Category: Colleges

(November 1, 2007) The Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI) has recognized Illinois State University’s College of Education as an NCATE/ACEI nationally recognized program in elementary education. The Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI) is the oldest professional organization in the world dedicated to the development of the whole child, from birth to early adolescence. Founded in

Come join in on the co-world premiere of Relatively Close, a play by Illinois State University alum James Sherman, on Saturday, Nov. 10. The comedy focuses on three sisters and how they deal with their childhood summer home.  Play goers will get to meet the cast, have dinner, attend the performance and talk with the

The Illinois State University Board of Trustees approved the naming of a Felmley Hall laboratory to the Keith and Nita Kattner Neuroscience Research Laboratory in recognition of their donation and support of undergraduate and graduate education in neuroscience. Dr. Keith Kattner, an Illinois State alum who received his bachelor’s degree in biological sciences, is a

Two colleges and Redbird Athletics added to their Halls of Fame during Homecoming week.  Athletics inducted Frank Purdy, Jackie Ryan-Beck, Galen Scott and Jan Johnson.  The College of Business inducted Michael Emmert, Bill England, Kiyofumi Katsuki, Tony Sorcic and Kim Warmbier.  The College of Education inducted Howard Brown, James Davis, James Doglio, Alice Evans, Marilyn

(October 19, 2007) Illinois State University and Northeastern Illinois University received a new Higher Education Cooperation Act (HECA) grant from the Illinois Board of Higher Education to assist the growing number of English language learners (ELLs) in Illinois schools. George Padavil, project director at Illinois State, says, “I plan to recruit 50 faculty members in

(September 25, 2007) On September 15, 2007, the Center for Reading and Literacy at Illinois State University held a silent auction to raise funds to support the Center’s Literacy Development Tutoring Program, which serves children with reading difficulties who live in our community. The Center for Reading and Literacy at Illinois State University was developed

Local Artist/Kanoon Alum Depicts Mexican Heritage, Education Themes (September 24, 2007) Representatives of Chicago Public Schools, Kanoon Magnet School, Illinois State University and its Chicago Teacher Education Pipeline™ were on hand today to dedicate a 16-foot-by-40-foot outdoor mural celebrating Mexican heritage and the importance of education. The mural, which faces Kedzie Avenue, contains symbols of the indigenous

Many young Midwestern women came to earn their college degrees at Illinois State Normal University in 1957.  The class was the centennial freshman class and was welcomed to campus by the new president, Robert Bone, and his wife, Karyn. When the Bones welcomed students to campus, they called each person by name.  The Bones greatly

Join your fellow alumni for the annual Homecoming Luncheon on Friday, Oct. 12, at noon in the Brown Ballroom at Bone Student Center.  Advance registration by Monday, Oct. 1, is required with tickets on sale for $10 per person. Tickets can be purchased by clicking on the Luncheon Web site. For more information about the

By Nancy Serrano, School and Community Relations Liaison for CTEPPP (September 5, 2007) This summer, nine ISU freshmen from four Chicago Public High Schools participated in the inaugural Chrysalis Summer Bridge Program sponsored by the College of Education’s Chicago Teacher Education Pipeline™ Programs and Partnerships (CTEPPP), ISU’s Office of Enrollment Management and the Office of Admissions. Support for this pilot