With the likely discovery of the tomb of famed Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes, Professor of Spanish and chair of the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Bruce Burningham took a moment to reflect on what it means to find the tomb of the author of Don Quixote.
Ryan Allured from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics will be the next speaker in the 2015 Physics Colloquium Series on March 31.
Poverty will be the focus of the 2015 Social Work Day on Friday, March 27, at Illinois State University’s Alumni Center. Under the theme Poverty: A Private Trouble or Public Issue?, social work advocates from across the state will have the opportunity to explore the larger issues that influence poverty.
Vanessa Rusch, managing editor at the University of Alabama Press, will present From Trade House to University Press: Managing Editorial and the Ps of Publishing at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 1, at the Publications Unit in Williams Hall Annex, room 103.
The New Sounds Uptown concert series at the University Galleries will feature Muyassar Kurdi at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 3.
The 22nd annual Lois Lenski Children’s Literature Lecture will explore diversity in youth literature at 7 p.m. Monday, March 30, in Stevenson Hall, room 101.
The National Intelligence Council’s Suzanne Fry will speak on Global Trends at Illinois State as part of the International Seminar Series at noon Wednesday, April 1, in the Prairie Room of the Bone Student Center.
The story of the ISU Solar Car Team in Abu Dhabi will be the topic of the next University Club (U-Club) discussion, Friday, April 3, with Professor of Physics Daniel Holland.
Visitors can take a journey through time and experience an inside look at Ewing Manor during architecture tours of the historic residence on Saturday, April 18.
Volunteers will serve the residents of Normal by gardening, painting, washing windows, and completing other spring cleaning projects on Saturday, April 18.
