Who is excited for farmers market season? The locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables… the fun, friendly outdoor space… the delicious food from local vendors… While we are excited about all that, we at Link Up Illinois are particularly thrilled that this year, we are partnering with over 120 farmers markets across Illinois to provide SNAP recipients with access to fresh fruits and vegetables through Link Match.

The 61st Street Farmers Market is about more than fresh produce—it’s about building a healthy food culture in Woodlawn and beyond. But what does that look like in practice? Let’s turn to a week in mid-May 2025. Senior Program Manager Emily Cross and her team—Program Assistant Joy Joshua, Market Assistant Adam Stern, and Head Gardener Kelly Jones—were busy bringing food education to life with students at Carnegie Elementary School and maintaining the hoop house garden at Jacks

Temi Nyundo, a golf player of Waldorf University was a national golf player of his country, Kenya. Not only working toward becoming a professional golf player, he also dreams to be the president of Kenya.

Gretchen Burnette is a Waldorf University art student with more than one passion that drives her life. Through her journey of undergraduate study at Waldorf, she has created her artworks in various forms including photography, drawing, painting and writing.

Dean Swenson, Waldorf’s Instructor of Art and the artist of the exhibits, gave a brief talk about his artworks. Waldorf’s Art Gallery exhibited the over eight years of artwork by the head of its art department, Professor Dean Swenson, for public viewing from Jan. 15 to Feb. 14. On Thursday, Feb. 6, Swenson, also Director of the Waldorf Art Gallery, hosted an artist reception where over 20 people were in attendence. Swensen considers himself an abstract artist. His eight years

About 40 communications majors and minors, freshmen and upperclassmen, gathered to connect at Comm Bowling, a Waldorf Communications...

LGBTQ students, safe places, group discussions, drag shows and many other concepts were thrown around as the Gender and Sexuality...

Around 200 people attended the World Student Association’s annual Taste of the World event where the food and culture of 15 countries...

wenty-three of Waldorf’s students, faculty and staff embarked on the spring break mission trip to San Diego from Feb. 8 to 17. The trip...

Over two hundred boxes—each holding a dozen donuts—were sold last week on the Waldorf campus to fund the spring break mission trip to San...

Waldorf students and Forest City residents alike will soon be able to enjoy the well-known musical, Mamma Mia as the Waldorf Theatre...