Math major Thomas Kawalek is one of Gamma Phi’s student leaders this year. He’s proud to live up to Gamma Phi’s values: Commitment, Integrity, Respect, Courage, Unity, and Service, or CIRCUS.
Video: What it’s like to be part of Gamma Phi Circus
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Video: Surprise engagement at Redbird Arena on Valentine’s Day
ISU alum Matt Coates surprised his girlfriend, Allie Held, by popping the question on Valentine’s Day on the court at Redbird Arena.
ISU students, local partners call for end to state budget impasse
Illinois State University students joined their peers from other Bloomington-Normal colleges and community leaders to call for an end to the eight-month state budget impasse.
New, veteran history teachers learning together at community event
Illinois State University has the largest and one of the most rigorous history-social sciences teacher education programs in the state. It co-sponsors a history education symposium each spring.
#ISULoveBirds: Alumni share their Redbird romances
Illinois State asked alumni and students to share their Redbird romance stories on social media, using the hashtag #ISULoveBirds.
Video: New Foods Lab prepares students for today’s careers
Illinois State’s new Foods Lab is preparing our students for jobs in the changing food industry. Take a video tour of the new state-of-the-art facility inside Turner Hall.
Video: New scholarship helps interns at Illinois Shakespeare Festival
The Illinois Shakespeare Festival is excited to announce a new endowed scholarship for incoming freshmen, the Sutter Family Shakespeare Scholarship, which will support student internships.
Photos: When celebrities visit Illinois State, then and now
With help from the Dr. Jo Ann Rayfield Archives, the STATEside crew gathered some of our favorite “celebrities visit Illinois State” photos through the years.
Photos: Best Illinois State campus shots from January 2016
Every month on STATEside, we share some of our favorite photos of Illinois State University that were posted by Redbirds on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter from the previous month, using the Storify tool.
Why is Bill Shields such a rock star at Illinois State?
Lecturing to about 700 students on subtropical deserts, when many of them have just rolled out of bed, is a tough assignment. But Bill Shields ’99, M.S. ’01, has done it 32 semesters in a row, waking mostly freshmen with his stories of growing up in the 1800s and hammering shoes on mules. Some of
