As part of Illinois State University’s commitment to diversity and to Redbird career success, the University launches its first online career tool kit specifically serving international students and those seeking opportunities across the globe.
Unit: International Engagement
Record number of Illinois State students study abroad
From Argentina to Vietnam, Croatia to Uruguay, nearly 700 Illinois State students traveled and studied abroad last year. A bulk of those students studied with faculty members in an increasing number of faculty-led programs.
Different kind of cure: Alumna helps uninsured afford health care
Laura (Brebner) Robbins ’10, M.S. ’12, has partnered with her brother to create Advocatia Solutions, a company working to make accessing health care benefits much easier for uninsured and underinsured patients.
Top 10 career strategies for freshmen and sophomores
According to the National Association of Colleges and employers, there are 10 things you can do during college to make yourself marketable at job-search time.
Living with a Costa Rican family
Studying abroad is an experience brimming with opportunities. Perhaps the biggest opportunity of all is the chance to look into another culture and learn the way people in another part of the world live. It is fascinating to see all the differences life in another country brings, as well as inspiring to see all the
Redbird alumna crowned Miss Illinois
Illinois State alumna Ariel Beverly ’17 feels like she is living a real-life Cinderella story of sorts now that she has been crowned Miss Illinois and has qualified for the 2020 Miss America pageant.
Ray Johnson ’74 endows scholarship for study abroad travel
Ray Johnson ‘74 has a passion for traveling and philanthropy. He combined and honored his passions by making a gift of $25,000 as part of Redbirds Rising: The Campaign for Illinois State to create the Ray Johnson and Jeanne Muzzillo Study Abroad Endowed Scholarship.
Applications for Spring 2020 study abroad programs now open
Interested students can apply for Spring 2020 programs in our brand new My Study Abroad portal.
From Bloomington to the British Isles – Braden’s Spring Break Abroad
Braden McCarty, a graduate student in the Speech Pathology program, recounts her study abroad in Edinburgh and London.
ISU alumna Akzer Yeshmukhanbetova returns as keynote speaker
Department of Technology alumna Akzer Yeshmukhanetova, M.S. ’16, returned to Illinois State University February 22 as the keynote speaker for the International Students Career Series luncheon.