Since its founding in 1979, Business Week has been the heart of professional development in the College of Business at Illinois State. Business Week is a week-long series of engaging professional development opportunities for students of all ages. It encourages personal interaction between students, alumni, potential employers, and industry leaders. Through this, students foster soft skills essential for success in the professional world.
Graduates and employers often advise current students to get involved in registered student organizations to build professional skills and lifelong networks. But in some cases, it can also lead to true love, like it did for Josh and Alexis Ashley.
Illinois State University alumni are invited to a performance of Hansel and Gretel and Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express during the months of March and April. Alumni discount available.
For Ama Ampadu-Kissi-Owusu, M.S. ’18, and Isaac Owusu, M.S. ’18, Illinois State University was a place to earn a master’s degree in actuarial science, become an Associate of the Society of Actuaries (ASA), and fall in love.
Lizzy Carroll ’17 hated high school. Her attendance was dismal, and she felt completely unmotivated to try. But then, two educators personally connected with Carroll during her junior year at Carl Sandburg High School in southwest suburban Chicago, and everything changed. “They took a genuine interest in what I liked to do, why I wasn’t
In the world of higher education, staying engaged with alumni plays a crucial role in raising private funds to support any university’s priorities. Touching base with alums used to be a phone call away. But these days, the telephone is not always the best way to connect, so with a mission of cultivating relationships, fundraisers have turned to digital marketing.
The College of Applied Science and Technology has released the next episode of the College’s new podcast, The PodCAST. This episode features a conversation with Tim Bassett, a Technology alum who currently serves as President of PointCORE Construction.
A night cheering for the Blackhawks complete with co-branded Blackhawks-ISU hat, skating, tour and food!
Across the country, Illinois State University alumni are taking over the afternoon airwaves.
Morgan Watson ’20, M.S. ’22, spends her days making an impact on families.
