Category: Alumni

Register for a chance to win a “return home” package for 2011 or a four-day, all inclusive stay at one of Apple Vacations’ Dream Resorts. The contest closes on October 31, and the winners will be announced in November. To enter automatically, just update your information utilizing your scrambled ID.

Keep an eye on the mailbox, as the November issue of the alumni magazine will be arriving soon. In this issue of Illinois State you will find the following features: Newspapers are struggling to survive, and yet James Tyree ’78, M.B.A. ’80, led an investment group that purchased the Sun-Times Media Group Inc. out of bankruptcy.

Alumni are invited to attend the Fall Educator’s Fair from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Bone Student Center. Local, state, and national school districts seeking qualified candidates for teaching, administrative, and support services positions are represented at this event, as well as related agencies seeking to fill nonteaching positions. All alumni seeking opportunities in the

Four months of planning, design, and implementation came to an end on September 29, which is the date when the latest version of GoRedbirds.com was unveiled. The Internet home for all things Redbird Athletics, GoRedbirds.com now sports a sleeker, more compact look than its older counterpart. With the site’s expanding offerings in video streaming, audio

The Illinois State football team, which has been ranked during the 2010 season, has two more regular-season home games this fall. The first is Family Day, November 6, which notoriously draws one of the largest crowds at Hancock Stadium each season. The Redbirds will host Youngstown State. ISU will close out the regular season on

Fans have until October 29 to take part in the 2010-2011 Mini-Plan, which includes nine games for only $80. The package includes a lower bowl ticket to the South Dakota, Louisiana-Monroe, and Jacksonville State games as part of the Global Sports Roundball Classic. The Mini-Plan also includes an upper bowl ticket to the UNLV contest,

Be a part of the action as the Illinois State men’s and women’s basketball teams begin their run for the 2011 Missouri Valley Conference title. Single game tickets for both programs will go on sale November 1. Make your purchase through the Illinois State Athletics Ticket Office at (309) 438-8000 or online at GoRedbirds.com. For

The University will raze Cardinal Court apartments to make way for an 800-bed student apartment complex. Demolition begins in January, with completion expected by August of 2012. The $59.1 million project marks the first time the University has engaged in a public-private housing initiative. ISU will lease to the Collegiate Housing Foundation (CHF) the 14.5-acre

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