The fun-filled Cultural Festival will hit the Brown Ballroom on Saturday, July 25 with everything from the Kendo Japanese sword demonstration to the Sugar Creek Cloggers, The festival is free and open to all ages.
Publication: Identity
ISU sponsors Friends Forever event
Illinois State University is sponsoring a Friends Forever event at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 28, at the Alumni Center. Youth leaders from Israel will speak about how they have been impacted from time spent in the United States. The event is free and open to the public.
Chicago Teacher Education Pipeline to host urban teacher education conference
The complex teacher retention issue will be at the forefront of the CTEP’s first-ever urban teacher education conference, a free-to-attend event on September 12-13 at Hotel Chicago.
Task Force promotes diversity in psychology field
The Diversity Task Force of Graduate Students in Psychology at Illinois State University is a volunteer group that is dedicated to the diversification of the field of psychology.
LGBTQA students celebrate at Illinois State’s first Lavender Graduation
The inaugural LGBTQA ceremony, called Lavender Graduation, was held Wednesday, May 6, in the Bone Student Center.
Workshop series helps infuse diversity into courses
Faculty members looking to create a more inclusive classroom can get some assistance from the Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT) this summer with the “Reinvent Your Course for Diversity” workshop series.
Winners named in Commitment to Diversity Awards
Winners of the annual Commitment to Diversity Awards were honored at the Bone Student Center on April 12.
Color Me Queer campaign kicks off conversations
Older generations may flinch at the use of the word “queer,” uncomfortably shuffling it into a category of forbidden terms. Yet Pride students are hoping that discomfort opens up narratives with their “Color Me Queer” campaign.
Jennifer Lisa Vest to explore ‘post-racial present’ at Women’s and Gender Studies Symposium
Performing artist Jennifer Lisa Vest will address the 20th annual Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS) Symposium on April 17 with “Black Lives Matter: [Trans]Gendered Violence, Disability, and Women in a ‘Post-racial,’ ‘Post-Sexist’ Present.”
Annual Charity Drag Show on March 28
The 17th annual Illinois State Pride Charity Drag Show will be at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 28, in Braden Auditorium in the Bone Student Center.