Illinois State University’s annual Civic Engagement Celebration will take place on April 12, from 2:30 to 4 p.m., at the Circus Room in the Bone Student Center.
Annual Civic Engagement Celebration to take place April 12
Topic: Civic Engagement
Designing Civic Engagement Assignments Using an EDI Lens, April 15
Employing service learning as a way to decolonize engagement will be the focus of the “Designing Civic Engagement Assignments Using an EDI Lens” from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Friday, April 15, via Zoom.
A homegrown love for science: Graduate student researches, promotes use of cover crops
Illinois State graduate student Emily Hansen, who is from three generations of famers, is researching the potential of pennycress as a cover crop.
Alternative Breaks offers out-of-this-world experience in December 2022
This December, 10 students and one faculty/staff member will volunteer aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as part of an Alternative Winter Break trip. The team will be assisting Planet with basic satellite maintenance and repair while also working closely with NASA astronauts on several experiments analyzing the impact of microgravity on the growth of different lettuce hybrids.
Evolving land ethics talk, April 14
Dr. Curt Meine will present “Land Ethics Evolving: Conservation in a Time of Rapid Social and Environmental Change” at 7:30 p.m. April 14.
Drive-thru food drive for School Street Food Pantry, April 9
The School Street Food Pantry, which serves college students in Bloomington-Normal who are experiencing food insecurity, is in great need of food and supplies.
A guide to all things voting on and off campus
Illinois State University’s Center for Civic Engagement (CCE) has organized step-by-step instructions to make sure students have registered properly to vote, are able to sift through nonpartisan resources, and are ready to make an informed decision to elect who best represents their interests.
Redbirds attend 2022 virtual lobbying day
Civic Engagement is one of Illinois State University’s core values. There are many things students can do to get civically engaged, and one way that students can work on their civic engagement is through political engagement.
Political engagement through the student lens
The Center for Civic Engagement (CCE) recently interviewed Avery Spranger to learn about her thoughts on political engagement. Spranger is a senior at Illinois State University majoring in political science and minoring in philosophy. She is currently interning at Illinois State University’s Office of Governmental Relations with Director Dr. Jonathan Lackland. Spranger is working to make the office more accessible to students.
Student Survey: Are you engaged with the voting process?
Students are invited to participate in a survey designed to collect information regarding how students engage with the voting process and where they are confronting obstacles in the process.
