Three Illinois State groups, composed of 62 students and five trip leaders, traveled to Memphis, Tennessee, and Miami, Florida, March 7-11 for the Center for Civic Engagement’s annual Alternative Spring Break service trips.
Topic: Civic Engagement
Apply now for (Re)Design Your Course for Civic Engagement
Submit a proposal to join the 2022 cohort of this popular and effective course design program by Sunday, April 10.
Illinois State University Earth Day Breakfast, April 22
An Earth Day Breakfast, featuring keynote speaker Chad Pregracke, founder of Living Lands and Waters, will be Friday, April 22. Tickets are required.
AmeriCorps positions offer service and experience
AmeriCorps offers many benefits such as living allowances, education awards, professional development, money for school, and more. There are full-time and part-time positions with volunteer opportunities ranging from teaching the youth in communities to getting out and volunteering in all kinds of projects.
Summer workshop series to prepare Carnegie Fellow applications
The Center for Civic Engagement (CCE) is partnering with the Office of the Provost to provide a series of summer workshops to prepare faculty to apply for the national Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program through the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Campus-Community Deliberative Dialogue March 29: Climate Choices
Join the Center for Civic Engagement and the Office of Sustainability on March 29 at 6 p.m. at the Multicultural Center for a campus and community Deliberative Dialogue! We’ll be using the NIFI Issue Guide, “Climate Choices: How should we meet the challenges of a warming planet?” The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.
Partner Perspectives: History outside your window
A collaborative effort that stands out amongst all the rest of the Museum’s partnerships is the annual History and Social Sciences Teacher Symposium. Since 2007 the symposium has been jointly sponsored by Illinois State University’s Department of History, the Museum, and the Regional Office of Education 17 (ROE 17).
Canal by Canal exhibit opens March 1, lecture March 22
The Canal by Canal exhibit runs March 1-31 on Milner Library’s second floor. A lecture, reception and book signing with Dr. Erik Nordman will be held March 22.
Publications Unit imprint hosts reading for Arizona SB 1070: An Act by alumnus, February 25
Alumnus Ryan Clark ’13 will read from his new collection of poetry on Friday, February 25 in a hybrid in-person and virtual book launch event hosted by the Publications Unit.
Day in the Life: Redbird Victor Ventura gets involved and gives back
Victor Ventura’s days start and end early. But between waking up and turning in for the night, this Redbird is constantly on the go, working to meet his goal of helping others, now and in the future.