Illinois State University’s lifelong learning opportunities, which include Academy of Seniors and Mornings with the Professors, will start in September and continue through January.
Topic: Alumni
Italian minor is conversation starter during job interviews
An update from Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures alum Mike Hart ’05, who minored in Italian Studies.
NPR’s Ashbrook to Speak June 24
A Life in the News Business and American Journalism Now will be the topic of a presentation by National Public Radio (NPR) host and Bloomington native Tom Ashbrook on Friday, June 24, at 9:30 a.m. at Illinois State University’s Alumni Center, 1101 N. Main in Normal.
German minor gave alum the edge during job hunt
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.
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.