Champaign native Beth Geistlinger broke with family tradition, packed up the family car, and headed northwest on Interstate 74 to become a Redbird. How in the world did that happen?
Our Newest Redbirds: Leaving your college town for college
Unit: Admissions
Our Newest Redbirds: Perfect choice after two perfect ACT scores
Getting a perfect 36 score on your ACT exam is really, really hard. Illinois State University incoming freshman Griffin Megeff did it twice.
Our Newest Redbirds: First-generation nursing student makes family proud
Not many students pack a stethoscope for their freshman year in college. But Enrique Rocha did. It was a special gift for the nursing major from his aunt in Mexico, who recently retired from nursing.
Passing grade: The secret behind ISU’s graduation rate
August is the month when colleges and universities across the country welcome incoming freshmen to campus.
ISU Admissions’ immersion visit to Chicago communities
In 2003, alongside its partners, Illinois State University was granted federally earmarked funds to develop the Chicago Teacher Education Pipeline (CTEP).
Gotta catch ’em all: Pokemon Go takes over Illinois State
With 62 Pokestops and seven gyms within a half-mile of the Quad, you’ll be sure to catch ’em all at Illinois State University.
50 years of Preview: 1966-2016
Illinois State’s summer orientation program was ahead of its time.
Accelerating first-year teachers’ impact in schools
A whopping 99 percent of teacher candidates in Illinois State University’s education program, the largest in the state, passed the edTPA assessment during the fall semester.
#RedbirdSetGo 2016: Your best tweets, photos, and posts
All over campus and across the country, our Illinois State family is using the hashtag #RedbirdSetGo to share what makes them proud to be a Redbird.
Share your Illinois State pride for #RedbirdSetGo, April 12
On Tuesday, April 12, the Office of Admissions will launch a one-day social media campaign called #RedbirdSetGo to encourage admitted students to choose Illinois State and join our Redbird family.
