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Laura Knoblauch retirement reception, September 30

A retirement reception for Director of Student Health Services Laura Knoblauch will be from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Friday, September 30.

All welcome to attend A/P September social

All are invited to attend the September social hosted by the Administrative/Professional Council on September 30.

MCN graduates exceed national nurse practitioner exam pass rate

Brittany Ziller leans over patient simulator

The 24 graduates of the Family Nurse Practitioner program in the Mennonite College of Nursing achieved a 100 percent pass rate on the national family nurse practitioner certification examination.

Frauds and pirates in Special Collections topic of U-Club

image of The Open Boat by Stephen Crane as owned and defaced by Joseph Conrad.

Maureen Brunsdale and Mark Schmitt of Milner Library’s Special Collections will present “Fine Frauds: Pirate Editions and Strange Anomalies from the Vault of Special Collections” for U-Club.

Planetarium presents show on Hubble Space Telescope

Image of the Hubble Space Telescope from NASA.

The Illinois State University Planetarium will present HUBBLE Vision on September 23 and 24.

Physics colloquium tackles nanoelectricalfuel flow batteries

The Department of Physics at Illinois State University will kick off the Fall 2016 Colloquium Series at 4 p.m. Tuesday, September 27.

Study connects teacher preparation with staying in the field

image of Nancy Latham, Steven Mertens, and Kira Hamann

Faculty members from the College of Education examine how teacher preparation plays into staying in the teaching field.

Dietz delivers 2016 State of the University Address

image of Illinois State University President Larry Dietz at the 2016 State of the University.

Illinois State University remains strong and stable despite an ongoing state budget crisis that has had a devastating impact on public higher education in Illinois. That is the assessment made by Illinois State President Larry Dietz during his annual State of the University Address. Dietz lauded the University’s continued academic excellence, operational success, and growing

2016 Homecoming reunions

College of Education alumni, faculty, staff, and students #BackTheBirds at the College of Education's circus themed tailgate tent.

Festivities for Homecoming 2016 includes reunions and milestone celebrations for Redbird alumni.

Workshop focusing on wellness to empower women

Sister Circles: The Art of Wellness, will take place from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Saturday, September 24.