Board of Trustees approves Outdoor Activity Center

ISU Seal

Illinois State University’s Board of Trustees authorized the design and construction of a new Outdoor Activity Center and high ropes course. The project is the first phase of improvements to the Gregory Street property used by Campus Recreation.

Comedian Bill Engvall to perform at Braden

image of Bill Engvall

Comedian Bill Engvall will perform at Illinois State University’s Braden Auditorium at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3. Pre-sale tickets for Engvall’s show will be available until Sunday, May 10.

ISU hosts Family Movie Night at Hancock Stadium

Movie Night

Capping a week-long thank you to fans and supporters, Illinois State Athletics will host a free screening of Disney’s Academy Award-winning animated hit Big Hero 6 on Sunday, June 7, beginning at 6 p.m., at Hancock Stadium.

Illinois State to receive IIE grant for study abroad scholarships

students on a Study Abroad trip

Illinois State University is receiving funding from the Institute of International Education’s (IIE) Generation Study Abroad initiative to support study abroad scholarships. The university will receive $7,500 from IIE and will match that funding to create six student scholarship awards of $2,500 each.

David Foster Wallace Conference begins May 28

David Foster Wallace

The work of famed author David Foster Wallace will be celebrated at Illinois State University with the second annual David Foster Wallace Conference, running May 28 to 30, at the Bloomington-Normal Marriott Hotel and Conference Center in Normal.