The Western Illinois University Alumni Association is now accepting nominations for the 2025 Alumni Achievement Award. Nominations will be accepted until Sunday, Aug. 31. The Alumni Achievement Award ...

Just Hired! Through the experiences of local, regional, national and international students, Western Illinois University has some incredible alumni who are changing the world in the workforce. This ...

MACOMB, IL - - Education is at the heart of the Western Illinois University library's mission and students are playing a major role in preserving history so the past can be taught to future ...

MACOMB, IL - The Western Illinois University Office of Student Engagement and the School of Agriculture are excited to host the seventh annual Family Day BBQ Competition & Tasting from 2-5 p.m., ...

MACOMB, IL - - Former Western Illinois University employee Neil Bradley Huston, 60, of Macomb, passed away on Thursday, July 31 at St. John's Hospital in Springfield. Neil retired from WIU in 2019, ...

Western Illinois University's Panhellenic Council (PHC) has announced the Fall 2025 sorority recruitment timeline for students interested in joining one of WIU's five Panhellenic chapters. Panhellenic ...

The Western Illinois University Alumni Association and WIU Athletics will host pregame tailgates before the Fighting Leathernecks take on Big Ten opponents University of Illinois Friday, Aug. 29 and ...

The journey to higher education just got easier as Western Illinois University is now live on the Common App, as of Friday, Aug. 1. Through the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE), the state has ...

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MACOMB, IL — "Taking Organic Agriculture to the Next Level" is the theme of Western Illinois University's 2025 Allison Organic Research and Demonstration Farm field day. The event will start at 9 a.m.