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Tag: Our Newest Redbirds

Our Newest Redbirds: Chicago native finds power in education

Kharisma Thomas on the bridge

Kharisma Thomas said she spent thousands of hours on Illinois State’s website. A bit of an exaggeration, but she’s that excited about starting her first year on campus.

Our Newest Redbirds: Chasing her passion all the way from Alaska

Elise Webber poses on the Quad

“Science is what I want to do and is my passion,” said Elise Webber from Homer, Alaska, who started her freshman year this fall at Illinois State University.

Our Newest Redbirds: Leaving your college town for college

Beth Geistlinger poses inside Alumni Center

Champaign native Beth Geistlinger broke with family tradition, packed up the family car, and headed northwest on Interstate 74 to become a Redbird. How in the world did that happen?

Our Newest Redbirds: Perfect choice after two perfect ACT scores

Griffin Megeff poses on the Quad

Getting a perfect 36 score on your ACT exam is really, really hard. Illinois State University incoming freshman Griffin Megeff did it twice.

Our Newest Redbirds: First-generation nursing student makes family proud

Enrique Rocha poses outside the Bone Student Center

Not many students pack a stethoscope for their freshman year in college. But Enrique Rocha did. It was a special gift for the nursing major from his aunt in Mexico, who recently retired from nursing.

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