Illinois State University Technology and Engineering Collegiate Association (TEECA) members were in attendance at the District 214 and 211 Robot Rumble (Battle Bots) competition on February 23 and 24.
Topic: Civic Engagement
Healthy hearing program for Special Olympics
Illinois State State University Communication Sciences and Disorders staff and students will participate in the Healthy Athletes program for Special Olympics.
Early voting and registration information
Get ready for the March 20 state and area elections with information on registration and early voting at Illinois State University.
Peace Corps Volunteer experiencing life in Ukraine
Emily Blankenberger is using her interdisciplinary education from the Stevenson Center for Community and Economic Development as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ukraine. Placed with an ecology nonprofit, Blankenberger is focusing on organizational development to make a lasting difference.
Conversation Café boosts confidence in adults with aphasia
The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Illinois State University is providing an environment for connection and conversation for people with the language disorder aphasia in their newly established “Conversation Café.”
Stevenson Center student reaching new heights in Montana
Molly Cook’s desire to help others led her to the Stevenson Center for Community and Economic Development. Cook is currently completing the professional practice portion of the program while earning a master’s degree in sociology.
Saving the world: One class project at a time
Two School of Social Work students are helping to save the lives of overdose victims in Peoria through a project they created in class.
Students help meet the needs of people who stutter
Illinois State’s National Stuttering Association (NSA) chapter is the only one in Illinois south of Chicago.
New Redbird Impact magazine highlights civic engagement at ISU
The recently launched, biannual publication publishes in February and October and features stories, profiles, and Q&As on the most interesting and important examples of civic engagement at the University.
Healthy habits: Nursing students working in schools to improve young people’s lives
Persuading 30 kindergartners to walk in a single-file line around a dimly lit school gymnasium looked about as easy as corralling a dozen cats into a phone booth. Illinois State nursing student Kenia Najera pulled off the trick with the help of staff at Fairview Elementary in Normal.