Illinois State asked alumni and students to share their Redbird romance stories on social media, using the hashtag #ISULoveBirds.
#ISULoveBirds: Alumni share their Redbird romances
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Video: New Foods Lab prepares students for today’s careers
Illinois State’s new Foods Lab is preparing our students for jobs in the changing food industry. Take a video tour of the new state-of-the-art facility inside Turner Hall.
Video: New scholarship helps interns at Illinois Shakespeare Festival
The Illinois Shakespeare Festival is excited to announce a new endowed scholarship for incoming freshmen, the Sutter Family Shakespeare Scholarship, which will support student internships.
Photos: When celebrities visit Illinois State, then and now
With help from the Dr. Jo Ann Rayfield Archives, the STATEside crew gathered some of our favorite “celebrities visit Illinois State” photos through the years.
Photos: Best Illinois State campus shots from January 2016
Every month on STATEside, we share some of our favorite photos of Illinois State University that were posted by Redbirds on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter from the previous month, using the Storify tool.
Why is Bill Shields such a rock star at Illinois State?
Lecturing to about 700 students on subtropical deserts, when many of them have just rolled out of bed, is a tough assignment. But Bill Shields ’99, M.S. ’01, has done it 32 semesters in a row, waking mostly freshmen with his stories of growing up in the 1800s and hammering shoes on mules. Some of
Redbird runner emerges from anorexia ‘black hole’ to raise awareness
On paper, Krista DeCeault’s freshman year as a Redbird runner was tremendous. She led Illinois State to its first conference championship in years, and she came in first place almost every race she ran in. Privately, it was her darkest hour.
Ag alum found his future at Illinois State after fleeing Cuba
When Marcos Fernandez ’80 and his family left Cuba in 1963, they did so looking for opportunities that couldn’t be found under the Communist regime of the island nation. The opportunity they most valued was education.
End of an era: Rambo House demolition completed
More than eight decades later, the building that became Rambo House no longer stands. Demolition work was completed during the fall semester.
Illinois State’s most popular videos of 2015
Two videos featuring a special surprise from Reggie Redbird were among Illinois State University’s Top 10 most-viewed videos of 2015.
