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Have you moved? Have you received a promotion? Has your family grown? Have you recently been married?
Let us know of changes in your family, career, celebrations, promotions, etc., so we can share your excitement with your classmates and your McKendree family!
Submit Class Notes to alumni@mckendree.edu. Take a moment and drop us a note now! Feel free to send a digital photo as well!
5th Annual McKendree University Basketball Camps
McKendree University plans to host its annual basketball camps starting in June. Boys and girls from 1st grade through 9th grade are welcome. For more camp and registration information click here.
Lebanon Campus participates in Earth Week activities April 21-25 More
Chamber Choir and Vocal Jazz Ensemble to Hold Benefit Concert for Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
McKendree University's Chamber Choir and Vocal Jazz Ensemble, as well as the O’Fallon United Church of Christ Chancel Choir, will perform Sing for the Cure, a benefit concert, for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation on Thursday, May 8, at 7:30 p.m. in the Russel E. and Fern M. Hettenhausen Center for the Arts. Dr. Phillip Wilhelm, coordinator of music education, will conduct all three ensembles.
Business Division Survey
The Business division would like your input on a brief survey, click here to complete it.
Legacy Scholarship available
The McKendree University Alumni Association and the Office of Admission announce the Legacy Scholarship. This scholarship is a renewable $1,000 award to the child or grandchild of a McKendree alumna/alumnus or to the sibling of a current McKendree student.
McKendree's admission application will act as the application for the legacy scholarship. Students must disclose relationship information (child/grandchild/sibling) at the time of their application in order to receive the scholarship.
For more information about McKendree's legacy scholarship contact McKendree's Office of Admission at 1-800-BEARCAT ext. 6831, or e-mail: inquiry@mckendree.edu.
Spring Scrimmage welcomes Football Alumni
Thirty-six alumni returned for the annual spring scrimmage game and party afterward.
Alumna receives award from School of Education
Vara (Best) Yochum '71 was presented with the Elementary School Mentor of the Year award by Dr. Deanne Riess for her work with McKendree teacher candidates. Vara teaches physical education at C.A. Henning Elementary in the Triad (IL) district.
Alumni Association Annual Meeting The Alumni Association will have its annual meeting on Saturday, June 7 at 9 a.m. in Pearsons Hall. The meeting is open to all alumni.
 From the Alumni Director, Jeff Campbell '87
Greetings!
It is hard to believe, but another academic year is coming to a close. Commencement ceremonies on the Lebanon campus will be May 10 and for Louisville on June 14. In all, 931 students will soon become McKendree University alumni - that puts our total alumni base over 15,000!
Now that Spring is here, the campus looks beautiful with trees and flowers in bloom. We wanted to share the beauty with you, so we put some photos on Shutterfly. Click here to view!
Looking forward, there are already some events planned for the summer and fall:
- Gateway Grizzlies at Southern Illinois Miners baseball game. Friday July 25 in Marion, IL. Watch for more information!
- We're planning an alumni/student road trip to Georgetown KY for Sept. 6 when the Bearcat football team opens their 2008 season. This will be a joint effort where alumni and students from the Lebanon, Louisville and Radcliff campuses can participate.
- Homecoming 2008 is Oct. 10-13. This year there are some surprises in store - watch your e-news and your mailbox for further details!
With so much excitement going on, make plans to come back or to get involved. I can always find ways for alumni to be active! Call me at 800-BEARCAT, ext. 6813 or email alumni@mckendree.edu.
Sincerely,
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Do you know who is pictured here?
Those who respond with a correct answer by midnight, May 5th will be eligible to win a McKendree University T-shirt.
Congratulations to Judy (Herrin) Wojcik '86 who was one of the alumni to correctly identify the photo of Jane Weingartner in last month's issue.
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What ever
happened to...?
Please help us locate "Lost Alumni"
These are people who have changed addresses but forgot to inform Alumni Relations.
Click on your decade for a list of lost alumni.
If you can help us locate any of these alumni, contact
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Become a Mentor for Students
In cooperation with the Career Services office, the Alumni Association is proud to present the Alumni/Student Mentoring Network. This is an on-line service that brings together current McKendree students with McKendree alumni for career development, informational interviews, mentor opportunities and networking. There is no charge to participate and information provided is strictly confidential.
Students may search the database for career field, type of employment, degree earned and other key terms. When those key terms match your profile, students may contact you via e-mail, and you will have the opportunity to determine whether to move ahead in a mentoring relationship. The same holds true for mentors; you may search the database for students that match your qualifications and then offer them your support as a mentor.
Online Directory for Alumni!
Use the Online Directory for Alumni to connect with your classmates. The directory works like "Facebook" – you can set up your own profile that will be available for alumni to see. Others may use your profile to contact you and you may do the same with their profiles.
There is no cost to participate, however we require you to “opt-in” because we want to maintain the privacy of our alumni and allow only those wishing to participate to do so. Over 175 alumni have already connected. Send an e-mail to alumni@mckendree.edu and get your user ID and password. Then you can set up your profile and start connecting with other McKendree Alumni! Once you're set up, all you need to do to access the community is click on this link and save it in your "favorites."
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