Every month, the Administrative/Professional (A/P) Council highlights an A/P staff member through a series of questions as another way for the Illinois State University community to connect. This month, readers get to know Brian Beam, Executive Director of University Marketing and Communications.

Since 1971, the State Universities Annuitants Association (SUAA) has been the fighting voice for active and retired public university and community college employees in Illinois.

To celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Illinois State University asked women scholars to share what or who has inspired them to get where they are today and how they feel about teaching the next generation of researchers.

Dr. Nesrin Ozalp is the founding chair of mechanical engineering in the new College of Engineering at Illinois State University. Educated at Stanford University and the University of Washington, Ozalp is eager to share her knowledge and experience with students when they start arriving on campus in the fall of 2025.