Category: Alumni

Financial issues continue to plague Illinois State and other public universities in Illinois. For those of you outside the state, in January Rod Blagojevich became the first Democratic governor in the state in 26 years. The new governor has indicated that, in dealing with the state’s $5 billion budget deficit, he will expect public higher

Director of Athletics Perk Weisenburger announced March 12 that Illinois State will not be renewing the contract of head men’s basketball coach Tom Richardson, which expires on April 18, 2003. Richardson served as the Redbirds’ head coach for the last four seasons and has been at Illinois State for 10. As the head coach, he

Illinois State was pleased to welcome to campus our new Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. John W. Presley, on March 3rd. Dr. Presley (no relation to Elvis, though for fun President Boschini tried to claim it was so. . .) comes to us from Oswego, New York, where he served as Provost

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