A Friends of the Arts grant supported senior Philip Carter’s trip to the Orvieto Musica TrumpetFest last June in Italy.
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Study Abroad Fair 2014 scholarship recipients announced
The Study Abroad Office is excited to announce the study abroad fair 2014 scholarship recipients! These 10 students will receive a $2,000 scholarship for their program abroad.
School of Information Technology starts new internship info Listserv
The School of Information Technology has established an email Listserv specifically for the distribution of internship-related information.
Construction students place 10th in national competition
The Illinois State University National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) competition team placed 10th at a national competition in February in Las Vegas.
Full-time mobile app/Web development opening
The School of Information Technology wanted to pass on the following job advertisement to any interested students:
KMOV television in St. Louis seeks a recent or May 2014 grad who has a passion for Web, mobile Web, and mobile app development to fill a current opening.
P.E. majors meet with state reps in Springfield
A group of physical education students went to Springfield to advocate for physical education in the schools. They met with representatives of the House to advocate for a bill that would permit physical and health educators be deemed “highly qualified” and to oppose a bill that would allow students in grades nine through 12 to waive out of physical education if enrolled in two or more Advanced Placement courses.
Pipeline encourages alumni in Chicago Public Schools to reconnect with ISU
For 10 years, the Chicago Teacher Education Pipeline (CTEP) has empowered aspiring urban educators through immersive experiences across the city’s diverse cultural and educational landscape.
Into the cities: The beginning of urban teacher prep
Watching young teachers try, and fail, to teach in unfamiliar urban settings, Savario “Sam” Mungo came to Illinois State determined to find a way to help teacher candidates understand the challenges they would face.
Alumna makes a difference for individuals with disabilities in East Africa
Through her ministry work in East Africa, Erin Powell ’04 is dedicated to improving the conditions for individuals with disabilities. Just a few years into her career as a special education teacher, she left the suburbs of Chicago to serve the remote and developing regions of East Africa.
Photo gallery: Student glass sale
Illinois State University College of Fine Arts students sold glass cups they created using a mold on March 6 in front of University Galleries in the Center for the Visual Arts.