Last spring, a fundraising campaign during Birds Give Back funded a new internship at Illinois State University Horticulture Center.
Permission to flourish
Unit: Office of Sustainability
Global human rights advocate Nasreen Sheikh to speak at Earth Day Breakfast, April 20
Global human rights advocate Nasreen Sheikh will address the annual Earth Day Breakfast at Illinois State University on April 20. Tickets are available.
In Bloomington-Normal, ‘a small soccer ball’ unites players from around the world
“Soccer is really my life,” said Rabah Seffal, who was part of a four-person panel that led the discussion, “The FIFA World Cups of Soccer—Joy and Context,” for the Spring 2023 International Seminar Series held March 8, in the Old Main Room of the Bone Student Center.
Stream sounds: Grad student listens in on aquatic life to solve underwater mystery
Graduate student Youmi Hong conducted an innovative eco-acoustic study to determine what was causing underwater disturbances in Six Mile Creek.
The Green Screen: A Climate Change Film Series, Spring 2023
The campus and community is invited to Green Screen: A Climate Change Film Series. Films feature a different topic each month, with a focus on the global climate change crisis.
Strand, Stewardship, Service, Team: Staff, team award nominations open
Honor staff members with nominations for the Strand Diversity Achievement Award, the Environmental Stewardship Award, Team Excellence Award, and distinguished service and leadership awards. Nominations are open until December 9.
Green Screen: Film series explores global climate crisis
The Green Screen: 2022 Climate Change Film Series showing at the Normal Theater will focus on the global climate change crisis.
Musical experience Fire Ecologies to focus on climate change, November 1
The Unheard-of//Ensemble will perform an hour-long work about our changing climate at 8 p.m. November 1 in Kemp Recital Hall of Illinois State University.
Passing it on: Students shop secondhand at Front Yard Free-Cycle
Held August 18 during move-in and Welcome Week, the Front Yard Free-Cycle was a large-scale extension of the Share Shop, a new resource for Illinois State students to shop secondhand, free of charge.
Redbirds explore opportunities with on-campus internships
Redbirds landed internships across the country and across campus over the summer. We interviewed students who held on-campus internships to see what they learned, what they worked on, and how they’re following their passions outside of the classroom.
