Archive for October, 2009

MACOMB, IL – — On Friday, Oct. 30, the Student Alumni Association (SAA) at Western Illinois University will host Paint the Paws. The event was postponed earlier this month due to inclement weather. Paint the Paws is the event during which WIU students, alumni, faculty and staff help repaint the Leathernecks’ Paws along University Drive and Western Avenue.

MACOMB, IL – - Western Illinois University celebrated its Homecoming, “All Around the World,” with weeklong activities and group competitions, as well as with the annual Parade and football game Homecoming Day Oct. 17.

MACOMB, IL – - “Discoveries come from a pioneering spirit, which teachers and researchers can encourage in students,” said Rose McConnell, professor and chair of the Western Illinois University chemistry department.