Alum and former UN ambassador Donald McHenry delivers Stevenson Lecture

McHenry and Schlenker on stage

Distinguished Alum Donald F. McHenry ’57, a native of East St. Louis and a career diplomat, who was a member of President Jimmy Carter’s Cabinet and served as ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations, was the speaker for the Adlai E. Stevenson II Memorial Lecture Series at the Center for the Performing Arts on November 17.

FirstWord: Fall 2022

portrait of President Terri Goss Kinzy

As I embark on my second year as Illinois State University president, I can’t help but consider all that has changed and all we have accomplished together over the past year.

Kinzy, Brennan serving conference committee leadership roles

Illinois State volleyball player smiling, holding a blue sign that reads: "The Valley volleyball championship."

Illinois State University President Terri Goss Kinzy is serving as the 2022–2023 chair of the Missouri Valley Football Conference Presidents Council, and Illinois State Director of Athletics Kyle Brennan is serving as the 2022–2023 Missouri Valley Conference chair for the Directors of Athletics.