The recently launched, biannual publication publishes in February and October and features stories, profiles, and Q&As on the most interesting and important examples of civic engagement at the University.
Publication: Redbird Impact
Healthy habits: Nursing students working in schools to improve young people’s lives
Persuading 30 kindergartners to walk in a single-file line around a dimly lit school gymnasium looked about as easy as corralling a dozen cats into a phone booth. Illinois State nursing student Kenia Najera pulled off the trick with the help of staff at Fairview Elementary in Normal.
Introduction to Redbird Impact
Welcome to the first issue of Redbird Impact. Through this biannual magazine, we will inform, celebrate, and inspire others with stories and examples of the efforts being made by students, faculty, and staff at Illinois State University to positively impact the communities in which we live, work, and study.
Get involved: Upcoming civic engagement opportunities at ISU
Here are some upcoming community engagement events and opportunities available through Illinois State University.
ISU’s Innovation Consulting Community: Teaming students with mentors to serve real clients
A new program is giving Illinois State students an opportunity to get a head start on their careers while helping the community.
Redbird Impact spotlight: Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning
Each issue we highlight university units that contribute significantly to civic engagement efforts on campus. It would only be appropriate then for our first issue to spotlight Illinois State University’s new hub for civic engagement: the Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning.
Programming hope
Since starting at Illinois State University in 2012, Javadi has returned to Iran for three summers. She began exploring opportunities to make a difference in the summer of 2014.
Community Engagement Award nominations open
The Community Engagement Awards recognize and celebrate people, organizations, and units whose work exemplifies Illinois State University’s value of civic engagement.
Class worked to break the cycle of sex offenses
For the future members of law enforcement, Shelly Clevenger’s class project connected them to those who are vulnerable to sexual offenses, and those who have committed them.
How Peace Corps Coverdell Fellows helped define my career
It has been almost six years since I decided to join the Peace Corps. I was attracted to the idea of exploring the world and integrating into a new culture and a different way of life. While living in Ethiopia, the Peace Corps enabled me to gain field experience with my public health degree and learn how to promote health in international settings.