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
On paper, Krista DeCeault’s freshman year as a Redbird runner was tremendous. She led Illinois State to its first conference championship in years, and she came in first place almost every race she ran in. Privately, it was her darkest hour.
When Marcos Fernandez ’80 and his family left Cuba in 1963, they did so looking for opportunities that couldn’t be found under the Communist regime of the island nation. The opportunity they most valued was education.
More than eight decades later, the building that became Rambo House no longer stands. Demolition work was completed during the fall semester.
Two videos featuring a special surprise from Reggie Redbird were among Illinois State University’s Top 10 most-viewed videos of 2015.
STATEside tries to capture unique stories about our students, alumni, and University wherever they exist. Here are our Top 10 most-read posts from 2015.
Illinois State School of Music pianists perform at presidential events in the University Residence.
See the best photos and tweets shared during Illinois State University’s 2015 winter commencement ceremonies.
Football player Teddy Corwin will be graduating from Illinois State Saturday morning about 12 hours after he plays in the Redbirds’ FCS playoff game against Richmond.
Before her death last August, Rona Loeb attended classes at Illinois State University for 33 years across 68 semesters as part of her lifelong quest to keep learning.
