Illinois State University has been named a top school in the 2015 Military Advanced Education (MAE) Guide to Colleges & Universities, measuring best practices in military and veteran education.
Topic: Academics
Ashley named University’s first-ever Gates Scholar
Illinois State University student Dyrell Ashley has been named a Gates Millennium Scholar through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Cultural evolution of a Chicago neighborhood
Associate Professor of Geography John Kostelnick is helping students understand the basic concept of “human geography,” with a project that is characterizing the ongoing cultural shifts happening in a Chicago neighborhood.
Open forum: Global Studies grad requirement
Two forums sponsored by the University Curriculum Committee, identical in content, will be from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, and Wednesday, Nov. 12, in Stevenson Hall, Room 401 to solicit campus feedback on a proposal to revise the current Global Studies Graduation Requirement.
Trites to give distinguished lecture
Professor of English Roberta Seelinger Trites will give Illinois State University’s Distinguished Professor Lecture at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, in the Prairie Room of the Bone Student Center.
Showing of the documentary Bully on Oct. 8
A free showing of the documentary Bully will be 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8, at the Normal Theater on North Street.
Video: My journey from undeclared to choosing a major
For Kayla Kniep, coming to Illinois State without a major was stressful. But the undeclared student took advantage of several different resources at Illinois State to eventually find a major that fit.
Video: Teamwork fuels Illinois State solar car
The students on Illinois State University’s Solar Car Team spent the past year planning, building, and testing their new car.
Video: ISU math robots help cancer clinic kids
Ph.D. student Megan Nickels wants to know how children with cancer and other chronic illness can learn math through educational robotics.
Smart grid education gets $450,000 boost
Illinois State University received a $450,000 grant to train K-12 teachers through the University’s Smart Grid for Schools program, which offers schools an opportunity to learn about the smart grid technology being rolled out by investor-owned utilities throughout Illinois.