Senior elementary education major Sabrina Jaffer was just accepted into Peace Corps to teach English in Malawi. Passionate about volunteering, Jaffer is the first student to finish the Peace Corps Prep program, which launched in September 2016.
Unit: Center for Civic Engagement
Make a child’s wish come true with Holiday Helper at ISU
It seems a little early to be thinking about holidays, but sponsorship for Holiday Helper starts early.
Fix It Friday receives AASHE Campus Sustainability Achievement Award
Illinois State University has received the 2017 Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) Campus Sustainability Achievement Award for its Fix It Friday Program.
Illinois State University’s longtime Holiday Helper program kicks off
Holiday Helper is a more than 20-year-old tradition at Illinois State University where students, faculty, and staff come together to provide gifts for children in the Bloomington-Normal community whose families may struggle during holiday times.
Hunt named national ADP Civic Fellow
The American Association of State Colleges and University’s American Democracy Project (ADP) named Stephen Hunt one of the national Civic Fellows for 2017.
Founder of service-learning to speak on campus-community partnerships, October 13
Barbara Jacoby will deliver the keynote address at the Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning’s event Creating Healthy Campus-Community Partnerships on October 13.
Workshop to explore learning through community service, October 13
Explore making connections and learning through community service with a workshop featuring one of the nation’s founders of the idea of service-learning.
Kostelnick develops new mapping resource to help humanitarian organizations
John Kostelnick’s team designed new resources to assist humanitarian organizations develop effective maps for crisis response.
Report on racial disparity for Not In Our Town
The Stevenson Center has released its full report on Bloomington-Normal racial inequality conducted for Not In Our Town.
Stevenson Center student empowering girls in Botswana
Serving with Peace Corps in Botswana, Carolyn Moe builds on her Stevenson Center experiences and inspires the girls in her community.