An update from Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures alum Christine Meier ’04, who earned her B.A. in international business with a minor in German.
German minor gave alum the edge during job hunt
Topic: Alumni
Department’s student activities impressed German alum
An update from Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures alum Meghan Braffet ’13, who majored in German at Illinois State University. She also received the German Alumni New Student Scholarship. She planned to study abroad at the University of Bonn in 2011.
Alum falls in love with Japan through East Asian Studies minor
An update from Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures alum Daily Spangler ’14, who minored in East Asian Studies at Illinois State University.
French alum serves in Peace Corps, becomes teacher
An update from Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures alum Emilie Gilde.
ISU’s theatre program prepared Steppenwolf founders
What is now lauded as the nation’s premier ensemble theater had humble beginnings with two Illinois State alums. Terry Kinney ’76 and Jeff Perry ’78 partnered with Gary Sinise to create Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre Company in the mid-1970s. They did so out of a resolve to continue developing as actors, never anticipating they would ultimately
Interest in world travel and culture grows for German alum
An update from Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures alum Adam Chambers ’06, who earned his B.A. in German from Illinois State University.
French, German alum fulfills dream to work in Europe
An update from Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures alum Alan Medina Jr.
Illinois State Alumni Association Names Award Recipients
The annual Alumni Association Awards Program honors alumni for their outstanding accomplishments.
Aging Symposium Nov. 5
A symposium on aging is set for 2 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 5, at the Illinois State University Alumni Center.
Piano Educator Fred Kern to Present on Masterworks Oct. 14
Piano educator and Illinois State University alumnus Fred Kern will present “Symphonic Masterworks Through a Zoom Lens” on Thursday, Oct. 14, at 11 a.m. in Kemp Recital Hall.
