Peoria Public Schools Superintendent Sharon Desmoulin-Kherat, Ph.D. ’06, is many things. She is a leader, an educator, an innovator, a wife, a mother, and a nature lover.
Portrait of a progressive leader: Sharon Desmoulin-Kherat
Unit: College of Education
Different kind of cure: Alum’s academy teaches critically ill children
Illinois State University alum Megan Nickels is the founder and faculty director of PedsAcademy at Nemours Children’s Hospital in Orlando, Florida, which creates educational experiences tied to a patient’s disease or condition.
Deaf and hard of hearing graduates ready to give back
Brenda Nedved, Haley Drucker, and Mark Reppen are the deaf and hard of hearing program’s only graduates this December. The three students are all members of the deaf community. While Nedved grew up as a child of deaf adults, Drucker and Reppen were born deaf.
Gamma Phi Circus stars in Macy’s Parade
Illinois State University’s Gamma Phi Circus performed in the 93rd Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Career updates from EAF graduate students
Updates from outstanding students across the Department of Educational Administration and Foundations’ graduate programs.
Linsay DeMartino: From the desert to the snowy plains
New EAF Assistant Professor Linsay DeMartino hails from Buffalo, New York, and attended college in Arizona.
EAF students attend Womens’ Leadership Success in Higher Education Conference
Two cohorts of leaders from the higher education doctoral programs attended the Womens’ Leadership Success in Higher Education, March 27 29, 2019, in Denver.
Gavin Weiser: Advocating for inclusion in higher education
Gavin Weiser is a second-year assistant professor for the Department of Educational Administration and Foundations’ (EAF) College Student Personnel Administration (CSPA) program.
Pause for applause
We applaud these Illinois State alumni featured in the November 2019 issue.
Redbird legacy: Four children follow couple’s lead
An apartment choice made independently by Bob Mathes and Susan (Hawkins) as they completed undergraduate degrees in agriculture and chemistry respectively resulted in romance and creation of an ISU legacy family.
