Neil Styczynski had considered funding a college scholarship someday. But meeting then 17-year-old Dr. Kate (Norcross) Newton ’10 made him think, “If not now, when?” Styczynski and his wife, Joan, decided to establish the Neil and Joan Styczynski Scholarship at Illinois State for transfer students who want to teach and demonstrate a financial need. Newton was the scholarship’s second recipient.
The winner of the 2022 Clarence W. Sorensen Distinguished Dissertation Award is Dr. Maggie DeMaegd Ph.D. ’21, who earned her doctorate in the College of Applied Science, School of Biological Sciences.
Students graduating from the Mennonite College of Nursing are prepared to provide compassionate care as they enter the nursing profession.
Illinois State University Chemistry Professor Dr. Shawn Hitchcock receives national recognition.
A television production crew with experience working on Emmy award-winning reality shows was on campus for a weeklong shoot with 10 Illinois State University students who shared their experiences as Redbirds for a 30-minute episode of The College Tour, scheduled to stream on Amazon Prime Video this fall.
The University continues to be recognized for its track record of excellence in transfer student support.
Launched in early 2021, Illinois State University’s SHIELD Illinois COVID-19 testing lab conducts PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests on saliva samples from the University community along with local community partners.
The fourth-seeded Illinois State women’s basketball team tips off Missouri Valley Conference Tournament play Friday, March 11 at 2:30 p.m. against fifth-seeded Loyola Chicago at TaxSlayer Center in Moline.
Genetics professor Dr. John Sedbrook and a cooperative of regional institutions takes on an important environmental and economic challenge through research on the pennycress plant.
Illinois State offers an alternative and unique vehicle to discuss social issues through the establishment of ReggieCon, ISU’s home-grown comic convention with a focus on equity, diversity and inclusion.
