Author, combat veteran, Rhodes Scholar and PBS show host Wes Moore will present The Other Wes Moore for the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Dinner at 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23, in the Brown Ballroom of the Bone Student Center. Reservations are required.
Unit: Veterans and Military Services
Iraq War vet turns tragedy into comedy
In December 2003, a roadside bomb in Iraq turned U.S. Army 1st Lt. Stephen Rice’s left foot into hamburger. Nine years later, Rice ’02 was onstage at the Laugh Factory in L.A. joking about it.
Veterans Day ceremony November 11
Illinois State University will hold its annual Veterans Day ceremony at noon Tuesday, Nov. 11, in the Bone Student Center Prairie Room North.
After ISU, strength coach finds his way to NFL’s Rams
Illinois State graduate J. Aggabao is an assistant strength coach with the St. Louis Rams, an elite job that’s exactly as cool as it sounds and way more data-driven than you can imagine.
Accelerated B.S.N. student prepares for Navy deployment
Justin Johnson found Mennonite College of Nursing (MCN) to be a great fit for a second bachelor’s degree that would give him plenty of options for avenues to pursue in the future.
ISU named Military Friendly School
Illinois State University has once again been included in the Military Friendly Schools listing published by Victory Media.
Latino Cultural Dinner features U.S. veteran/actor J.R. Martinez, October 27
University Housing Services is pleased to welcome Army veteran, motivational speaker, actor, and author J.R. Martinez for our Latino Cultural Dinner on October 27.
Fall Career Fair connects students with employers, October 16
Illinois State University students and alumni are invited to the Career Center’s Fall Career Fair on Thursday, October 16, from 2-6 p.m. in the Brown Ballroom at the Bone Student Center.
A passion for service: From the military to nursing
Matt Baxter’s dream of receiving his B.S.N. came true as he celebrated graduating from Illinois State University’s Mennonite College of Nursing on August 8.
Veterans and military students can get career advice October 9
Veterans and military students seeking employment are invited to attend the Career Center’s Veterans’ Grab-n- Go Lunch & Walk-In Resume Critiques on October 9, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.