Participants in Oasis Connections Technology Education classes learn a variety of skills, including how to upload digital photos to a computer.

The Oasis Connections Technology Education program for seniors provided by Illinois State University’s Mennonite College of Nursing (MCN), aims to close the generational digital divide through its technology literacy curriculum.

Illustration of student looking at a misleading alert on their cell phone.

Misinformation versus disinformation. Digital literacy resides at the intersection of the two and can be crucial to a democratic society, so says Dr. Joseph Zompetti, professor in the School of Communication at Illinois State University.

Redbird Impact named Kim Fisher the fall 2023 Campus Hero for her work as technology expert and a passionate advocate for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), Fisher has worked in public school systems as an inclusion specialist, a learning behavior specialist, and as an assistive technology consultant.

students who are identical twin brothers look at a computer screen

When Drs. John Kostelnick and Jonathan Thayn, both professors of geography at Illinois State University, found themselves working on a detailed broadband-related mapping project that required assistance, they reached out to their students. They got a double dose of help when identical twin brothers, Luke and Jake Brasen, answered the call.

Diverse teen students with hands all in.

A collaboration between two local entities whose shared mission focuses on creating opportunities for young people has produced a program that’s loaded with fun learning experiences. Western Avenue Community Center in Bloomington and Illinois State University have partnered on a program called EARLI–STEMbirds that gives Bloomington-Normal youths the chance to pretend to be college students.

Redbird volunteers cleaning at the Boys & Girls Club of Bloomington-Normal.

On Saturday, June 24, Redbird alumni flocked to campus to give back to the community that supported them as Redbird students through acts of civic engagement across Bloomington-Normal.

group of people in park wearing ISU shirts

Redbirds came together for the fifth #RedbirdImpact Month and served over 730 hours to make a difference in their communities.