Drs. Kaitlyn Selman and Justin Turner will deliver their talk, Razing the “House of Screams:” Teaching, Learning, and Living the Reparations Won Curriculum, as part of the African American Studies Fall Speaker Series. Selman and Turner will critically examine the Reparations Won: A Case Study in Police Torture, Racism, and the Movement for Justice in Chicago curriculum.
Topic: Academics
Herstory exhibition at Lois Jett Historic Costume Collection Gallery
Herstory features women who have accomplished extraordinary things throughout history through examples of the types of clothing they typically wore.
Scholarship honors past, opens doors in the College of Engineering
When donor Todd Garrison ’85, ’90, talks about his decision to create a scholarship for future engineering students, he knows the story is not just his own. Garrison comes from a family elevated through education. It’s this history that fuels his desire to expand access to engineering education at Illinois State University.
Milner Library commemorates Open Access Week with celebration and events
The annual event aims to “inspire global momentum toward the open sharing of knowledge in order to address important social issues,” by drawing attention to the benefits of open access publishing, as well as the progress made and challenges to advancing open access.
Youth sports and physical activity: McGinnis Scholar Lecture, October 30
Dr. Karin Pfeiffer is a Red Cedar Distinguished Professor in the Department of Kinesiology at Michigan State University (MSU) and a fellow of both the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the National Academy of Kinesiology (NAK).
Pekin PDS program cultivates powerful professional learning
The Professional Development Schools (PDS) program offers student teachers a unique opportunity to experience a full year at one placement. The Pekin PDS site specifically has a 25-year history of welcoming interns into their community and sharing their commitment to professional learning.
Taking a closer look – HLC Criterion 5 – Institutional Effectiveness, Resources and Planning
In the final edition of a five-part series, we focus on the Higher Learning Commission’s Criterion 5 – Institutional Effectiveness, Resources and Planning for Illinois State’s reaccreditation.
AP/CS Council merger: External representation
Perhaps the most important function of the Staff Council is its role in shared governance at Illinois State. The CS and A/P Councils provide representatives for many university groups and committees so that staff make their voices heard. One of the core justifications for the merger is to produce a stronger, more unified staff voice in these venues. We now turn to where and how that voice is exercised.
CAS Distinguished Lecturer: Dr. Jeffrey Wagman
Dr. Jeff Wagman, 2024-25 CAS Distinguished Lecturer, will give his talk, “An Ecological Approach to Perception by Touch (from Head to Toe),” in the Circus Room, Bone Student Center, on Monday, October 21, at 3:30 p.m.
Pi Sigma Alpha hosts politics trivia night
Pi Sigma Alpha hosts politics trivia night.