Nikki Michalak and Dr. Stacy Jones-Bock look to alternatives to the practice of seclusion in classrooms.
Out of seclusion: Special Education faculty teach schools how to avoid the use of isolation rooms and restraints
Topic: Civic Engagement
ISU Expungement Clinic is giving people with criminal records a second chance
Last academic year, Kelly Larkin received a crash course in the moral complexities of being a lawyer through Illinois State University’s new Expungement Clinic.
Applications are now being accepted for Civic Engagement Fellowships
The Center for Civic Engagement is excited to announce its new Civic Engagement Fellowship program. Two faculty/staff fellows will be selected: an Electoral Engagement Fellow and a Civic & Digital Literacy Fellow. Current undergraduate students can also apply for the Student Civic Engagement Fellowship.
Illinois Department of Public Health Director Ngozi Ezike to speak on health equity, October 19
Dr. Ngoze Ezike, director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, will discuss health equity in Illinois on October 19. Registration is required for this free, virtual presentation.
CCE hosts SOCKtober sock drive
Throughout the month of October, the Center for Civic Engagement (CCE) will be hosting SOCKtober, a sock collection drive to benefit the kids taking part in CCE’s Holiday Helper program.
Collaboration leads to cookware program supporting local students
A new cookware program, a collaboration between the School Street Food Pantry, Illinois State University, and Molina Healthcare, will provide students with a kitchen starter set and knowledge about nutritional information.
New RSOs focus on inclusion, empowerment, and community
With over 400 registered student organizations (RSOs) on campus, Illinois State offers students a multitude of opportunities to explore their interests, develop new hobbies, and build a community. As new Redbirds with their own unique passions enroll every year, that number only continues to grow.
ISU’s new Innovation Hub looks to spark entrepreneurship, economic growth in McLean County
Momentum is building again for Illinois State’s Innovation Hub.
Community in the classroom and beyond
The Civic Engagement Cohort provides an opportunity for teacher candidates to see that teaching is not a siloed profession.
Promoting rural residents’ hearing protection and mental health at the 2021 Farm Progress Show
Faculty, staff, and students of Illinois State’s Central Illinois Area Health Education Center (AHEC) and the Eckelmann-Taylor Speech and Hearing Clinic joined with the Agriculture Department on September 1 to provide outreach and a unique focus for the Farm Progress Show.
