Congratulations to the winners of the 2018 Impact Award, honored for their significant contributions to students and to first-year retention.
University College names Impact Award winners
Publication: Identity
Yimin Wang to lead INTO ISU Center
Yimin Wang, associate director of the Office of International Studies and Programs (OISP), has been named executive director of INTO Illinois State University.
Black Colleagues Association Redbird evening in Metro East
The Illinois State University Black Colleagues Association invites fellow alumni to an evening at Lighthouse Restaurant at Grand Marais Golf Club in Centreville, Illinois, on August 9.
Incoming student trustee hopes to embody diversity, advocacy
Sophomore psychology major Sarah Aguilar’s goal from a young age was to help people in need, which she hopes to continue in her new role as the incoming student trustee on the Board of Trustees for Illinois State University.
Platt named director of Diversity Advocacy
Illinois State University announced the appointment of Christa Platt as the new director of Diversity Advocacy.
Black Actors League explores diversity, culture through art
The Black Actors League is open to all students who are interested in studying art through an underrepresented lens.
Alum’s sculpting success seen on drag queen runway
Sharon ShareAlike ’94, M.S. ’98, is a successful business owner, artist, director, and YouTuber thanks to her inventive sculpting.
Drip, drip to near-watershed moments: Moving beyond media stereotypes
Rocío Rivadeneyra, a scholar who has studied Latina/os and gender in the media for decades, discusses how roles are starting to delve a little deeper.
ISU Pride looks back on 20 years of the Charity Drag Show
ISU Pride celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Charity Drag Show hosted by Illinois State alum and fan favorite SharonShareAlike. The headline act was Naomi Smalls from season eight of RuPaul’s Drag Race.
Redbird Respect: Continuing conversations about sexual assault beyond April
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and like so many Aprils before it, this is a month of advocacy, of raising awareness, and of mobilization. But as with any cause worth fighting for—it cannot end here. An issue this important and prevalent should not be thought of only in April, but year round.
