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Recruiting Redbirds: Alumni experiences encourage enrollment
15 years later: FBI agent recalls nation’s greatest test
Trailblazer: Young alum covers campaign for Bloomberg Politics
One child, one home: Alumna works to reform foster care
Where are they now: Larry Quane
Passing grade: The secret behind ISU’s graduation rate
Redbird legacy: Alumna follows in footsteps of great-grandmother
How we met: Raul Rodriguez and Nicole Davila
Reggie Reads: August 2016
Redbird great Doug Collins to be inducted into national Hall of Fame
Volleyball stand-out in Olympic training
Mail to the Editor: August 2016
Redbird golfer takes MVC championship
Redbirds scattered far across the country
Senior athletes celebrated
Pause for applause: Christine Mitchell-Endsley
Directors chosen for Alumni Association
Pause for applause: Sam Alex
Pause for applause: Justin Dearborn
Pause for applause: Julio Cesar Contreras
South Campus demolition unearths two time capsules
Illinois State an economic engine for McLean County
Why is Bill Shields such a rock star at Illinois State?
This year’s Academic Progress Rate (APR) report by the NCAA shows that 11 of Illinois State’s 19 sports equaled or exceeded the national average for public universities in their sport.
“We are proud of the academic success of our student-athletes,” said Cindy Harris, senior associate director of Athletics for compliance and student services. “Academic achievements are a testament first and foremost to the student-athletes, who work so hard in the classroom.”
The APR measures eligibility, graduation and retention each semester or quarter to provide a clear picture of the academic performance for each team in each sport. This year’s ratings are based on scores from fall 2011 through spring 2015.
Among Illinois State’s 19 squads, five teams earned perfect, single-year APR scores of 1,000 for 2014-2015. These include men’s golf and tennis, gymnastics and volleyball.
The football team earned an APR of 970, which is 17 points higher than the Division I average for FCS Football and the highest in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.
ISU’s women’s basketball team score of 995 is also 17 points higher than the Division I average for women’s basketball.
