Redbirds want to be true professionals. But do you know what all it takes to be professional? Career Center Graduate Assistant Kevin McCall breaks down what professionalism is in the workplace and how to develop this vital transferable skill.
Unit: Graduate School
EAF doctoral students reflect on professional development opportunity
Doctoral students Lauren O’Donnell and Carmen Bergman attended the The Carnegie Project for Education Doctorate (CPED) Convening—Evidence of Impact: Measuring Change and Changing our Measures at Florida State University.
Negotiating a job offer not as hard as you may think
Redbirds may not know that job offers can be negotiated, or may be too intimidated to do so. The Career Center encourages students and alumni to tackle their fears with useful strategies to negotiate job offers with confidence.
Alumni get career support from Career Center
Whether a new graduate, an alum making a career change or one seeking to hire a Redbird, alumni seeking career assistance don’t have to go far, as their alma mater is ready to help!
Student project on sustainable construction wins EPA grant
The EPA’s competitive People, Prosperity, and the Planet (P3) grants program funds innovative technology projects at universities across the nation.
2019 Clarence W. Sorensen Distinguished Dissertation Award announced
The winner of the 2019 Clarence W. Sorensen Distinguished Dissertation Award is Douglas Ryan Schuweiler for his dissertation “Dopamine Transients and Amphetamine: Learning or Incentive Salience?”
Research spotlight: Institute for Corruption Studies
Associate Professor of Economics Oguzhan Dincer has opened the Institute for Corruption Studies in the heart of a state synonymous with political shadiness.
Highlights, photos, and videos from the ISU Research Symposium
The newly renovated Brown Ballroom in the Bone Student Center played host Friday, April 5, to some of Illinois State’s top minds during the 27th Annual University Research Symposium.
CARE4U gives hope to at-risk youth
Created by Ani Yazedjian with a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the program focuses on relationship skills, job readiness, and financial literacy targeted toward at-risk youth.
Stevenson Center AmeriCorps members revved up for AmeriCorps Week
AmeriCorps Week is a celebration and acknowledgement of the impact AmeriCorps members have on their communities. Stevenson Center AmeriCorps members marked the occasion by helping local scouts with the annual Pinewood Derby.