Connected Communities Initiative program recipients announced

An image of a doctor pressing a tablet with hexagon shapes containing medical symbols floating in the foreground

The program called Connected Communities Initiative (CCI) was designed to bring clinicians, researchers, and students together to focus on innovation in clinical and patient education, health care engineering, data science, and cybersecurity.

Ashley Pritts named OEOA director

Ashley Pritts

Following a national search, Ashley Pritts will fill the role as director of Illinois State University’s Office of Equal Opportunity and Access (OEOA), effective November 1, 2024.

2024 Department of Technology Scholarship reception

(left to right) Dr. Chris Merrill, student Marlene Urbina, Dr. Joshua Brown

This September, faculty and staff were delighted to gather at the Department of Technology Scholarship reception, a yearly event recognizing honor students and highlighting those students who have been selected for departmental scholarships. The scholarships awarded this year, which range from $500-$3,000 apiece, add up to over $40,000.00.

Fall 2024 FIREBird and BirdFEEDER Grant Winners Announced

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The Office of Student Research (OSR) at Illinois State University announces the winners of the fall 2024 FIREBird and BirdFEEDER research grants. These small grants provide funding to support student research, scholarly inquiry, and innovation at Illinois State.

Technology sheds light during recent power outage

A student walks in front of Fell Hall during fall on the Quad

A far more efficient method of tracking the power status in campus buildings has been developed by Tech Solutions’ Networking team. This team has developed a dashboard to better assist the Emergency Operations Center (EOC), along with the University Police Department and Facilities Management, allowing them to quickly understand the scope of a power outage, in order to be able to communicate information with the campus community.