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Healing vibes

World-renowned vibraphonist seeks a new audience as a music therapist

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Freshman, a Shriners patient ambassador, shows some game with PGA Tour pros at Vegas pro-am

When the PGA Tour passed through Las Vegas last month for the Shriners Children’s Open at TPC Summerlin, a new kid stepped up to the tee and made a pretty good impression.

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Mark your calendar: Finalist candidates for vice president for finance and planning to visit campus

The vice president for Finance and Planning finalist open forum dates are scheduled for December 2, 3, 4, and 5. Each open forum will be held from 1:45-2:45 p.m. in the Old Main Room, Bone Student Center.

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Renowned educator and scholar Dr. Michele DiPietro to deliver keynote address at the 2025 University Teaching & Learning Symposium

Dr. Michele DiPietro, a leading figure in faculty development and pedagogy, will bring their wealth of expertise to the Teaching in Turbulent Times: The 2025 University Teaching & Learning Symposium on Wednesday, January 8, at the Bone Student Center.

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ISU in Conversation Series creates space for community dialogue

Senior marketing major Ella Sharp, a participant in this fall’s ISU in Conversation Series, is using her voice to help fellow students find community and be heard.

Reggie has chosen his top picks for your 2024 holiday shopping

For the fourth year of Reggie’s Holiday Pick, Reggie has selected three fun, recreational items for all Redbirds to enjoy—a Reggie Pickleball set, Hammock, and sand towel are all available for $50 each.

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Life lessons from an extraordinary alumna

Learn about the life of an extraordinary alumna, Jo Ann Hartman ’54, M.S. ’68.

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Life-saving app: Illinois State and OSF HealthCare are addressing the opioid epidemic with an unconventional tool

Matt Kase served as the lead student designer on an app to train laypeople to deliver the life-saving drug Narcan.

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Q&A with Dr. Avimanyu Datta: From business researcher to sci-fi writer

Dr. Avimanyu “Avi” Datta is a professor and researcher of strategic management and entrepreneurship, the Gary R. Gemberling Faculty Scholar in Business, and director of the George R. and Martha Means Center for Entrepreneurial Studies in the College of Business. However, he continues to pursue his childhood interests in painting and mechanical watches, loves to experiment with coffeemaking, and can now add award-winning science fiction writer to his LinkedIn profile.

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Sustainable Urban Farming

It doesn’t take 500 acres and a machine shed to farm anymore. Not even soil. Crops are being grown in water, shipping containers, alongside skyscrapers and in vacant lots, using fewer natural resources and providing a perpetual harvest that doesn’t depend on Mother Nature. 

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Game Jam

More than 30 students from the School of Creative Technologies (CTK), the Wonsook Kim School of Art, and the School of Information Technology collaborated in small teams to create eight games in just 72 hours during Illinois State University’s second CTK Game Jam in the Center for the Visual Arts. This semester’s theme focused on identity and asked participants to explore how games can influence discussions around empathy and social issues. 
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Game Jam

More than 30 students from the School of Creative Technologies (CTK), the Wonsook Kim School of Art, and the School of Information Technology collaborated in small teams to create eight games in just 72 hours during Illinois State University’s second CTK Game Jam in the Center for the Visual Arts. This semester’s theme focused on identity and asked participants to explore how games can influence discussions around empathy and social issues. 

Game Jam

More than 30 students from the School of Creative Technologies (CTK), the Wonsook Kim School of Art, and the School of Information Technology collaborated in small teams to create eight games in just 72 hours during Illinois State University’s second CTK Game Jam in the Center for the Visual Arts. This semester’s theme focused on identity and asked participants to explore how games can influence discussions around empathy and social issues. 
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Game Jam

More than 30 students from the School of Creative Technologies (CTK), the Wonsook Kim School of Art, and the School of Information Technology collaborated in small teams to create eight games in just 72 hours during Illinois State University’s second CTK Game Jam in the Center for the Visual Arts. This semester’s theme focused on identity and asked participants to explore how games can influence discussions around empathy and social issues. 
Three students stand next to a screen that reads "Anonymous Book Club"

Game Jam

More than 30 students from the School of Creative Technologies (CTK), the Wonsook Kim School of Art, and the School of Information Technology collaborated in small teams to create eight games in just 72 hours during Illinois State University’s second CTK Game Jam in the Center for the Visual Arts. This semester’s theme focused on identity and asked participants to explore how games can influence discussions around empathy and social issues. 
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Game Jam

More than 30 students from the School of Creative Technologies (CTK), the Wonsook Kim School of Art, and the School of Information Technology collaborated in small teams to create eight games in just 72 hours during Illinois State University’s second CTK Game Jam in the Center for the Visual Arts. This semester’s theme focused on identity and asked participants to explore how games can influence discussions around empathy and social issues. 
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‘Resistance and survival’: Faculty book documents Angelique Renville’s resilience in the face of oppression

Dr. Linda Clemmons has authored three books on the Dakota of Minnesota. Her latest is “Unrepentant Dakota Woman: Angelique Renville and the Struggle for Indigenous Identity, 1845-1876.”
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Video: Viral student-organized TikTok competitions create community

What started as a “joke of an idea” for freshman business administration major Tyler Miller and his friends has gone viral. Each Wednesday, Miller hosts a weekly competition on the Quad.
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This month in Illinois State University history: November

From the origins of the women’s Sapphonian Society on campus nearly 140 years ago, to the first Homecoming celebration, historian Tom Emery explores this month in Illinois State history.
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Answering the call: STEM Ambassadors’ research inspires FAQs page

Seven sophomores are leading the charge to make introductory STEM classes at Illinois State University more inclusive, accessible, and equitable.
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Latino and Sustainability Cultural Dinner speaker Xiuhtezcatl Martinez discusses the art of climate activism

Nationally recognized activist and musician Xiuhtezcatl Martinez delivered a message of alarm, and hope, during Illinois State University’s Latino and Sustainability Cultural Dinner.