Like back-to-school sales, one of the signs of a new semester is upon us is here – the annual Kickoff Que, Sunday, Aug. 18.
Time for the Kickoff Que
Tag: Illinois State University
New book about immigrant working women
Illinois State University’s Professor of Sociology Maura Toro-Morn is delving into the plight of immigrant working women as co-editor of a new book of Immigrant Women Workers in the Neoliberal Age.
9-hole tour of Illinois State’s new golf training center
Illinois State University’s golf teams will get a big boost later this week with the opening of the Jim and Carole Mounier Golf Training Center.
Jason Ross ’11: New IT client support specialist
Please take a moment to welcome our new IT client support specialist, Jason Ross. “I am excited about this job because it brings new challenges, new co-workers, and new opportunities to work in new technologies that I have never had the chance to work in before,” Ross said. “I enjoy learning and growing. That is what is great about ISU; a place to discover and learn new technologies and ideas.”
Photo gallery: Art takes no break in the summer
Fine arts at Illinois State University continued throughout the summer, highlighted by the Concerts on the Quad series and the Shakespeare Festival. Below is a sampling of photographs from these events and other College of Fine Arts and Friends of the Arts events held since the beginning of May.
Beat stress with Health Promotion and Wellness!
Stress is a normal, and necessary, part of life. However, too much stress or an inability to positively manage stress can be damaging to your emotional and physical health.
Q-and-A with Stephanie Beatty: Friends of the Arts grant helps trumpeter play festival in Italy
Illinois State University trumpeter Stephanie Beatty credited a Friends of the Arts grant for allowing her to take a “life-changing” trip to Italy in late June for the Orvieto Musica TrumpetFest.
Recruiting a diverse group of students
One of the goals in Educating Illinois is for Illinois State University to recruit a diverse group of students. An initiative, launched in 2008 by the Office of Admissions, does just that.
Dave Pletcher: life advisor
Within 10 minutes, students usually disclose something personal to him, even if it’s an issue as deep as depression or sexual assault. He’s one of those people strangers tell their life story to at the store. Coworkers drop in and talk. And it’s not about the wheelchair and straw hat. It’s just about Dave.
Smith named Capital One Academic All-American
Senior track and field standout Brittany Smith was named to the Capital One Academic All-America Division I men’s and women’s track and field and cross country teams, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSida). She was a third-team selection.
