Category: Student Affairs

Members of the Class of 1960 will celebrate their 50th class reunion on June 10 during the annual Half Century Club spring event at the Alumni Center. They will be inducted into the Half Century Club at dinner on Thursday, and join the Half Century Club for a full day of activities on Friday, June 11.

Illinois State University began an alternative spring break program in the late1990s as a staff-led initiative. In 2000 the program became completely student-led. This year 135 students participated in the program by serving communities across the United States in Atlanta, Georgia; Memphis, Tennessee; and Mullins, West Virginia. The group that ventured to Atlanta concentrated on flood relief,

President Bowman is challenging Redbirds to come together and enhance the Student Fitness and Kinesiology/Recreation Building. Funds raised will be used for maintenance and equipment for the climbing wall, and to build a bouldering wall. When the building is finished, President Bowman, who is a seasoned mountain climber, will go head to head with the

The Office of the University Registrar offers an online transcript ordering service provided by the National Student Clearinghouse. This service allows alumni to order transcripts 24/7 via the Web by using any major credit card. Your credit card is not charged until your order has been completed. To order transcripts, please go to www.Registrar.ilstu.edu/students/current/transcripts/reportvstranscript.shtml and

Regardless of how many years have passed since your days at Illinois State, the memories of those unique collegiate days remain vivid. There was the studying, the fun campus atmosphere—and the need to live on a meager student budget! Today’s students feel the financial burden even more than past generations, as the price of a

The newly designed 2009 Edition of the Bird Shirt is available at the Illinois State University Barnes & Noble Bookstore and at the Lobby Shop, both in the Bone Student Center.The Bird Shirt was developed by a committee of Student Affairs staff in the summer of 2007 in an effort to promote Redbird spirit and

The second day of my internship with Illinois State University’s Media Relations was a big surprise. I came into the office and was there just long enough to turn on my computer and check my e-mail. Soon after, I was on my way to the College of Business where Media Relations was participating in a

Deborah Stahl ’77 lives everyday to the fullest, seeing each moment as a gift to be thankful for. She owns her own business and has been published in “Chicken Soup for the Working Women’s Soul.” None of those experiences would have been possible if it weren’t for a kidney transplant 25 years ago.When Stahl was

The Dunn-Barton and Walker residence halls on the Illinois State University campus were demolished during the fall of 2008, but two half-century old copper boxes from the buildings’ cornerstones still contain some history. The boxes were opened by University President Al Bowman during an event in Hovey Hall. The boxes were recovered during the demolition

The Office of the University Registrar is offering a new online transcript ordering service provided by the National Student Clearinghouse. The service allows alumni to order transcripts 24/7 via the Web by using any major credit card. Your credit card is not charged until your order has been completed. “We are happy to be able