The keynote speaker for the fourth annual Teaching in the 21st Century Conference (T21Con) will be David Jakes, digital learning strategist for The Third Teacher + by Cannon Design in Chicago.
Digital education strategist to keynote T21Con
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Fresh Market wine gala to benefit Friends of the Arts, October 10
Walk around The Fresh Market and sample foods and wines at the Friends of the Arts event from 8 to 10 p.m. Thursday, October 10, at The Fresh Market, 200 Greenbriar Drive, Normal.
Q-and-A with Gina Hunt: Painter explores new medium, light with help of Friends of the Arts grant
Illinois State University graduate student Gina Hunt used a Friends of the Arts grant to learn acrylic airbrush painting, which she integrated into a new series of works that explores light and the passage of time.
T21 Speaker Series returns with tech sessions for educators, new ‘Appy Hour’
The College of Education’s Teaching in the 21st Century (T21) Speaker Series prepares educators to effectively use technology in the modern classroom.
College of Business now offers CFP Board-registered minor in financial planning
The College of Business at Illinois State has registered with the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. (CFP Board) to add an undergraduate minor in financial planning.
Career Center to host career fair for construction management industry, September 26
In a tough economic environment, individuals seeking employment in specialized fields need customized assistance when searching for a job. To help, the Career Center, in conjunction with the Department of Technology, is hosting the Construction Management Fair from 1–4 p.m. September 26 in 375 Student Services Building.
Art education students study in Australia
Eleven students and two faculty members–Colleen Brennan and Judith Briggs–from the teacher education area of the School of Art in the College of Fine Arts spent two weeks this summer working with the art education department at Australian Catholic University (ACU) in Sydney, Australia. They went there to examine how New South Wales secondary visual arts teachers implement the unique Frames curriculum model.
College of Fine Arts students intern in Washington, D.C.
For the second year the College of Fine Arts took part in a universitywide initiative to have summer interns in Washington, D.C. Christina Fontenelle, an undergraduate student studying painting, and Molly Briggs, an undergraduate student studying acting/theatre management, were chosen to represent the College of Fine Arts and Illinois State University at the Smithsonian Office of Exhibits Central and The Studio Theatre, respectively.
Are you ready for Homecoming 2013?
Illinois State Homecoming 2013 is fast approaching and the calendar of events is expanding every day.
Professor developing ‘smart device’ to help stifle reward from drugs
Distinguished Professor of Neurobiology Paul Garris is working to create a “smart device” in the hopes of stifling the rewarding properties of abused drugs.
