Maitlands honored at Founders Day 2015

The Illinois State University Founders Day celebration will be Thursday, Feb. 19, and will include a special honor for former Sen. John and Joanne Maitland, who will be presented with honorary doctoral degrees during the convocation.

Welcome back from President Dietz

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President Larry Dietz welcomes back faculty and staff for a new semester, talking football, university honors, Abu Dhabi and angels in warm coats.

Prior service may impact SURS retirement

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Human Resources is encouraging faculty and staff members to contact the State University Retirement System (SURS), if they are interested in purchasing prior service.

The Taliban attack: Message Pakistan and the world can’t ignore

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Illinois State University’s Professor and Chair of the Department of Politics and Government Ali Riaz is the author of Bhoyer Sangaskriti (The Culture of Fear: Political Economy of Terror and Violence in Bangladesh) and the editor of Religion and Politics in South Asia. He responds to the Taliban attack on a school in Pakistan.

Racing to save a livelihood

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Catherine O’Reilly, associate professor in the Department of Geography-Geology, is part of a global scientific effort to help people living around Lake Tanganyika in East Africa.

Illinois State Homecoming brings lights, football and a bash

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Illinois State University will be celebrating Homecoming from Sept. 29 to Oct. 5, with a special tree-lighting event in Uptown Normal on Sept. 25. Events range from a carnival and royalty crowning to tailgating for the 2 p.m. Redbird football kickoff Saturday, Oct. 4, in Hancock Stadium. A guide is available to be downloaded on