Senate directly at [email protected] or riety of different responsibilities ordinator of Multi-Faith Engage- speech at the President’s Convo- Meeting of the semester. at 309-556-3167. behind. ment can refer students to spiri- cation. This space will over more Phipps will attend the first One responsibility she had tual confidential reporters in the She advocated for a year of outdoor programming space and Student Senate meeting on Sep- was working as Title IX deputy community. change and trying to decipher improve an underutilized area on tember 15 at 6 p.m. to address where she dealt with situations Greder’s judiciary roles have fact from fiction and testing the campus for students, staff and student responses. of sexual misconduct relating to been shifted over to Brandon reliability of sources, as is on par faculty. Last semester brought to- the student body. Common and the Office of with the annual theme. Next to the courtyard is the Ti- Nugent will only be at the uni- tan Printing and Mail Center, the versity for a year as the presiden- new location for IWU’s central- tial search committee looks for a ized mail system. permanent president. The intent behind altering The committee is comprised the mail system was to provide of the board of trustees, faculty, better services and speed up de- staff, and student representative livery to improve customer ser- Lok Wah Chook. vice as well as increase cost ef- “I want to be able to be an ad- ficiency. vocate for all parts of the student The Soundstage is the new- body – whether it’s for nursing est updated physical space that majors or for physics majors, is still under construction at the for students who are extremely Ames Library. active on our campus or for stu- Once completed, Soundstage dents who are not as active. will be a film and sound record- I think it’s important to hit the ing facility open to all students entire spectrum and I’ll try my with an interest in film, video best. and media productions. Along with being an advocate While change is inevitable, for students, I also hope that I students can voice their opinions will be able to help possible at the first Student Senate meet- candidates see what IWU is all ing of the semester this Sunday about,” Chook said. at 6 p.m. In addition to all of the chang- es to improve the student experi- PHOTO COURTSEY OF: ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY 2 NEWS SEPT. 13, 2019 ARE YOU RECRUITMENT READY? Class of 2023 arrives Award-winning poet visiting August 20 campus The newest class of Titans September 13 moved into their respective Brenda Cárdenas will read from dorms and started their week of her last book of poetry at the Turning Titan activities, includ- Joyce Eichhorn Ames School of ing the New Student Convoca- Art Building from 4-5 p.m. tion; interim President Georgia S. Nugent introduced this year’s Bubble tea on the quad academic theme, Fact or Fiction. September 14 IWU students that follow CAB IWU app debuts on social media are welcome to August 23 free bubble tea and bubble soc- The official Illinois Wesleyan cer on the Quad between 2-4 app was introduced to students. p.m. The app allows students to ac- cess events on campus, dining, Resume help offered Moodle, grades, and a number of September 16 other features. The app replaces The Hart Career Center will be SARAH BUCHMANN ues through Friday and Saturday, PHOTO: SARAH BUCHMANN the student planners previously providing resume help in prepa- OPINIONS EDITOR more connections will be made cial,” said Jessa Salvador. distributed to new students. ration for the upcoming career and the women can explore if Salvador continued: “We work fair. This past week has been they fit within Wesleyan’s Greek together to create a sisterhood eventful for many first-years and life. that celebrates our diversity.” Annual Titan Carnival held sophomore women as sororities “As I go into my senior year Greek life can provide the op- August 23 Faculty Meeting on campus promote their chap- and last round of Greek life re- portunity to create a group of Both new and returning students September 18 ters for Greek life recruitment. cruitment, I am pretty sad,” said women focused on supporting were invited to the annual Titan Faculty will meet to discuss top- Sigma Kappa, Kappa Kappa Sabrina Steck, a member of Sig- each other while contributing Carnival. The event was held ics relevant to the beginning of Gamma, Alpha Gamma Delta, ma Kappa. to the local community through at Hansen and featured games, the school year. and Kappa Delta are Illinois “No other time will a group of philanthropy. Wesleyan’s Panhellenic sorori- women get together to extend a Recruitment offers an oppor- blow-up basketball games, a ties that participate in a week- welcoming hand to other young, tunity to transfer students to gain mechanical bull, and all kinds Career Fair at Shirk long formal recruitment to gain growing women.” friends within the IWU commu- of carnival food. Students were September 23 new members. Steck reflected on her own ex- nity, that may not exist for many also treated to sales at the book- Employers with internship, vol- Sorority women have been perience of Recruitment Week: within their own class. store, with certain t-shirts being unteer, and full-time job oppor- preparing for this week in a “It was a time of true bonding This Sunday, girls will receive marked down signficantly. tunities will be present at Shirk “bootcamp” of sorts for the past and sharing within the sorority.” bids from sororities and decide four weeks, coming to campus a While it can be difficult to par- for themselves if and where they at 4 p.m. for students to meet. week before school began. ticipate in activities and events belong within the sororities on Fall classes begin Students attending should plan Sorority members practiced typically in the evening for a full campus. August 26 to bring their resume and dress how to give tours of their hous- week, for many women who go This year’s Panhellenic theme Classes began for IWU students in business formal wear. Op- es, make friendly and interesting through recruitment it can be an was “No matter the letters, we all portunities for all majors will be conversation, and explain their opportunity to make many con- ride together.” IDEA Center holds Ice Cream available. core values nections in the campus commu- The goal is intended to focus Beyond the more formal train- nity.