Defining a Redbird: How Makiah Watson fell in love with Illinois State

First-generation Redbird and Education major Makiah Watson knew since the eighth grade that she wanted to be a teacher when she grew up, but she didn’t know where she wanted to go to college until she visited Illinois State. When she did, the deal was sealed. “Everything flew out of the window when I visited

A legacy of generosity

Larry and Patricia (Hunkler) Stagen

Larry and Patricia (Hunkler) Stagen were committed to education throughout their lives. Even now, when both Larry and Patricia are deceased, their legacy continues through the Hunkler-Stagen Teaching Scholarship, originally established within the College of Education in 2008.

Changes for human subjects research coming to Illinois State University

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Update on New Federal Regulations  The Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) has announced a further delay in the implementation of new federal regulations pertaining to human subjects research. The new implementation date is January 21, 2019. In the announcement, however, permission was given for institutions to implement three “burden-reducing” provisions effective July 19, 2018. ISU has chosen

Students find ‘home’ in Chicago

The Chicago Teacher Education Pipeline team is excited to announce that this fall, two recently graduated Illinois State alum will begin their teaching careers at two ISU partner schools within the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) district.