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News Releases for October 2026

October 12, 2026

• WIU to Host National Senior Health & Fitness Day Event Oct. 28
• Goldfarb Center Offers $10 Student Rush Tickets for Remainder of Season
• WIU to Host Online Presentation on Careers in Cybersecurity Solutions
• WIU Invites Leathernecks to Make a Difference Day 2026

October 9, 2026

• WIU GCPA to Welcome Magic Rocks Oct. 22
• WIU Cybersecurity Center to Host Online Capture the Flag Competition

October 8, 2026

• Anthropology & Sociology Department to Host Fall Festival Exploring Human History
• 2025-26 WIU Women’s Basketball Team Named Homecoming Grand Marshals

October 7, 2026

• WIU: Princeton Review "Best Midwestern College" For 22 Years
• 2026 Paint the Paws Scheduled for Oct. 20; Traffic Patterns Adjusted

October 6, 2026

• Macomb Feminist Network and UPI to Host Reception Honoring Maurine Magliocco
• WIU Alumnus Issues $10,000 Challenge to Name Final Seats in Goldfarb Center for Performing Arts - 32 Seats Remain

October 5, 2026

• The Green Sofa: A Story That Comes Full Circle
• WIU Museum Studies Program to Host First MicroCredential Workshop Nov. 4

October 2, 2026

• Downing Named COAP EOM For October

October 1, 2026

• 34th Annual Smokin' Hog Oct. 24
• Western Emergency Alert System (WEAS) Test Scheduled for Oct. 2
• WIU Financial Aid Office to Host Monster Mash Bash Oct. 12

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