With more than 20,500 students, 3,500 employees, and nearly 190,000 alumni, there are bound to be some interesting stats out there when it comes to campus life at Illinois State.
10 stats about Illinois State that will blow your mind
Category: STATESide
Research event opens doors for eager undergrads
Illinois State is a diverse community of scholars in the business of generating knowledge—and that’s not limited to graduate students or faculty members.
Students craft custom mobile apps for IT competition
The next hit mobile phone app could be developed by an Illinois State student thanks to the Mobile Application Development Contest sponsored by State Farm.
Alum plays creative role at leading kids iPad app developer
For Chris Phillips, a 2003 Illinois State graphic design alum from St. Joseph, app-building fulfills both his creative side and his inner engineer.
Video: Student designers shine at AMDA Fashion Show
What is your muse? That’s the question that student designers explored as they created looks for the 2013 Apparel Merchandising and Design Association Fashion Show.
Alum’s documentary shines light on Rwandan refugees’ plight
In 1994, Hutu extremists within and outside of the Rwandan government and tens of thousands of collaborators slaughtered an estimated 800,000 Tutsis and fellow Hutus during a genocidal campaign that lasted about 100 days.
Real money, real experience for $1M student investors
A unique course empowers College of Business students to invest $1 million from the University’s endowment themselves. And for students like Nicholas Zanoni, the opportunity pays off double.
Students brainstorm project ideas at Climate Change Day
Illinois State’s first Climate Change Day started with a Nobel Prize-winning climate scientist and ended with a small group of likeminded students kicking around real ideas for on-campus sustainability projects.
Office Hours: Unpacking the housing market’s recovery
For a closer look at the state of the housing market, STATEside turned to Department of Finance, Insurance, and Law Professor Joseph Trefzger, in our latest installment of Office Hours.
Inspiring music educator alum is Golden Apple finalist
Alumna Diana (Neimanis) O’Connor knows what an important role music can have in the life of high schoolers, because that’s what it did for her.
