Retirement reception for Deborah Brown, August 31

Deb Brown headshot

Illinois State University will celebrate the 30-year career of Deb Brown ’10, Transfer Day program office manager, on Wednesday, August 31, from 3-4:30 p.m. in the Prairie Room at the Bone Student Center.

Retirement reception for Judy Curtis, June 30

headshot of Judy Curtis

Members of the Illinois State University community are invited to a retirement reception for Judy Curtis from 2-4 p.m. Thursday, June 30, in the Founder’s Suite of the Bone Student Center.

In service to others: ROTC, COB alum a leader in two career fields

ROTC members on a stage

Mark Jackson ’87 has made a career of the unexpected; in fact, he’s made two. After graduating from Illinois State University’s College of Business with a degree in finance, Jackson had no plans for a career in the military or law enforcement, but both professions turned out to be prominent in his life story.

Graduating Redbirds: Veteran and family man maintained perfect GPA at age 48

student in cap and gown

Nontraditional student. Definitions of that term vary, but most interpretations include factors like age, work and family commitments, among others. Illinois State University even offers orientation days tailored for those who fit the category. Maybe the real defining characteristic is that nontraditional students have multiple, interesting layers that add to campus life. That could be said of Walter Reeves, who is graduating with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice sciences at the age of 48.