Category: Alumni

Redbox President Featured Speaker at E-Day Events Nov. 11

by Eric Jome Mitch Lowe, president of Redbox, will be the featured speaker during Illinois State University’s Entrepreneurship Day Competition, also known as E-Day, on Friday, Nov. 11, from noon to 4:30 p.m. at the Alumni Center, 1101 N. Main in Normal. E-Day events include a university-wide business plan competition and elevator pitch competition. Student

Are you an author?

Magazine column showcases the work of published graduates Alumni who have had a book released by a publishing house within the past decade are encouraged to send their work to the Illinois State editor for possible inclusion in the Reggie Reads column, which is now an additional online feature of each issue of Illinois State.

Online career resources available to alumni

Alumni can benefit from a variety of online career resources that will help you translate experience into a new career field, search for a job, critique a resume, or practice interviewing skills. FOCUS is a self-assessment tool to help select career fields most compatible to your personal interests, skills, and goals. Assessment results are matched to

NBRC Newsletter October 2011

2011 NBCTs TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON This year the release of candidate scores will occur before December 3, 2011. Prior to notifi-cation, NBPTS will post the date when candi-dates may view their scores. In previous years, notifications were made the week before Thanksgiving and the first week of December, so candidates-in-waiting should continue to check

ISU Night with the Peoria Rivermen

Come join fellow Redbirds to watch as the Peoria Rivermen take on the Rockford IceHogs. The game will be held on Friday, November 11 at the Peoria Civic Center. The evening’s events include: 6 p.m. Redbird Reception Lexus Club Room, Peoria Civic Center 7 p.m. Game time Peoria Civic Center Tickets are $20 per person

Three Honors alumni awarded Fulbright Scholarships for 2011–2012

Kim Karnatz, ’11 Kim Karnatz, ’11, earned her bachelor’s degree in middle level teacher education. She began her teaching experience in India in July of 2011 with an intensive Hindi language study. An English teaching assistant, she would like to research the use of yoga in school classrooms and its effect on students’ self-control issues,

State of the University

In his annual State of the University Address, Illinois State University President Al Bowman today announced plans for major renovations to Hancock Stadium by the fall of 2013. The proposed upgrades to the highly visible campus landmark will include new east-side grandstands and enhancements of existing facilities within the stadium. Bowman made the announcement about

Cardinal Court taking form

The campus landscape has changed with the demolition of Cardinal Court. The 1950s apartment complex was removed to make way for a public-private housing initiative, which will provide 800 beds, indoor and outdoor recreation facilities, and study space. “This is an important first for Illinois State University as we create new partnerships to continue to

Alums invited to campus for fall speakers

The Illinois State University Fall Speaker Series offers historians, authors, educators, and a civil rights attorney speaking about race, gender and sexuality issues, social reform movements, health disparities by race and class, the use of technology to enhance learning, and racial justice in America. Historian Elaine Tyler May presenting “America and the Pill: 50 Years