The Illinois State Board of Trustees voted to hire Flanagan, currently president of Framingham State University in Massachusetts, after an extensive national search.
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Photos: Illinois State says thanks to the Bowmans
Students, faculty, staff, and other members of the campus community gathered Thursday in the Brown Ballroom to say farewell to President Al Bowman.
Words of wisdom from Illinois State’s graduating seniors
We reached out to a handful of Class of 2013 grads and asked them to share some wisdom and favorite memories from their time at Illinois State.
Top 10 stories from STATEside freshman year
Now, with more than 180 individual STATEside stories under our belts, we’d like to wrap up our freshman year by sharing with you our Top 10 favorite posts from Year 1.
Different paths for 2 Illinois State ROTC graduates
Stephen Schmidt and Will Konovsky are two of 11 ROTC cadets graduating this week, and like any two students at Commencement they’re starting from the same place but going in different directions.
Married couple earn double doctorates at Commencement
Silas Dick and Mandi Martinez-Dick are both receiving their doctorates in school psychology, a rare Commencement feat that took more than six years of dedication, sacrifice, and spousal support.
Photos: Best campus shots from April
Every month on STATEside, we use Storify to give our readers a “best of” photo gallery, powered by tweets, Instagram photos, and Facebook posts from the previous month.
For bike giveaways, alum earns ISU’s peace prize
Alumnus Rick Heiser is the 2013 recipient of the Grabill-Homan Community Peace Prize, awarded by Illinois State’s Peace and Conflict Resolution Studies program.
Video: Students from Brazil share their Illinois State story
A new Web video produced on campus will show prospective students from Brazil what it’s like to live and study at Illinois State, in hopes of bringing them to the U.S. through a special scholarship program.
Alum coach Melinda Fischer adds to legacy with 900th ISU win
Redbird softball coach Melinda Fischer is proud of her 900th win at ISU, and is grateful to have the one thing many college coaches do not—longevity.