Redbird legacy: Four children follow couple’s lead

Family of six holding up signs of the years they graduated.

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.

Welcoming back alumni for Homecoming 2019

Department Chair T.Y. Wang (Left) with alumnus Lt. Michael Miller, Professor Noha Shawki, alumna Harriett Steinbach, alumna Nikita Richards, Professor Nanct Lind, and Erik Rankin.

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.

Political science alum encourages students to get involved

3 individuals posting for a picture 2 men and 1 woman

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