The following is a guest commentary by Mike Shannon ’12. “Redbird Nation is a community on the rise. Let’s keep flying as alumni,” he writes.
Calling all Redbirds: A message from one proud alum
Category: STATESide
5 ways that Illinois State is big but small
As you are searching for colleges, you hear all the time that a university is “large but feels small like a small school.” But what does that really mean? #BirdofMouth blogger Alina explains.
3rd annual Redbird holiday shopping guide
Welcome to the third annual STATEside holiday shopping guide! Redbird Nation is decking the halls with the newest Illinois State products of the season. Here’s a look at just a few of our favorites.
Video: Inside Illinois State’s mock trial team
Khandi Wright is only a junior at Illinois State, but this pre-law student already knows her way around a courtroom.
Milner Library opens databases to ISU alumni
Alumni can now access full-text articles from more than 4,000 journals and magazines through Milner Library’s research databases. The free service gives alumni a new tool for personal and professional research.
Photos: South Campus residence halls, then and now
Hamilton-Whitten and Atkin-Colby halls were home to thousands of Illinois State students through the years before they were decommissioned in 2012. A look back at student life in South Campus.
Modeling career awaits business student after graduation
Most people go out looking for a career. Mark Brent’s career found him. Six years later, the Illinois State senior and model has appeared in campaigns for Abercrombie and Fitch and Calvin Klein.
Video: Scary Shakespeare inspires ISU Halloween event
The Illinois Shakespeare Festival partnered with Illinois State’s Ewing Cultural Center to present ShakesFEAR, a haunted tour through Shakespeare’s most gruesome imagery.
Living that commuting life at Illinois State
Like many Illinois State students, I commute to campus every day. If you are from the surrounding Bloomington-Normal area, commuting to Illinois State could be an option for you too.
Your alumni memories from 1984’s beer riot
In the August issue of Illinois State’s alumni magazine, we published an oral history of what’s known as the “beer riot.” We also asked for our alumni readers to submit their own memories from the episode.
