McDonough County, Illinois

Marriage certificate from 1839 signed by Joseph Smith found in WIU archives

November 12, 2022 | By University Communications

MACOMB, Ill. — The Archives and Special Collections of Western Illinois University is full of treasures relating to WIU and to local history. New discoveries are frequently being made as the collections are documented. A previously unknown Archives document, written by Joseph Smith (the first president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)…

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Fall 2022 total enrollment up 2.5 percent at Western Illinois; freshmen numbers 16.7 percent higher

September 14, 2022 | By Muddy River News

MACOMB/MOLINE, Ill. — When Western Illinois University’s 12th president Guiyou Huang took the helm of the institution in January 2021, he set forth numerous priorities — one of which was to grow enrollment for the nearly 123-year-old university. WIU’s total headcount enrollment this fall is up 2.5 percent, including a 16.7 percent increase in freshmen.…

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