Excitement was in the air on Commencement Day when the Class of 2018 gathered in Rammelkamp Chapel for a stirring Baccalaureate service and in King Fieldhouse for a joyful Commencement celebration.

Illinois College senior, Christian Flores ’18, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to study and teach in Brazil in spring 2019.

Illinois College has long provided opportunities for students to explore the arts.

Tamar Norville Walleser ’17 came to Illinois College with what she calls a “jock mentality” — she was comfortable in her role as a student-athlete playing four sports, but very closed off to the idea of anything theatre related. Then she met Dr.…