Nursing students, alumni, faculty, and staff speak to connections and engagement as the keys to success of the Pre-entry and Retention Opportunities for Undergraduate Diversity (PROUD) program.
PROUD gives individualized attention to future nurses
Publication: Identity
CRCC Fall 2021: Save the date, November 1-2
Illinois State faculty, staff, and students are invited to the Fall 2021 CRCC on November 1-2.
Dr. Doris Houston named Emerging Higher Education Leaders Fellow
Dr. Doris Houston has been named an Emerging Higher Education Leaders Fellow with the global research and best practices institution EAB.
Rivadeneyra appointed associate dean for Academic Programs and Student Success
Dr. Rocio Rivadeneyra has been appointed associate dean for Academic Programs and Student Success, effective July 1, 2021.
Introducing the Rainbow Floor
University Housing Services announced the addition of the Rainbow Floor Themed Living-Learning Community. The floor is designed for students interested in living on a floor supportive of the LGBTQ+ community.
Introducing Dr. Dakesa Piña
Dr. Dakesa Piña joined the College of Education (COE) in spring 2021 as the first college-level diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) officer at Illinois State.
Sampeck awarded third Fulbright for ‘Chocolate and Vanilla: Dialogues of Race’
Illinois State University Anthropology Associate Professor Dr. Kathryn Sampeck has received a third prestigious Fulbright award for “Chocolate and Vanilla: Dialogues of Race” at London’s British Library.
Obsidian awarded Amazon Literary Partnership Grant
Obsidian: Literature and Arts in the African Diaspora is the recipient of a grant awarded by the Amazon Literary Partnership Literary Magazine Fund and the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses.
Inevitability and intersectionality
Rachel Sabella ’21 found inspiration through her Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies minor to re-examine one part of her family’s business: filing death certificates with the state.
Terri Goss Kinzy named Illinois State’s 20th president
The Board of Trustees of Illinois State University has appointed Terri Goss Kinzy, Ph.D., vice president for Research and Innovation at Western Michigan University, as the University’s 20th president.
