Tornado won’t stop music for music education major

Senior music education major Tyler Sutton and his wife, Carolyn, were at home in Washington when the devastating EF4 tornado destroyed their apartment. They lost nearly everything, including his French horn.

Costa Rica photo gallery: Monkeys, snakes, students, and more

costa rica spider monkey

This is the final story in a five-part series on the School of Biological Sciences’ trip to a Costa Rican rain forest. STATEside is along for the adventure as the students and professors of the Rain Forest Ecology class spend 10 days over the Thanksgiving break at La Selva Biological Station.

Costa Rica diary: A Sunday morning in the tropics

This is the third story in a five-part series on the School of Biological Sciences’ trip to a Costa Rican rain forest. STATEside is along for the adventure as the students and professors of the Rain Forest Ecology class spend 10 days at La Selva Biological Station.

Q-and-A with Krista Profitt: Painter creates 100 works in 100 days

Hand by Krista Profitt

Second-year M.F.A. painter Krista Profitt used a Friends of the Arts grant to complete an ambitious project this summer.

For the series 100 Paintings/100 Days, the figurative painter created a new painting every day for 100 days. Profitt recently talked about the project and the importance of the grants.

Water Works Indoor Pool Party, January 25

Waterworks Indoor Pool Party

You won’t want to miss Illinois State’s cure for the winter-time blues! Hosted by the Chicago Northwest and Chicago West Alumni Networks, this annual event is a splashing-good time for alumni, family, and friends of all ages!