Joseph Gentry ’01, Ph.D. ’06, met his future wife at Illinois State when they were both undergraduate students. Their shared passion for helping children with autism would eventually evolve into a lifelong calling for both of them.
The 2016 College of Education Annual Report highlights the size, national rankings and overall impact of educator preparation at Illinois State University.
The spring issue of the Redbird Scholar has been published.
Research into how to best teach a child who is blind, deaf, and autistic is scant. There is not even a reliable estimate of how many students have all three disabilities. Kristi Probst ’96, M.S. ’98, is working to fill those gaps.
New Redbird special education alum Maya Lane conquered a challenging major while becoming an advocate for underrepresented P-12 students.
Ana Pyper not only graduated from one of the best education programs in the nation, but delivered the type of flawless commencement address only a passionate, talented, and confident new teacher could give.
Thirty graduating students networked with more than 50 donors from Illinois State University’s 1857 Society at the inaugural Greet Our Grads event.
The week of March 7th marked the 2016 Spring Break week for all Illinois State University students, a week to rest and refocus. Meet Chanel Howard, an ISU Special Education major student who did just that! After taking a College of Education redesigned course offered by Dr. Lucille Eckrich, Chanel observed a local High School in the East Garfield Park Community on the West-side of Chicago.
More than 500 Illinois State undergraduate and graduate students distilled months of hard work into posters that they displayed Friday at the University Research Symposium.
All teacher education alumni who are completing their first or second year in the field are encouraged to register for the New Teacher Conference on June 17.
