The Millikin Minute

As part of our most recent edition of Blue Review, Millikin's Family Magazine, Communication Specialist Sydney Gyuran sits down with representatives from each Greek council on campus. Vice President of Philanthropy of the Panhellenic Council Ramsey Rose Folkerts, President of the Multicultural Greek Council Serron Pettis, and President of the Interfraternity Council Griffin Nyi discuss the outreach and impact of Millikin’s Greek organizations across campus, the Decatur community and throughout the nation.

While Millikin University is known for its Performance Learning techniques and dedicated faculty and staff, it is also famously known for the ghosts that haunt the halls. When students and alumni hear names like “Bonnie Blackburn” or “Rail Girl,” they often have a ghost story of their own to share.

In this episode of The Millikin Minute, Sydney Gyuran, communication specialist at Millikin, sat down with senior theatre major Gillian Gernardo to hear her spooky stories. Listen to Gillian’s experiences while you get into the Halloween spirit!

For many students, going away to college is the first time a person spends a significant time away from home. Many transition to living on campus in a residence hall with a roommate. The most successful campus housing supports academic and developmental needs of students, but there are plenty of questions on how to make a shared space work successfully especially during one of the most challenging times the world has seen.

In this episode of The Millikin Minute, Sydney Gyuran, communications specialist at Millikin, sat down with Nicole DeLiberis, director of Campus Life and residential communities, to talk about the keys to living in a shared space on campus and using effective communication when addressing certain needs.

We caught up with Millikin University's Gabe Gil, Lucas McCoskey, Matthew Ranney and Joe Xie to learn about the importance of online security and privacy as well as learn about multiple methods for how to secure your accounts when it comes to computer fraud hacking and scams.  

Election Day is right around the corner. Amber Lusvardi, lecturer of political science at Millikin University, has been following the campaigns of President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden as both candidates push for the presidency. In this episode of The Millikin Minute, Director of Media Relations & Publications Dane Lisser sits down with Professor Lusvardi to discuss the political landscape, from local elections to the young voter turnout to mail-in ballots.

In this episode from The Millikin Minute, Director of Media Relations & Publications Dane Lisser sits down with Dr. Travis Wilcoxen, associate professor of physiological ecology and chair of the Biology Department at Millikin University, to discuss how he and his students are ramping up research efforts this fall during the COVID-19 pandemic with studies on birds and tadpoles.

Dr. Wilcoxen also fills listeners in on how research and project-based learning opportunities at Millikin are helping students become scientists.

In the first episode of a new podcast series from Millikin University, The Millikin Minute, Director of Media Relations & Publications Dane Lisser sits down with President Jim Reynolds to discuss the president’s goals, the global pandemic, and what he likes to do outside of the office.

President Reynolds fills listeners in on his plans to develop a strategic plan, work on budgets, and reconnect MU alumni to the University through personal connections. Listeners also get a look into the lives of the president and his wife through the foods they cook and the dogs they love.