Illinois State education majors and alums seeking internships or full or part-time positions in education in 2014 are invited to attend the Education Career Fair to be held 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. February 27.
Category: Past Events
President Flanagan announces cabinet-level diversity post
Illinois State University President Timothy Flanagan has announced a search for a cabinet-level position, Assistant to the President for Diversity and Inclusion.
India the focus for International Seminar Series
India will be the topic for the Spring 2014 International Seminar Series. The speaker series occurs from noon to 1 p.m. every Wednesday through April 30 in the First Floor West Lounge at the Bone Student Center. On Wednesday Feb. 26, Uday Desokar from Hindu Temple of Bloomington-Normal and Swapnil Nayak, founder of Bhakthivriksha Group,
Panel to discuss Leading While Asian
AsiaConnect will host a panel discussion titled Leading While Asian at noon Friday, Feb. 28, in the State Farm Hall of Business, room 412. The event is a potluck that is open to campus. Panel members Jim Jawahar Kim Pereira, S. J. Chang and Patrick Moraleda will discuss the pressures and challenges for Asian-American leaders
Illinois State alums featured in Joliet art exhibit
Two Illinois State University alums will show their work in the exhibition Of Clay Metal and Fiber that will open March 10 at Joliet Junior College.
A real look at education
Illinois State University’s College of Education is joining UNITE to co-sponsor a free screening of the new documentary, GO PUBLIC at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19.
International Seminar Series talk on call centers
The International Seminar Series will present a talk on India’s call centers at noon, Wednesday, Feb. 19, in the First Floor West Lounge of the Bone Student Center. Associate Professor Somnath Lahiri from the Department of Management and Quantitative Methods will give the talk titled Hello Sir/Ma’am, I’m John : India’s Call Centers and Internet Cafes.
Discussion with Inequality for All creator
The American Democracy Project will screen the documentary Inequality for All, with a special, live webcast discussion with the film’s narrator, former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich. The screening will be at 4 p.m. Thursday Feb. 20, in Center for Performing Arts, room 151. The event is free and open to the public. The film’s
Aging Topic of Social Work Day
Claiming independence throughout aging is the topic of the 2014 Social Work Day. The daylong conference, titled State Your Independence Conference on Aging, is dedicated to professional development of those who work in social service capacities. The event will run from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, at the Brown Ballroom in the
Author, alumna to speak at Lenski lecture
Michelle Martin, author of “Brown Gold: Milestones-of African American Picture Books, 1845-2002,” will present the 21st annual Lois Lenski Children’s Literature Lecture.