Meet your 2023 Three Minute Thesis contestants

WGLT General Manager RC McBride served as emcee for the event.

This year, 11 contestants will compete and have the opportunity to share their research with all in attendance. Hear from each contestant and learn more about their research topic, their department support, and the faculty and staff impact that has been made.

Dr. Sydney Garlitch to give presentation

Dr. Sydney Garlitch, PhD

Dr. Sydney Garlitch from Millikin University in Decatur presents “Resolving Interference and Updating Long-Term Memory” on Friday, February 24, 2023, at 2 p.m. in DeGarmo 0048.

Nominations open for Student Leadership Awards

clip art of trophies

The Dean of Students Office is now accepting nominations for the Student Leadership Awards. These annual awards recognize Illinois State University undergraduate students for excellence in student leadership and involvement.

Conducting Community Development on a National Scale Through NACEDA

Chanse Sonsalla (far left) and her supervisor Frank Woodruff (second left) and two other attendees

Part of the Stevenson Center for Community and Economic Development’s mission is to provide excellent service to host organizations and opportunities for learning to our students through the Professional Practice placement process. Chanse Sonsalla is one such student who share’s their experience work with NACEDA’s executive director, Frank Woodruff.

Fluddles

From left: Angelo Capparella, Bill Davison, RJ Rowley, and Brittany Menzel ‘22

Combine these two words, floods and puddles, and you get: fluddles. To some ears, it’s a quaint-sounding word, rhymes with cuddles, could even be something a child might say. But in nature, fluddles are quite significant and are the key component of a local wetlands preservation project.