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IT alum returns to Illinois State to launch first app ENY

Geoff Godwin, a School of Information Technology graduate, is testing his ENY app at Illinois State this fall. The app is already available in the Google Play Store.

Alumni artists star in new University Galleries show

A new exhibition at Illinois State’s University Galleries is bringing together multiple generations of alumni artists, their work displayed side-by-side in one of the new space’s largest shows ever.

Video: Lots of Redbirds in this Legacy family tree

Alumna Carol (Kinsella) Young ’68 and her three daughters are among at least 14 members of their family who’ve attended Illinois State University.

10 things to spot in the new Hancock Gigapixel photo

Did you take a photo with your family at Hancock Stadium last weekend? We’ll bet it’s not as cool as this one.

Best photos and tweets from Family Weekend 2015

Governor Bruce Rauner, comedian Bill Engvall, circus alum Christian Stoinev, and even the Stanley Cup all made appearances at Family Weekend.

Video: Being a renewable energy major at Illinois State

Illinois State University is growing the next generation of renewable energy leaders. One of them is Kadi Ilves, a senior renewable energy major at Illinois State.

Photos: Best campus shots from September 2015

Every month on STATEside, we share some of our favorite photos that were posted by Redbirds on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter from the previous month, using the Storify tool.

Illinois State alum’s virtual reality tech hits the NFL

Illinois State alum Brendan Reilly isn’t an NFL coach. But when the NFL season kicks off this weekend, Reilly and his big idea will impact how some of the league’s biggest stars play the game.

Finding a family at U-High, and now giving back

Growing up in an orphanage as a tough, street-smart kid, Clyde Coombs could’ve easily stumbled onto a darker path in life, one that he fears would’ve led him to prison or worse.