Unit: Student Health Services

Recovery for Redbird events and supporting recovery at ISU

Looking up at a forest of trees with sunlight shining down.

With the start of a new semester upon us, it’s a great time to share information about Recovery for Redbirds, a registered student organization that is sponsored by Student Health Services, as well as a few initiatives you can become involved in that prevent the development of substance use disorders and/or support recovery.

First-generation students reflect on college journeys

First-generation students, from left, Ash Ebikhumi, Makiah Watson ’22, and Christian Arceo.

Of Illinois State University’s 18,000 undergraduates, more than 3,000 students—17% —are the first in their family to attend college. Three first-generation students—Ash Ebikhumi, Christian Arceo, and Makiah Watson—share their stories of navigating college.

Second Biannual DEA Drug Takeback Event

Student Health Services (on behalf of Recovery for Redbirds) and the Illinois State University Police Department will host Illinois State’s second biannual Drug Takeback Day on Saturday, October 29 from 10 a.m.– 2 p.m. in the front circle drive of Thomas Metcalf School, 107 S. University Street (one block south of the Bone Student Center).