Illinois State University, in collaboration with Heartland Community College, will host a Southeast Asian Cultural Festival the week of March 31-April 4.
Southeast Asian Cultural Festival March 31-April 4
Publication: Identity
Celebrate Black history year-round with Milner Library
Milner Library invites the Illinois State community to visit its digital book display highlighting Black stories, experiences, power, and knowledge.
Campus hero: Noha Shawki
Shawki grew up in Cairo, Egypt, and was educated in Europe and at Indiana University where she earned her Ph.D. in political science. She was teaching in Minnesota when she got the offer to come to Illinois State. She’s happily been a member of the Redbird community since
August of 2007.
Faculty monograph selected for open access initiative
Dr. Christopher Breu, professor of English, is distinguished by having their forthcoming monograph, In Defense of Sex: Nonbinary Embodiment and Desire, selected for inclusion in the Knowledge Unlatched 2025 program.
Campus hero: Peter Kaufman
Kaufman has been recognized with numerous awards during his time at Illinois State, including being named COB’s MBA Professor of the Year three times and the winner of the college’s Amar Kamath Faculty Innovation Award twice. Educated at Babson College, the University of Florida, Tufts University, and the University of South Carolina, Kaufman came to Illinois State in 2004. He teaches several classes in marketing, and his enthusiasm
for his work is plain to see.
STEM Fellows making substantial positive impact on STEM degree programs
The Inclusive Excellence STEM Fellowship is a program funded by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute that supports STEM faculty in making the introductory STEM experience at ISU welcoming and supportive.
Series assists international Redbirds with careers
Illinois State’s international students and alumni get career support to help them remain competitive and increase their confidence in the job market.
New resources supporting inclusion, diversity, equity, and access now available to all Illinois residents
These databases authenticate via geolocation, which means everyone who walks through Milner Library’s doors or accesses these resources from anywhere in the state will have access—no login needed!
Legacy of Danny Mathews to live on through scholarship
The Danny Mathews Memorial Scholarship is being established to honor the memory and legacy of Danny Mathews.
Kumi-Darfour named director of Career Services
The Division of Student Affairs is pleased to announce the appointment of Quanisha Kumi-Darfour ’06, as director of Career Services.
