Meet our newest Redbirds: Daija Nealy from Texas

Daija Nealy on the Quad

Illinois State had what Daija Nealy was looking for, not only in terms of personal attention and scholarships but because the University offered a double major in theater and fashion merchandising.

Texas-Illinois connection

Amanda Campisi ’05 and Ashley Outlaw ’06

Each semester, eight of Illinois State’s senior education majors pack up their belongings and head south for student teaching. They drive through the rolling hills of Missouri, past the Oklahoma plains, and into the Lone Star State. This 1,000-mile journey leads them to San Antonio, the setting of their last preservice teaching experience.