Tyler Clark ’09 has been trying to impact communities and people’s lives through public service and affairs since he was a student at Illinois State University.
Q&A with Redbird alum Tyler Clark
Publication: Redbird Impact
A life of community service through political engagement
Get with the program
Illinois State University students learn the value of community recreation programs in Dr. Yun Chang’s Evaluating Agency Services course. By surveying participants, they help make the programs better.
Inspiring an impactful cycle
Lizzy Carroll ’17 hated high school. Her attendance was dismal, and she felt completely unmotivated to try. But then, two educators personally connected with Carroll during her junior year at Carl Sandburg High School in southwest suburban Chicago, and everything changed. “They took a genuine interest in what I liked to do, why I wasn’t
Fluddles
Combine these two words, floods and puddles, and you get: fluddles. To some ears, it’s a quaint-sounding word, rhymes with cuddles, could even be something a child might say. But in nature, fluddles are quite significant and are the key component of a local wetlands preservation project.
Campus hero: Archana Shekara
Redbird Impact named Archana Shekara the spring 2023 Campus Hero for her work as creative director of Design Streak Studio, a research-based social innovation lab that focuses on human-centered service design.
Minors matter: Civic engagement minor intrigued job interviewers
Abby Sharp graduated in December 2022 with a civic engagement and responsibility minor.
Introducing Thanksgiving to international students
The Office of International Engagement hosted a Thanksgiving Celebration November 17 for international students at Illinois State University.
Stevenson Center’s Lawrence Landfair spends summer internship with Sen. Dick Durbin
Lawrence Landfair recounts his time interning for Senator Richard J. Durbin.
CSD to host screening of In Our Right Mind at Normal Theater, November 1
The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) will present the free film In Our Right Mind from 7–9 p.m. on November 1 at the Normal Theater to help educate campus and community members about the impact of these disorders on individuals and their families.
Second annual SOCKtober drive to benefit local kids
When the Center for Civic Engagement’s Annie Weaver noticed a trend of multiple kids listing “socks” on their Holiday Helper needs list, she decided to do something about it.
