The following is a guest commentary by Mike Shannon ’12. “Redbird Nation is a community on the rise. Let’s keep flying as alumni,” he writes.
Calling all Redbirds: A message from one proud alum
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Video game company wins 2014 Startup Showcase
The 2014 Startup Showcase was a smashing success. The community showed up with great excitement and support for Illinois State University’s newest crop of student entrepreneurs Student finalists representing four different colleges across Illinois State’s campus presented Friday, November 7, for nearly $90,000 in professional services and mentorship. John Luke, a graduate student from the
Illinois State’s top reality television stars
Illinois State’s College of Fine Arts has helped produce some of Hollywood’s biggest stars. But Redbirds have been sneaky successful in the unscripted entertainment business too.
Recap: How did Illinois State alums do on Shark Tank?
Packback Books co-founders Kasey Gandham ’13 and Mike Shannon ’12 walked away from “Shark Tank” with a new investor: Mark Cuban.
ISU startup Packback to appear on Shark Tank TV show
A digital textbook rental company created by three young Illinois State alums while they were students will be featured on an upcoming episode of TV’s Shark Tank.
Alum ready for another season as White Sox radio host
Chris Rongey ’99, M.S. ’01, isn’t easily ruffled. For the last eight seasons as the radio host of the Chicago White Sox pregame and postgame shows, he has answered the calls of impetuous fans whose hopes, complaints, and delusional trade demands originate from a fan base that has witnessed its 2005 World Series team fade to also-rans.
After ISU launch, textbook startup Packback eyes bigger rollout
Three business alums who launched their digital textbook rental startup while students at Illinois State are taking a big next step, expanding to college campuses nationwide.
Business trio turns a corner with digital textbook startup
Their startup is called Packback, and it aims to offer pay-per-use, 24-hour affordable digital rentals of textbooks that students could read and electronically highlight and bookmark on their tablet computers.
