Category: Alumni

Illinois State University held a vigil in Redbird Arena in support of Northern Illinois University. More than 1,000 students came to hear President Al Bowman and others speak about the tragedy and to offer support to NIU. Included below are comments read by President Bowman and photos taken at the event. President Al Bowman Good

College of Business alumna Taren Windish ’07 shared the following story of trying to find a job after graduation. As I prepared for graduation in May, I began to evaluate my career goals and identify job markets that would best suit my needs. While I have always called Central Illinois my home, I wanted to

The Illinois State University Alumni Association is pleased to offer an opportunity for dependent children of Illinois State graduates who live outside Illinois to attend the University at in-state tuition rates. A limited number of nonresident legacy student tuition waivers will be awarded to selected students for the 2008-2009 academic year. Application is required by

Members of the Class of 1958 will celebrate their 50th class reunion on May 15 during the annual Half Century Club spring event. They will be inducted into the Half Century Club on the evening of May 15 and enjoy a full day of activities with other club members on May 16. The Illinois State

During this sesquicentennial year, the Illinois State University Oral History Project recorded and archived the stories of 17 administrators, faculty, staff, alumni and friends who have been significant in the life of the University.  The product of the 150th birthday celebration is now online as a Web site at Oral History Podcasts. Visitors to the

Carl Kasten, the only remaining inaugural member of the Illinois State University Board of Trustees and its chairperson since 2003, resigned from the board following its Feb. 15, 2008, meeting.  Kasten, a 1966 Illinois State graduate, is a senior partner in the law firm of Phelps, Kasten, Ruyle, Burns and Sims P.C. in his hometown

As the regular season winds down, the Illinois State men’s and women’s basketball teams have their eyes on the postseason, and both have positioned themselves for a possible bye in the first-round of the respective State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournaments in March. The men’s team will play March 6-9 in St. Louis, Mo., and

According to Han Yu, Ph.D. ’07, students visiting English Professor Gerald Savage for a planned 20-minute conference often end up spending an hour and a half due to his genuine interest in their education.  “As I was working on my dissertation, Savage would put aside his own work and research to review drafts, give thought-provoking

Bob Crowell, MBA ’95, said both of his higher education institutions, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and Illinois State University, prepared him well for his 23-year career in the energy field.  He appreciated the fact that Illinois State MBA students and the majority of his professors had practical, real-world work experience. “The technical education I received

Walking across the campus today, it’s hard to envision the undeveloped vista encountered by Illinois State University’s founders. Even more sobering is the scope of their task as they created the first state university in Illinois, shaping not just a curriculum but physical structures where it would be taught. When the University opened its doors