From reminders about using classroom AV systems, to tips on connecting to Exchange when traveling – all of us in the COB can use some quick tech reminders from time-to-time. Over the past few months members of our technology team have created a wiki resource base to answer just those sorts of questions for faculty
Category: Colleges
SEAT Center releases 2007 annual report
(March 3, 2008) The Special Education Assistive Technology (SEAT) Center in the Department of Special Education at Illinois State University strives to be a national and international center of excellence where partnerships advance the knowledge and practice of assistive technology, enhancing teaching, learning, and living. The Center has released its 2007 annual report, which focuses on the following five
Alumni coaching made all the difference for alumna Taren Windish
College of Business alumna Taren Windish ’07 shared the following story of trying to find a job after graduation. As I prepared for graduation in May, I began to evaluate my career goals and identify job markets that would best suit my needs. While I have always called Central Illinois my home, I wanted to
Lasting Impressions
According to Han Yu, Ph.D. ’07, students visiting English Professor Gerald Savage for a planned 20-minute conference often end up spending an hour and a half due to his genuine interest in their education. “As I was working on my dissertation, Savage would put aside his own work and research to review drafts, give thought-provoking
MBA alum and energy leader Bob Crowell endows scholarship
Bob Crowell, MBA ’95, said both of his higher education institutions, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and Illinois State University, prepared him well for his 23-year career in the energy field. He appreciated the fact that Illinois State MBA students and the majority of his professors had practical, real-world work experience. “The technical education I received
Reach of deaf education grant felt by adult children of education alumna
(February 4, 2008) Maribeth Lartz, professor in the Department of Special Education at Illinois State received a federal grant to provide practicing teachers, speech pathologists, and audiologists with training to help deaf/hard of hearing children with cochlear implants to use spoken language in addition to or instead of sign language. This approach, termed auditory-oral education, is a
Award recognizes Illinois State’s urban education program
(February 25, 2008) Illinois State University’s College of Education is being honored for its work in recruiting and training teachers for Chicago Public Schools. The College of Education’s Chicago Teacher Education Pipeline Programs and Partnerships has received the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) Best Practice Award in Support of Global Diversity and Inclusion. The
Community comes together to provide life lessons for students
By Matt Kurnick (February 4, 2008) Culture is something rarely learned in a classroom. However, when generations collaborate, anything, even recreating the North Pole, is possible. Such was the case when George Meisenbach, the Deaf Redbirds Association (DRA), local parents, and teachers came together to create a unique opportunity for the hard-of-hearing students at Metcalf
Illinois State COB one of Nation’s First to Embrace “PRME”
The College of Business at Illinois State has always emphasized ethical and responsible business behavior. We integrate ethics throughout the curriculum, and our Standards of Professional Behavior and Ethical Conduct serve as a model for business and academics alike. We have housed the Institute for Insurance Ethics for over ten years.Our faculty is committed to
Join fellow alumni for Founders Day
The finale of Illinois State University’s Sesquicentennial year will be Thursday, Feb. 14, at the Founders Day celebration. Illinois State will mark the ending of the 150th year and beginning of the 151st year with a series of activities, including the 10 a.m. annual Ringing of the Old Main Bell, 1 p.m. Convocation featuring keynote
