At Marlowe Middle School in Lake in the Hills, northwest of Chicago, there are 16 Illinois State University alumni on staff. You might as well call it DeGarmo Hall North.
16 Illinois State alumni working in one school
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Redbirds one win away from NCAA Tournament berth
An automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament is on the line when the Illinois State men’s basketball team plays Sunday for the Missouri Valley Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament championship.
Video: What it’s like to be an education major at ISU
Illinois State’s College of Education helps students like Madison Strebel get comfortable with a real classroom environment early on.
It takes a village: Why ISU retains so many students
Meg Flaherty is among the 81.3 percent of new students in fall 2013 who stayed for their second year at Illinois State University. That “retention” rate is the second-highest among public schools in Illinois.
ISU alum’s students fight back against TV’s Letterman
Fifteen years after David Letterman playfully mocked their hometown, high school students taught by an Illinois State alum are sending a message right back to the retiring late-night host.
Illinois State alum brings MVC tournament to Quad Cities
With the help of Illinois State alum Joe Taylor, the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Women’s Basketball Tournament will be held in the Quad Cities the next three years.
Illinois State teaching alum now finalist for $1 million prize
Illinois State alum Paul Solarz is a Top 50 finalist for the Global Teacher Prize, widely considered the Nobel Prize for teachers. The winner, who will be announced in March in Dubai, will get $1 million.
ISU alum spent Secret Service career protecting U.S. presidents
One of Illinois State’s very own rose to one of the top positions in the Secret Service.
Meet Glitter Guy, Redbird basketball’s newest superfan
You may know him as Glitter Guy, the shirtless student who’s been painting himself red and covering himself with, yes, glitter this year at Redbird men’s basketball games.
Big Red Marching Machine drums up Redbird pride in Frisco
Nearly 200 Big Red members spent 17+ hours in a bus to make the trip to Frisco, Texas, for the FCS national championship game.
