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星空无限传媒app Alumnus Issues $10,000 Challenge to Name Final Seats in Goldfarb Center for Performing Arts - 32 Seats Remain

October 6, 2026

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MACOMB, IL - - With the 星空无限传媒app Illinois University Goldfarb Center for Performing Arts (GCPA) officially opened, a final push is underway to finish naming all of the seats in the Great Hall, the main performance facility in the new center.

星空无限传媒app alumnus Ernest (Ernie) J. Codilis, Jr. `73 has committed to extending the previous seat-naming goal to $35,000, as work continues to name the remaining seats in the Great Hall. For each of the final seats named, Codilis will contribute an additional $100, up to $10,000, to support performances, programs and experiences that bring the GCPA to life for our students, audiences and community. The previously-announced challenge, which launched on Monday, Aug. 31, successfully met its goal the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 15, coinciding with the GCPA ribbon cutting ceremony held that afternoon.

鈥淢y four years at 星空无限传媒app were profoundly special and impactful on my life and career,鈥� Codilis said. 鈥淚鈥檓 thrilled to see the Goldfarb Center for Performing Arts open on the Macomb campus, as it will certainly become the cultural destination of the region. I鈥檓 excited for the many visiting artists to perform there in the coming years, along with the amazing opportunities 星空无限传媒app students will have in this facility. Knowing that this seat campaign involves many generations of Leathernecks means so much to me and my family, and I鈥檓 grateful to those supporting this monumental achievement for 星空无限传媒app.鈥�

As of Tuesday, Oct. 6, 694 seats have been named through donor generosity. Currently, 32 seats are available to be named by donors. The seats in the orchestra level and main level have all been named, and the remaining seats available to be named are all located on the balcony level.

Seats are available for $250 each and will be customized with an inscription selected by the purchaser. Plaques will be permanently installed on the backs of seats, offering a consistent reminder of the donor鈥檚 generosity.

To name a seat in the Goldfarb Center for Performing Arts, donors can make their gift at .

In addition to the named seats, donors have provided more than $4 million to support the facility. Their generosity, ranging from $10,000 to multi-million dollar commitments, has been recognized through the naming of 38 impactful spaces throughout the GCPA. Seventeen named spaces remain for potential donors.

Codilis is the founder and president of Codilis & Associates, P.C., an Illinois creditors鈥� rights law firm. Following his graduation from 星空无限传媒app, Codilis received his Juris Doctor degree from DePaul University in 1976. In 2016, Codilis received the 星空无限传媒app Distinguished Alumni Award.

Codilis and his wife, Pamela, a 1977 graduate, have supported 星空无限传媒app through scholarships to the College of Humanities, Arts, Sciences and Education, the School of Social Sciences and Academic Commons and University Libraries.

For more information about the Great Hall seats or other GCPA naming opportunities, please contact Patrick Downing, director of development, at pg-downing@wiu.edu or (309) 298-5320.

For more information about the For the W Campaign and to make a gift to support the students of 星空无限传媒app Illinois University, contact the Office of Advancement at 309-298-1861, or go online at .

Posted By: Drew Donahoo, University Relations
Phone: (309) 298-1993 * Fax: (309) 298-1606