Service animals at U-Club

Professor of Psychology Valerie Farmer-Dougan will talk about service animals at the next University Club (U-Club) meeting on Friday, Feb. 20, in the Faculty/Staff Commons in the Bone Student Center.

Vickers, Tonnu to perform

School of Music faculty members Justin Vickers, tenor, and Tuyen Tonnu, piano, will perform a free concert at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, in Kemp Recital Hall.

Research awards announced

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Professor of English Karen Coats has been named the Outstanding University Researcher, and faculty who won Research Initiative Awards have been named.

Exploring dark matter in colloquium

The Illinois State Physics Department’s Spring Colloquium Series kicks off Tuesday, Feb. 24, with a talk from Professor of Physics Jessie Shelton of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Miller-Schuster named Gamsky recipient

Danielle Miller-Schuster, interim assistant vice president for the Division of Student Affairs, has been named the recipient of the Neal R. Gamsky Award.

Service awards announced

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The winner of the Outstanding University Service Award and Service Initiative Awards will be honored at Founders Day.

Ain’t I a Woman: Laverne Cox to speak Feb. 25

Laverne Cox

Transgender-issues advocate and critically acclaimed actress Laverne Cox will speak at Illinois State University on Wednesday, Feb. 25. Cox, who currently appears in the Netflix original series Orange is the New Black, will present Ain’t I a Woman: My Journey to Womanhood at 7 p.m. Feb. 25 in Braden Auditorium at the Bone Student Center.

University Professors named

image of Den Patten and Craig Gatto

Professor of Accounting Dennis Patten and Professor of Biophysics Craig Gatto have been named University Professors at Illinois State. They will be honored with the award during the Founders Day Convocation on Feb. 19.