Campus Headlines 2026

Five New Members Join º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ Board of Trustees
Five new trustees were elected to the º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ Board of Trustees at its May meeting.

Titans Explore Careers Through the Career Immersion Excursion
Each spring, rather than head to sunny beaches for their mid-semester break from classes, a group of º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ students choose to spend their time away from campus getting an immersive preview of the professional world.

º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ Launches New Podcast to Share Campus Stories
º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ University is launching a new way for alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends of the University to stay connected to the people and stories shaping campus life.

Neighborhood Investment Fellows Connect Classroom Learning with Housing Challenges in Bloomington
A group of six º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ University students is spending the summer interning at local west side nonprofits and learning about community challenges that are no longer abstract concepts discussed in classrooms.

º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ Associates Connect Community and Campus
Community leaders, alumni and friends of º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ University gathered for the º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ Associates' Bourbon & Champagne event. The celebration reflected the renewed momentum of an organization that is helping strengthen connections between the...

Rising Titan Orientation Prepares Incoming Students for º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½
The transition to college can bring excitement, uncertainty and plenty of questions for incoming º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ University students and their families. Rising Titan, º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½'s summer orientation program, is designed to answer those questions while...

Lindquist Awarded Women in Optics Scholarship
Wanda Lindquist, a 2026 º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ graduate who was among the first at the University to study quantum information science, has been awarded a 2026 Women in Optics Scholarship by SPIE as she pursues graduate studies in optical sciences.

Luvunzu Selected for Yale Norfolk School of Art Residency
º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ University student Prosper Luvunzu '27 has been selected to attend the Yale Norfolk School of Art residency this summer, becoming part of one of the nation’s most selective undergraduate art programs

º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ Announces Spring 2026 Dean's List
º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ University announced the Dean's List for the spring semester of the 2025-26 academic year, which consisted of 883 students from 29 states and 18 countries.

Breakthrough Prize Recognition Reinforces Value of Liberal Arts Education for Dean Miller ’92
Dean Miller '92 contributed to a series of experiments while in graduate school more than 30 years ago, work which continued for decades and has collectively received the 2026 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics.