Three new faculty members are now in the School of Communication to teach students and prepare them for a successful future as well as work on amazing research projects.
Three new faculty join the School of Communication
Unit: College of Arts and Sciences
Behold SMACC 2.0
When it comes to glorious learning spaces, the School of Communication’s Social Media Analytics Command Center (SMACC) is at the top of the list. Not counting basic software and hardware improvements that made the SMACC lab more powerful, its equipment and furniture have essentially remained the same from the time it first opened in fall 2014 through spring 2022. Welcome to SMACC 2.0!
Riaz publishes on Bangladeshi politics with Stimson Center
Distinguished Professor Ali Riaz has published an essay in the South Asian Voice (SAV) on the current political situation in Bangladesh.
College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Lecturer Dr. Cheri Simonds
Dr. Cheri Simonds, professor of communication, has been honored to be named this year’s Distinguished Lecturer in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Preserving the past, protecting the future: Dr. R. David Edmunds dedicates life’s work to the past, present, and future of Native Americans
Dr. R. David Edmunds is a well-known and trusted expert in Native American ethnohistory, a status he’s acquired through more than a half century of teaching and scholarship.
Foxtail Film Festival early deadline November 18
The new Foxtail Film Festival, which will debut in April of 2023, is now accepting submissions.
Platform connects students with alumni for career mentoring
The Alumni Mentor Network allows Redbirds to help Redbirds.
Wang presents paper on US policy toward Taiwan and China in New Zealand
Dr. T.Y. Wang, University Professor and chair of the Department of Politics and Government at Illinois State University, presented a paper at the International Conference on Security Alignments in the Indo-Pacific.
Dr. Krzysztof Ostaszewski to present Distinguished Professor Lecture, November 14
Distinguished Professor Krzysztof Ostaszewski will present “Risk Has a Price, But Prices Have Risk, Too” at 5 p.m. November 14, in the Old Main Room.
Promoting Equality in the Sciences Scholarship promotes equity and justice
Established in 2020 by Joseph ’99 and Shannon Fluder ’00, the Promoting Equality in the Sciences Scholarship aims to support and promote an individual with a commitment to diversity and inclusion at Illinois State University. Junior social work major Daniela Martinez received the scholarship for fall 2022.
