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A CAST hands-on how-to video series

Spring 2024

Official Publication of the College of Applied Science and Technology

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A CAST hands-on how-to video series

Follow along with some of our CAST faculty and staff members as they share their expertise to help you try something new or take your skills to the next level.

Dr. Chad McEvoy, dean of the College of Applied Science and Technology

The 2024 CAST dean’s message

Here is a message from College of Applied Science and Technology Dean Dr. Chad McEvoy.

The research of Dr. Samantha McDonald, assistant professor in the School of Kinesiology and Recreation, is big news for little ones: McDonald studies the effects of exercise during pregnancy, focusing on the metabolism.

Sophie Remmert ’20, a Gamma Phi Circus alum, spends her days portraying Black Widow (far left), in the world's biggest touring stunt show.

Sophie Remmert: CAST Hero

In the College of Applied Science and Technology, all of our alumni are superheroes, but only some of them actually wear capes. Sophie Remmert ’20, a Gamma Phi Circus alum, is one of the few.

Fingerprints. Footprints. Fibers.

Students studying criminal investigations and criminalistics (crime lab techniques) now have a space where they can see the full investigation process of a crime from start to finish in the new Forensics Lab.

Technology for seniors by juniors

Lauren Buggar, a senior cybersecurity major at Illinois State University, became the president of the Technology Assistance Community Outreach Service (TACOS) soon after volunteering for the group as part of an assignment for a communication class.