Jenkins, Valerio receive Nurse Educator Fellowships

Sheryl Jenkins ’81, B.S.N. ’93, Ph.D. ’05, and Teresa Valerio, M.S.N. ’03, both faculty members at the Mennonite College of Nursing (MCN), have each been awarded an Illinois Board of Education Nurse Educator Fellowship for 2014.

MCN Nurses Week scheduled for April

Mennonite College of Nursing is pleased to work with the Mennonite Nurses Alumni Organization (MNAO) and the Student Nurses Association (SNA) to offer a weeklong celebration of nursing from April 21–26.

Alum ready for another season as White Sox radio host

Chris Rongey 2

Chris Rongey ’99, M.S. ’01, isn’t easily ruffled. For the last eight seasons as the radio host of the Chicago White Sox pregame and postgame shows, he has answered the calls of impetuous fans whose hopes, complaints, and delusional trade demands originate from a fan base that has witnessed its 2005 World Series team fade to also-rans.

Best campus photos: February 2014

Reggie Redbird with student fans

Every month on the STATEside campus blog, we use Storify to give our readers a “best of” photo gallery, powered by tweets, Instagram photos, and Facebook posts from the previous month.

Friends of the Arts-supported student to hold glass sale March 6

percy echols II work

Friends of the Arts grant recipient Percy Echols II, a senior B.F.A. student, attended a class at the Pilchuck Glass School last summer and brought back a production style that has been incorporated into the studio glass curriculum this semester at Illinois State University.