More than 200 faculty and students from 11 universities across the Midwest attended Illinois State University’s Sport Management Symposium on February 21 at Uptown Normal’s Marriott Hotel.
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Metcalf 6th grade volleyball team wins 2nd tournament of season
The Metcalf 6th grade girls volleyball team won their second tournament of the season with a championship at University High School on Saturday, February 22.
KNR hosts preschoolers for physical activity field trip
School of Kinesiology and Recreation faculty members hosted around 35 Noah’s Ark preschoolers for a physical activity field trip February 21.
MCN pass rates continue to exceed national, state averages
Graduates of Mennonite College of Nursing (MCN) at Illinois State University achieved a 97 percent pass rate on the national nursing licensure examination (NCLEX-RN) for 2013, even in the face of increasingly stringent standards.
Stevenson Center’s proud ties to AmeriCorps
In this 20th anniversary year for AmeriCorps, the Stevenson Center for Community and Economic Development continues to have a strong and growing connection to the service program.
Melissa Stockwell speech set for April 1
Melissa Stockwell brings her inspirational story to Illinois State University with “From Baghdad to Beijing and Beyond” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 1, in the Prairie Room of the Bone Student Center.
Kinesiology and Recreation holds first alumni reception
School of Kinesiology and Recreation (KNR) alumni, their families, and past and present faculty and staff braved a winter storm February 1 for KNR Alumni Day!
KNR grad student to receive national award
Kirk Fallon, a second-year graduate student in recreation administration and a graduate assistant in Campus Recreation, has been selected as one of 12 William N. Wasson Student Leadership and Academic Award recipients by the National Intramural Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA).
MCN extends graduate program application deadline to March 15
Illinois State University’s Mennonite College of Nursing has extended the deadline for students to apply for the graduate program to March 15.
MCN hosts first Visiting Research Scholar
Ana Carolina Sauer Liberato, a master’s nursing student from the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in Brazil, is the first visiting research scholar at the Mennonite College of Nursing (MCN). She arrived in Central Illinois December 31 and plans to stay through April 1.