Eleven students and two faculty members–Colleen Brennan and Judith Briggs–from the teacher education area of the School of Art in the College of Fine Arts spent two weeks this summer working with the art education department at Australian Catholic University (ACU) in Sydney, Australia. They went there to examine how New South Wales secondary visual arts teachers implement the unique Frames curriculum model.
For the second year the College of Fine Arts took part in a universitywide initiative to have summer interns in Washington, D.C. Christina Fontenelle, an undergraduate student studying painting, and Molly Briggs, an undergraduate student studying acting/theatre management, were chosen to represent the College of Fine Arts and Illinois State University at the Smithsonian Office of Exhibits Central and The Studio Theatre, respectively.
Tamra S. Davis, an assistant professor in the Department of Marketing, was recently honored by the North Central Business Education Association.
Three students from the Department of Agriculture–Melanie Krawczyk, Katrina Schreiner, and Nancy Adams–and one student majori in international business, Melissa Nicole Dickey, spent a month exploring France this summer with 30 other students from various universities as part of the 2013 ESA (Ecole Supérieure d’Agriculture) Summer Program “From the Farm to the Table … a Sustainable Food System.”
At the College of Education Fall Faculty and Staff Meeting, several individuals were recognized for their dedicated work and service to the college and the field of education.
Illinois State University’s School of Theatre and Dance and its Black Theatre League will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington with readings from a play about presidential honoree Bayard Rustin.
The research and scholarly contributions made by College of Education faculty, staff, and students investigate areas of study across the field of education. Disseminating research findings and other scholarship is integral to the college’s goal of renewing and advancing teacher preparation, PreK-12 instruction, and educational policy and leadership.
A presentation of the book The Bloomington-Normal Circus Legacy: The Golden Age of Aerialists, with authors Maureen Brunsdale and Mark Schmitt ’96, will be held 7 pm. Monday, September 16, in the Circus Room of the Bone Student Center.
Ashlyn Hughes graduated from the School of Theatre and Dance in May and was awarded the prestigious Jean Scharfenberg Award, given to a top graduating senior in acting to help them transition into the professional world.
Please take a moment to welcome the College of Business’ newest academic advisor, Ginny Smith. Smith comes to Illinois State with nearly a decade of higher education experience.
