Illinois State University will hold its annual Veterans Day ceremony at noon Tuesday, Nov. 11, in the Bone Student Center Prairie Room North.
Veterans Day ceremony November 11
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STEM Fair geared toward underrepresented students
The first-ever Charles Morris Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Fair will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 18, in the Old Main Room of the Bone Student Center.
Illinois State to hold election night watch party
On Tuesday, Nov. 4, Illinois State University’s American Democracy Project (ADP) will host Election Night Live, a watch party for the 2014 election returns. The event, which will run from 6 to 10 p.m. in room 151 of the Center for Visual Arts, is free and open to the public.
Indian identity and adaptation to American culture
Archana Shekara will talk about Indian identity and adaptation to American culture at the next University Club meeting at 4:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, in the Faculty/Staff Commons of the Bone Student Center.
Open forum: Global Studies grad requirement
Two forums sponsored by the University Curriculum Committee, identical in content, will be from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, and Wednesday, Nov. 12, in Stevenson Hall, Room 401 to solicit campus feedback on a proposal to revise the current Global Studies Graduation Requirement.
Open forum: Writing Across the Curriculum
Two forums sponsored by the University Curriculum Committee, identical in content, will be from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4, and Wednesday, Nov. 5, in Stevenson Hall, Room 401 to solicit campus feedback on a proposal to add a Writing Across the Curriculum Graduation Requirement.
Retrieval-based learning topic of talk
Associate Professor of Psychology Jeffrey Karpicke of Purdue University will be the speaker for the Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences Colloquium Series at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, in DeGarmo Hall, room 48.
$10M grant for urban teacher education
Illinois State University’s College of Education and Chicago Teacher Education Pipeline (CTEP) have been awarded a $10 million grant by the U.S. Department of Education to expand teacher education programs in urban, high-need communities in Chicago and urban districts in Central Illinois.
Reactions: Ebola world response too slow
Assistant Professor of Biology Ben Sadd says what combats contact-driven diseases like Ebola is good health care and a quick response, neither of which initially happened in West Africa.
POWRR tools for digital preservation
Patrice-Andre Prud’homme, head of Digital Collections at Milner Library, is part of a statewide team working to provide a guide for those tasked with stewarding digital content. – See more at: http://mediarelations.illinoisstate.edu/report/1415/oct21/index.asp#sthash.8gVgyT8n.dpuf
