In a few short years, Illinois State has built a powerhouse esports program that has made the University a destination for a massive national and international population of prospective students who may have never known about the school otherwise.
Unit: Academic Affairs and Provost
Green Screen: Film series explores global climate crisis
The Green Screen: 2022 Climate Change Film Series showing at the Normal Theater will focus on the global climate change crisis.
Veterans Day Ceremony, November 11, 2022
Illinois State University will hold its annual Veterans Day Ceremony at noon Friday, November 11, in the Prairie Rooms of the Bone Student Center.
College of Education launches new Teacher of the Year award program
The College of Education is seeking nominations of exceptional preschool through high school classroom teachers for their new Teacher of the Year award program.
Working elections runs in the family for mother and daughter
At 17, Morgan Taylor had to miss a day of high school to be at the polls at 5 a.m. and get ready for voters.
University representatives attend immersion trip with NCUE
On October 7, The National Center for Urban Education (NCUE) sponsored an immersion trip to Chicago for Illinois State University staff and community partners to learn more about urban public schools and how the University can better prepare future educators to meet the needs of these schools and others.
Expanding and deepening international relationships: College of Business and Office of International Engagement partner with universities in Vietnam and Thailand
Illinois State officials visited four universities in Vietnam and Thailand at the end of October to create new partnership agreements.
The Dr. Judy Smithson Scholarship honors students’ unique journeys
The Dr. Judy Smithson Scholarship was established in 2000 to honor Smithson, director emerita of Illinois State’s Student Access and Accommodation Services. The scholarship encourages students with disabilities to pursue graduate school, enhance their career, and/or achieve a certification in their field.
Open forums for assistant vice president/dean of students candidates, November 16-17
The Division of Student Affairs will hold open forums for candidate finalists for the assistant vice president/dean of students position November 16-17.
First-generation students reflect on college journeys
Of Illinois State University’s 18,000 undergraduates, more than 3,000 students—17% —are the first in their family to attend college. Three first-generation students—Ash Ebikhumi, Christian Arceo, and Makiah Watson—share their stories of navigating college.