First-Gen Redbirds, the registered student organization supporting and celebrating first-generation college students, will hold First to the Finish, a welcome social for students, faculty, and staff.
Unit: Strategic Plan
EDI Leaders Circle 2022 Fall Kick-Off, September 9
The EDI Leaders Circle will hold the 2022 Fall Kick-Off from 2-4 p.m. September 9, 2022 on Zoom. Register by September 7.
Human Resources partners ISU with LinkedIn Learning
LinkedIn Learning is a new professional development resource available to faculty and staff, with a multitude of topics such as equity and inclusion, technical aptitude and application, leadership, and mindfulness.
Art installation to honor National Immigrants Day, November 1
Illinois State University will honor National Immigrants Day with an art installation on the Quad, November 1.
Call for proposals: Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Symposium
Organizers for the annual Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) Student Research Symposium are seeking presentations, panels, papers, and performance pieces for the event.
Board of Trustees action items, October 15
At its October 15, 2021 meeting, the Board of Trustees of Illinois State University approved the University’s FY2022 operating budget, FY2023 operating and capital requests, service and maintenance contract extensions, and a number of campus renovation and repair projects. The full resolutions for these and other action items are available on the Board of Trustees website. FY2022 operating budget The Board of Trustees
Multicultural Center dedication and ribbon cutting, October 15
Due to the forecast for inclement weather, the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Multicultural Center at 2 p.m. October 15, 2021 will be available online.
New book by Dr. Charles Bell explores cycle of fighting, punishment in public schools
Suspended: Punishment, Violence, and the Failure of School Safety looks to the culture of punishment and victimization created through decades of disciplinary policies in K-12 schools.
Staff, team award nominations due November 12
Nominations are being sought for the Administrative Professional and Civil Service Distinguished Service awards, Administrative Professional Emerging Leader Award, the Team Excellence Award, and the David A. Strand Diversity Achievement Award.
IDEAS graduation requirement approved, in effect Fall 2023
The Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access in U.S. Society requirement is designed to generate dialogue around the benefits and challenges of living in a diverse society.