Freshman Daniel Jackson wants to be the best teacher he can be, so he chose Illinois State. Last fall Jackson was awarded one of several scholarships offered by the Black Colleagues Association.
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Alum chases dream all the way to Gatorade research hub
Illinois State alum Ryan Nuccio continues to chase his passion (sports nutrition) as a research and development scientist at the Gatorade Sports Science Institute.
Video: What it’s like to be part of Red Alert
Senior Cindy Kirchner is one of Red Alert’s student leaders, and a Redbird cheerleader. Watch her show you what it means to be part of the award-winning Red Alert student section.
Video: Journalist digs deep in ISU’s social media hub
Kristi (O’Connor) Demonbreun was already on track to graduate Illinois State as a well-rounded journalist, ready for her first full-time job in broadcast media.
Video: Scary Shakespeare inspires ISU Halloween event
The Illinois Shakespeare Festival partnered with Illinois State’s Ewing Cultural Center to present ShakesFEAR, a haunted tour through Shakespeare’s most gruesome imagery.
Video: Scholarship helps nursing student fight for his passion
Illinois State’s nursing program is demanding. It’s even harder for Michael Binder. The junior nursing major from Downers Grove doesn’t have a left hand.
Video: Future educator inspired by classroom technology
When 20-year-old junior Alyson Spagnoli was in elementary school, her classroom’s technology was an overhead projector with a loud fan and some desktop computers. Today, it’s a different story.
Time-lapse video: Full court press at Redbird Arena
About a dozen times a year, the Redbird Athletics Field House Facilities crew is assigned the formidable task of removing and re-installing Redbird Arena’s hardwood floor. Here’s how they do it.
Video: My favorite parts of the Student Fitness Center
In this week’s #BirdofMouth video, Illinois State student Kellian Reed takes you inside Campus Recreation and the state-of-the-art Student Fitness Center.
Video: Redbird siblings share Athletics success
It’s unusual for two siblings to both play collegiate athletics at the same time, for the same program. It’s rarer still for those siblings to just not play, but thrive.