The Graduate School launched the GradBird Scholar initiative in September 2019, in an effort to make scholarly research more accessible while honoring the scholarship of Illinois State students.
Redbird Scholar interviewed Dr. John Baur and Dr. Craig McLauchlan via Zoom last spring about the former’s tenure as the associate vice president for Research and Graduate Studies and the latter’s plans for his time in that post.
AmeriCorps draws 75,000 people each year in the name of strengthening U.S. communities. One of those AmeriCorps members is Kendra Shaw, a returned Peace Corps Volunteer who is completing her master’s degree in political science through the Stevenson Center.
Rebecca Dywer is Illinois State’s first agronomy graduate student to study industrial hemp production.
There is new leadership within the Alumni Association following the annual meeting held virtually in June
Pause to applaud these accomplished Illinois State alumni.
As Redbirds continue to thrive during the pandemic, Career Services is offering virtual career fairs, and information on how to navigate them effectively.
Another academic year has started, and with it the Stevenson Center introduces a new group of Fellows. Although a new group of Fellows with a wealth and variety of experiences arrives every year from across the country, this group is having a semester like no other.
Illinois State University graduate student Nikki Bussan has written, illustrated, and published a collection of children’s art history books to supplement her elementary art classroom and diversify its curriculum.
Ten graduate students at Illinois State have been named 2020 Diversifying Higher Education Faculty in Illinois fellows.
