Illinois State University’s American Marketing Association Student Chapter has been selected as the Chapter of the Year at the St. Louis Chapter AMA Conference held on February 26 – 27. The 48th Annual conference was entitled New Frontiers of Interactive Marketing. Dr. Jim Cox is the Faculty Advisor for the ISU Collegiate Chapter of the
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From Insurance Executive to Award-winnning Producer
“Caring is a powerful business strategy” ™ — Sharon Rossmark. This highly accomplished professional certainly lives by her creed. Sharon Rossmark ’78 never aspired to be the executive producer and creative director of an award-winning documentary, but she is now. Rossmark, who recently retired as assistant vice president of agency distribution at Allstate Insurance, began
Special Education Assistive Technology (SEAT) Center Annual Report 2008
VISION The vision of the SEAT Center is to be: A national and international center of excellence where partnerships advance the knowledge and practice of assistive technology, enhancing teaching, learning, and living. MISSION The mission of the SEAT Center is further clarified in its mission statement that includes four facets: To be a: Center of
UCLA/Minority Center named in honor of Julia Visor
The University Center for Learning Assistance (UCLA)/Minority Student Academic Center was dedicated in memory of Dr. Julia Visor on Friday, Feb. 20. The Julia N. Visor Academic Center will provide support for student retention and include group tutoring, one-on -one writing assistance and workshops to enhance student study techniques and academic skills. Visor, who served
Second Postcard Art evening on Feb. 28
Every guest attending the second annual PostCard Art evening at Illinois State University on February 28 will take home a postcard. But not one of them is likely to affix a stamp to it and put it in the mail. The idea of the PostCard Art evening, in addition to raising scholarships funds for fine
Illinois State names Outstanding Teachers and Researchers
Illinois State University honored 15 faculty members for teaching and research during the Founders Day Convocation. Howard Parette of the Department of Special Education and Michael Stevens of the Department of Psychology are the 2009 Outstanding University Researchers. The Outstanding University Research Award goes to faculty whose research has been acknowledged by their peers in
Dinner with the Professors presents Wright and Beschloss
The Illinois State University Alumni Association and Senior Professionals are sponsoring two Dinner with Professors events. The first event takes place Tuesday, March 24, at 5 p.m. in the Bone Student Center Circus Room. The dinner will highlight guest speaker Gwendolyn Wright, host of the PBS series “History Detectives.” The second event takes place Thursday,
Legacy Scholarships available
The Illinois State University Student Alumni Council offers three $1,000 scholarships to sons and daughters of Illinois State alumni. The non-renewable scholarships were made possible by a donation from the family of Marion H. Dean, Class of 1927, and continuous contributions from Student Alumni Council and the Illinois State University Alumni Association. The purposes of
Wiegers’ Illinois roots prompt interest in writing a book on Lincoln
President Barack Obama is only one of a huge community of Abraham Lincoln admirers. Growing up in Illinois, especially his hometown of Decatur with their proud Lincoln heritage, stimulated David Wiegers’ decision to write a book with the working title, “A Life Worth Remembering – The Monumental Legacy of Abraham Lincoln.” Wiegers book, which he
Alumna Gibb’s career includes nursing at Mayo and Stanford
In the short time since graduating from Mennonite College of Nursing, Lori (Stoller) Gibbs ’02 has worked at some impressive medical facilities, including Mayo Clinic and Stanford University Medical Center. Prior to her senior year at Mennonite, Fairbury native Gibbs was an intern at Mayo Clinic’s Saint Marys Hospital in the neuroscience intensive care unit
