Crisis response: How the campus community managed COVID-19

The Emergency Operations Center

Collaboration is one of Illinois State’s core values. Never before has it been more apparent or vital than with the planning required to continue the University’s learning and teaching in the midst of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Work continues across venues

Fans cheer on Redbirds at Redbird Arena

Illinois State’s goal is to have the best-kept facilities in the Missouri Valley Conference, which requires hard work.

$1.4 million estate gift to support Alumni Engagement

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A $1.4 million gift from the estate of James Ronald Beales ’54, M.S. ’59, will support the programs, services, and initiatives of Illinois State University’s Alumni Engagement department. In recognition of Ron and Mary Beales’ generosity, the Alumni Engagement offices in the Alumni Center have been renamed the Ron and Mary Kathleen Beales Alumni Engagement Suite.