
Update on faculty negotiations
Provost sends message about United Faculty of ISU's Notice of Intent to Strike and ongoing bargaining

Roaming Redbird: Spring break study abroad opportunity offers adventure in Ecuador, Galapagos Islands
University Marketing and Communications intern Isabel Crabtree documented her study abroad trip to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands.

Project XV Museum in El Paso prepares to open its doors after unexpected beginning
An interest in restoring an old building led this West Coast transplant on a surprising path that now finds her in the role of founder and creator of a new museum. The Project XV Museum, at 1 Front Street in El Paso in nearby Woodford County, is still in its infancy, but a relationship with Illinois State University was formed early.

Developing a ‘mindset of passion’ drives founding chair of electrical engineering
Dr. Vijay Devabhaktuni is bringing a wealth of research, teaching, and administrative experience to his role as the inaugural chair of Illinois State University’s Department of Electrical Engineering.

Vote in the municipal election on April 1
The McLean County Consolidated Election is scheduled for April 1. The Bone Student Center will be a polling location on Election Day.

‘Rare opportunity’: Students ditch the classroom for the courtroom to learn about legal careers
Illinois State students were among more than 200 people to pack a makeshift courtroom as the University hosted the Fourth Judicial District Appellate Court for oral arguments in the Bone Student Center’s Prairie Room.

Redbirds push for student research funding on Capitol Hill
Illinois State students Tara Geyer and Brenna Long and Office of Student Research Director Gina Hunter visited the Capitol to advocate for undergraduate research through the Students Transforming through Research Advocacy Program.
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Healing vibes: World-renowned vibraphonist seeks a new audience as a music therapist
Jazz wunderkind Thaddeus Tukes is playing for a new audience as a student in Illinois State’s music therapy master’s program.

Grad student’s VR app to help blind people navigate the world
Illinois State University graduate student Loiy Qasrawi is developing SenseWay, a software application for the Apple Vision Pro, that would help visually impaired people move through unfamiliar spaces.

Campus hero: Noha Shawki
Shawki grew up in Cairo, Egypt, and was educated in Europe and at Indiana University where she earned her Ph.D. in political science. She was teaching in Minnesota when she got the offer to come to Illinois State. She’s happily been a member of the Redbird community since August of 2007.




