A collaboration between two local entities whose shared mission focuses on creating opportunities for young people has produced a program that’s loaded with fun learning experiences. Western Avenue Community Center in Bloomington and Illinois State University have partnered on a program called EARLI–STEMbirds that gives Bloomington-Normal youths the chance to pretend to be college students.
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Misinformation vs. disinformation: School of Com prof on a digital literacy mission
Misinformation versus disinformation. Digital literacy resides at the intersection of the two and can be crucial to a democratic society, so says Dr. Joseph Zompetti, professor in the School of Communication at Illinois State University.
Computing connections: Mennonite College of Nursing administers technology education program for seniors
The Oasis Connections Technology Education program for seniors provided by Illinois State University’s Mennonite College of Nursing (MCN), aims to close the generational digital divide through its technology literacy curriculum.
ISU launches fifth annual Birds Give Back: Five years of impact
The fifth annual Birds Give Back, Illinois State University’s day of giving, will be Thursday, February 23, during Redbird Philanthropy Week with a goal to receive 3,000 gifts in support of Redbird initiatives.
Meet your 2023 Three Minute Thesis contestants
This year, 11 contestants will compete and have the opportunity to share their research with all in attendance. Hear from each contestant and learn more about their research topic, their department support, and the faculty and staff impact that has been made.
Fluddles
Combine these two words, floods and puddles, and you get: fluddles. To some ears, it’s a quaint-sounding word, rhymes with cuddles, could even be something a child might say. But in nature, fluddles are quite significant and are the key component of a local wetlands preservation project.
Thanks to you: Nalefskis support geology students
Steve ’83 and Lori (Walenga) Nalefski ’84 have established an endowed scholarship for declared geology majors.
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
Study Abroad launches program for students interested in renewable energy
Illinois State University’s Study Abroad office has joined Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms Universitat Bonn in offering a summer study abroad opportunity to Bonn, Germany, centered in a location that is considered one of the leaders in renewable energy efforts.
Paulson to speak on the Antarctic Rift September 11
Structural geologist and educator Tim Paulson will discuss stress on the West Antarctic Rift on September 11.