Professor of Music Justin Vickers and Professor of Anthropology Kathryn Sampeck have been awarded Outstanding University Researcher Awards. Research Initiative Awards winners include Dr. Brea Banks, Dr. Matt Caplan, Dr. Luke Russell, Dr. Melinda Snodgrass, and Dr. Michele Shropshire.

The Founding Celebration will feature livestreamed awards ceremony, Founders Bell Ringing, and Posthumous Honorary Doctorate Investiture for Andrew Purnell.

Dr. Ebony Omotola McGee will present “Black, Brown, Bruised: How Racialized STEM Education Stifles Innovation” via Zoom.

Illinois State University faculty members have the chance to participate in a survey of job satisfaction. The survey is conducted by the national program Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE).

The Office of Sustainability announced Associate Professor Keith Pluymers as the 2022 Environmental Stewardship Award winner for his work as an environmental historian. 

The Office of the Provost named Director of Student Services Ryan Gray the winner of the Stan and Sandy Rives Excellence in Undergraduate Education Award. 

Illinois State University President Terri Goss Kinzy will chair a national committee examining the long-term impact of the pandemic on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) careers for women. 

The Office of the Provost is partnering with departments to give faculty an intense, summer-long learning experience.