Get professional career advice on a variety of topics each week by participating in a live chat with Career Services.
LIVE career chats assist students during the summer

Get professional career advice on a variety of topics each week by participating in a live chat with Career Services.
Despite incoming Illinois State freshman Ryan Hickenbottom’s longtime volunteer efforts in McLean County, it still came as a surprise to him that he was selected as one of seven incoming recipients of the McLean County Full Tuition Scholarship. The scholarship provides free tuition to students who have a history of leadership, service, and commitment to our community.
Glory Igharo ’19 has big dreams. Thanks to the generosity of others, she has the tools and the drive to reach them.
In spite of its ZIP code, “normal” is not the word that best describes the Illinois State University campus these days.
There’s a saying in Panama—tranquila—which means, “no worries.” Senior marketing and international business major Kamya Monga got to live out the meaning of tranquila after she received the Matt Busey Endowed Scholarship, which made studying abroad in Panama possible.
In the words of famed actor and comedian Bill Murray, “It’s Groundhog Day…again.”
Is the mining industry ripe for change? That’s the question a team of Illinois State University students sought to answer this semester. Through ISU’s Innovation Consulting Community (ICC), they partnered with Redbird alum Mike Kasaba ’88 to explore how ready mining operations around the globe are for making the switch to using electric-powered machines in
As a final year MBA student here at Illinois State, this last semester has been one full of surprises and changes.
Career Services provides support to assist Redbirds in their job search and careers.
This is the third story in a four-part series in which students set to graduate in May reflect on how their final semester at Illinois State University has been impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Mark Murdoch is earning a bachelor’s degree in actuarial science. He has accepted a job at Pinnacle Actuarial Resources in Bloomington.