Dr. Martin Abraham came to WIU in July 2019. He was hired to be provost but spent a year-and-a-half of his time at Western as either acting or interim president.
Western Illinois University will offer the Early Childhood Degree on the Quad Cities campus, beginning Summer 2022. WIU will also launch a new, flexible program option designed for those who are currently working in the education field and want to work toward their bachelor s degree, with an option for PEL (Professional Educator License). Enrollment is open now at wiu.edu/apply.
Hector Maymi-Sugranes (pronounced May-mee Sue-grah-knees) professor, College of Social Science and Humanities, CETYS University has been named dean of Western Illinois University Libraries, effective Jan. 1, 2022. Jeanne Stierman, who has served as interim dean since November 2019, will return to the assistant dean post.
Western Illinois University IT Manager/Director of Web Services Jeremy Merritt has been named the interim executive director of University Technology (uTech)/Chief Information Officer at WIU, effective Dec. 10.