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Just Hired: Ahjenique Pinnick
October 23, 2025
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MACOMB, IL - - Meet Ahjenique Pinnick, a graduate of ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½app Illinois University's School of Management and Marketing, who was hired as a grants and contracts accountant at ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½app Illinois University.
Pinnick applied through the ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½app website's employment section. She was contacted within three weeks of her application and continued with her interview process. Within two weeks after her interview, she was called and offered the position.
"My major helped me with understanding different facets of organizational change," Pinnick said. "This helped me tremendously in my previous role and gave me a lot of experience to talk about when landing my job at ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½app."
Pinnick plans to stay connected to ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½app through attending conferences, activities and sports outings at ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½app.
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Posted By: Keyana Cruse (k-cruse@wiu.edu)
Office of University Communications & Marketing

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