An apartment choice made independently by Bob Mathes and Susan (Hawkins) as they completed undergraduate degrees in agriculture and chemistry respectively resulted in romance and creation of an ISU legacy family.
Unit: Politics and Government
Path to power: Women rise in politics 100 years after suffrage
Michelle Buckwalter-Schurman ’92 encourages women to step up to the forefront in the political world.
Work ethic beats talent
Illinois State alumni return to campus to speak to Professor Nancy Lind’s class.
All politics is local
State Senator Jason Barickman speaks to POL 296 students.
Welcoming back alumni for Homecoming 2019
The Department of Politics and Government hosted four alumni October 25 for Alumni Day: Michael Miller ’05; Lutitia Mills ’91; Nikita Richards ’06, M.S. ’15; and Harriett Steinbach, M.S. ’05.
Alumni share Peace Corps experiences during Homecoming panel
Illinois State alumna Alana McGinty ’10 was the type of student to fully immerse herself in everything she did.
Political science alum encourages students to get involved
Julian Garcia, an Illinois State political science alumnus in his second year of law school at the University of Southern California, returned to campus October 24 to present on networking and leadership skills to students in Professor Nancy Lind’s POL 296: Professional Development class.
Putting Your Degree to Work: From ISU to Washington D.C.
Homecoming Alumni speaker, Alana McGinty ’10, is a grants and contracts associate at DAI Global. With bachelor’s degrees in politics and government and sociology from Illinois State, McGinty believes in the power of the global community to affect development outcomes. She’s focused on advancing gender equality and using digital tools for development. McGinty has managed an
Division of Student Affairs announces 2019 Redbird Proud Young Alumni recipients
Every Homecoming, the Division of Student Affairs recognizes young alumni who live the values of Student Affairs. Individuals receiving the Redbird Proud Young Alumni award remain connected to staff and faculty across campus, many of whom took the time to nominate these outstanding alumni.
Brunk wins CAS thesis competition
Kate Brunk has won the 2019 James L. Fisher Outstanding Thesis competition at the college level.