Category: Alumni

This will become a regular feature of the E-LUMNI NEWS. . . your opportunity to ask a question and get an answer. We’re looking for items that you think may be of interest to ALL alumni who read this (and we’ll try to answer individual queries as well). To begin, we’ll provide a couple of

Kelly (Lantau) Josephsen ’99, a former VIDETTE editor, is now the Illinois State University “beat” reporter for THE PANTAGRAPH newspaper in Bloomington. She’s currently working on a story about what alumni remember from their days at good old ISU and would especially like to hear from some alumni who have moved far away from McLean

Did your parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, cousins, and who knows else graduate from Illinois State (or Illinois State Normal University)? If you’re part of what’s known as a “legacy family,” we’d like to hear your stories and see your pictures! As you may know, we publish a legacy family photo in each issue

While you’re surfing new sights, take a look at the new and improved Illinois State University home page if you haven’t been there lately: www.IllinoisState.edu. Stay tuned in late winter/early spring for the completely revised Alumni site!

When we initially asked for items you’d like to see in the E-LUMNI NEWS, many of you responded that you’d like to know about new buildings and features on campus. With so much going on in this regard, here is your sneak preview of: 1. the recently completed Center for the Performing Arts, located on

In the New Year, are you looking for something really exciting to do? Then join some of your fellow alumni on a fantastic cruise through New England into Nova Scotia . . . an eight-day, educational adventure to the Chianti region of Italy . . . for seven nights in Kinsale, the gourmet capital of

If you’re still looking for gift ideas for a fellow Illinois State alum (or if you want to give someone gift ideas for you!), take a close look at the Alumni Services Merchandise Web page. A selection of high-end items (class rings, lamps, chairs) is available as well as clothing and gifts as low as

— The Vidette is looking for alumni stories! If you’re interested in telling yours for possible publication, contact Vidette editor Erick Bieritz at vidette@IllinoisState.edu Please visit the Illinois State Phonebook or call (309) 438-2111 for contact information for details. You can read the Vidette online at http://www.dailyvidette.com. — The Alumni Association and its chapters and

(Information provided by Illinois State University Media Relations) Would you have liked to have received the story above on the day Illinois State announced it? Then you might be interested in a new service for alumni and friends of the University — “News on Demand,” an E-mail listserv provided by the Media Relations office. By

(Information provided by Illinois State University Media Relations) It sent quite a ripple of pride through the campus a couple weeks ago when the annual U.S. News & World Report rankings of higher education institutions were published. Why? Because Illinois State University has moved up in the world! This year’s rankings found ISU taking the