If you’ve ever been to Center Court you’ve probably seen Evelyn Wilkerson manning the cash register, but what you might not know is she’s crisscrossed this country many times over. “I was born here in Peoria but lived all over; Texas, North Carolina, California and…
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Like many students, Chief of the Bradley University Police Department Brian Joschko changed his undergraduate major several times before deciding on the one he felt fit. Joschko completed his undergraduate studies at Marquette University, starting in electrical engineering, switching to civil engineering, thinking about accounting…
Many people find it tough adjusting to a new lifestyle, especially transitioning to college. Freshman soccer player Kai Heckerman has packed up and moved to an unfamiliar destination not once in his life, but twice. Heckerman, who is undecided in his major, was born in…
Many student organizations are housed in Sisson Hall, but the first floor is dedicated to faculty members who help students in times of need. One of those faculty members is Anne Hollis. Hollis, the executive director for student support services, has been eagerly assisting and…
Christopher Marsh dug his roots deep into the Hilltop, making his way from the seat of a student to the front of the classroom as an instructor of advertising in the Department of Communication. Although his third-floor office now sits alongside the offices of his…
The Midwest might seem like a strange, mundane place for someone who has visited several countries to settle down in, but for Jacqueline Hogan, sociology professor and department chair of the Asian Studies Department at Bradley, that place was just the right fit. “I consider…
As a Peoria native, admissions counselor Lindsey Cheney has always had an interest in Bradley. “I grew up in Peoria and have attended men’s basketball games since I was ten years old, and I would not sit down or shut up at the games,” Cheney…
Generally, when one thinks about what makes up a university, the first thing that comes to mind are the students, professors and president. But what about the people who help keep the university running behind the scenes? Most forget that the buildings do not clean…
When author John Buchan said, “The task of leadership is not to put greatness into people, but to elicit it, for the greatness is there already,” University President Joanne Glasser must have been taking notes. Over the course of the past eight years, the Hilltop…
This semester, The Scout is introducing a weekly spotlight article featuring a student, faculty or staff member. Submissions will be accepted at http://www.bradleyscout.com/humans-of-the-hilltop/. In 1994, a freshman English major at Grand Valley State University began his college career, unsure of what the future held for…