International Education Week celebrates the internationalization and diversity of Illinois State University by highlighting events, programs, and courses that enhance the globalization of our campus.
Unit: Theatre and Dance
School of Theatre and Dance presents Waiora, September 30-October 9
The Illinois State University School of Theatre and Dance will present Hone Kouka’s Waiora, opening September 30.
Jane Lynch stars in new Illinois State University TV spot
Emmy Award-winning actress and Redbird alum Jane Lynch ’82 headlines a new Illinois State University TV spot that debuts this month.
5 things you will discover in latest Redbird Scholar
The spring issue of the Redbird Scholar has been published.
Former foster youth research how to help peers succeed
Lauretta Schaefer is a dance education major who spent her early childhood in the foster care system before being adopted. Now she is working with Social Work Professor Doris Houston, director of Illinois State’s Center for Child Welfare and Adoption Studies, to investigate the factors that influence academic success for Illinois students who have spent time in foster care.
School of Theatre and Dance announces 2016-2017 Season
The Illinois State University College of Fine Arts and the School of Theatre and Dance announce the 2016–2017 season.
Illinois Shakespeare Festival runs through August 13
Tickets are now on sale for the Illinois Shakespeare Festival’s 2016 season, which features three well-known hits: Twelfth Night, Hamlet, and Peter and the Starcatcher.
2016 Alumni and Friends Night at Shakespeare Festival, July 16
Illinois State University alumni and friends are invited to the annual evening at the Illinois Shakespeare Festival with a performance of “Peter and the Starcatcher.”
Black Lives Matter: Listening to Our Ancestors, July 12
The historical and cultural program Black Lives Matter: Listening to Our Ancestors will connect the dots from pre-slavery to the Black Lives Matter Movement.
Interview with alumnus and BuzzFeed video producer Keith Habersberger
BuzzFeed Motion Pictures development partner Keith Habersberger graduated from Illinois State University in 2008 with an acting degree from the School of Theatre and Dance.