Two student-athletes selected as 2020-21 Bone Scholars

Illinois State track & field and cross country senior Jake Gillum and women’s basketball redshirt sophomore Mary Crompton were announced as two of 14 Illinois State University students selected as a Robert G. Bone Scholar for the upcoming 2020-21 school year.

Four Redbirds named 2020 Preseason All-Americans by HERO Sports

A quartet of Illinois State football senior standouts head into their final year with preseason accolades, as Drew Himmelman, Romeo McKnight, Devin Taylor and Christian Uphoff were each named to the 2020 HERO Sports FCS Preseason All-America Team announced Thursday.

Athletics department GPA record topped once again

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Illinois State student-athletes set a new semester departmental grade-point average (GPA) record of 3.61 during the Spring 2020 semester, topping the previous mark of 3.31 set during the Spring 2019 semester, and all but two teams beat their previous team GPA records in the latest grade report announced by Assistant Athletics Director for Academics and Life Skills Joe Klausner.

Urban immersion

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The National Center for Urban Education (NCUE) prepares future educators to thrive in diverse settings.