This 47-year-old journal entry from ISNU alum Richard Shult recounts April 5, 1968, the day following Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. His students demanded their school fly the American flag at half staff.
Topic: Alumni
Redbird fans invited to pregame party in Chicago, February 3
Join Illinois State fans and alumni for food and fun before the Redbirds take on Loyola February 3
Ag alum found his future at Illinois State after fleeing Cuba
When Marcos Fernandez ’80 and his family left Cuba in 1963, they did so looking for opportunities that couldn’t be found under the Communist regime of the island nation. The opportunity they most valued was education.
Save the dates for these career events designed to help you succeed
The Career Center is hosting a number of programs and events to help students with their job search and career.
ISU basketball takes on Bradley with alumni pregame party, January 20
Illinois State is getting its fans ready to cheer before Redbird basketball takes on Bradley on January 20. Stop by the pregame party at Kelleher’s before the game!
Entrepreneurial Support Fund fosters students’ ambitions
The William and Nancy Yarger Entrepreneurial Support Fund helps students who demonstrate a viable business model and possess the initiative and passion to make their business thrive.
Redbird proud: Tracing traditions that speak to Illinois State’s legacy
What are Illinois State’s traditions? That’s a complicated question.
Putting Latin to good use in history, political science classes
An update from Caroline Kernan, an Illinois State student who minored in Classical Studies in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures.
Connect with the Latin@ Alumni Network, January 30
Join the Latin@ Alumni Network for its January meeting and enjoy a fun winter social on January 30!
Phoenix alums invited to Redbird Reception, January 27
Registration is open to Illinois State Desert Redbirds for a special Redbird Reception on January 27.