Mennonite College of Nursing received funds from the Marion McDowell Stafford Charitable Trust Grant in 2002. Stafford was from Central Illinois and had an interest in educational programs benefiting children, youth, and families, as well as education and initiatives that fight disease or infirmity.
Topic: Academics
College of Business announces 2020 and 2021 Early Career Achievement Awards recipients
Illinois State University’s College of Business (COB) will host its Early Career Achievement Awards ceremony during Homecoming 2021. Early Career Achievement Awards (ECAA) recognize younger graduates who have demonstrated innovative and responsible professional leadership, the potential for future distinction, and a commitment to serving others. One honoree is selected from each degree program.
College of Business Advising Center is growing
The physical footprint of the College of Business Advising Center is growing—within the first-floor hub, it calls home in the State Farm Hall of Business. The office space is growing there, amid a sea of wall-to-wall technology kiosks.
Planetarium to show Two Small Pieces of Glass: The Amazing Telescope
The Illinois State University Planetarium will offer “Two Small Pieces of Glass: The Amazing Telescope” through November 13.
‘Grab the wheel and take control’: Student’s message for survivors
Nastasha Powers ’19 has a passion for the work she does on behalf of survivors of sexual abuse and trauma.
ISU Expungement Clinic is giving people with criminal records a second chance
Last academic year, Kelly Larkin received a crash course in the moral complexities of being a lawyer through Illinois State University’s new Expungement Clinic.
Conversando Entre Nosotros: Discussion highlights methods for ensuring student success
Last week, three Illinois State professors led a public discussion on the affirmation of the bilingual skills and cultural identities of first-year students.
Professor Cara Wong delivers 2021 Hibbert Roberts Lecture
Professor Cara Wong of the Department of Political Science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign delivered the 2021 Hibbert Roberts Lecture on October 6, 2021.
IDEAS graduation requirement approved, in effect Fall 2023
The Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access in U.S. Society requirement is designed to generate dialogue around the benefits and challenges of living in a diverse society.
Biology major delves into people’s understanding of pollination at interdisciplinary summer internship
When Audrey Harrod, a senior biology major from Hinckley, applied to the Beneficial Insects Summer Research and Extension Experiences (REEU) program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), she did not expect that her summer internship based in entomology would end up encompassing so much more.