Erik Rankin, undergraduate advisor in the Department of Politics and Government, has received the Staff Citizenship Award.
Topic: Civic Engagement
Matejka recipient of 2017 Grabill-Homan Peace Prize
Normal resident Mike Matejka is the 2017 recipient of the Illinois State University Grabill-Homan Peace Prize.
Fellow supports local government
Stevenson Center Fellow Alyssa Cooper is using her skills to support local government. Since August, she has worked as a graduate assistant with the City of Bloomington.
Redbird scholars March for Science
Illinois State faculty members and students from across campus attended the March for Science in Normal, which ended on the University’s Quad, and one that attracted more than 40,000 people to downtown Chicago.
Center for Child Welfare and Adoption Studies receives $250,000 to help youth in foster care reach college
With grants totaling $250,000 from DCFS and a private donor, Illinois State’s Center for Child Welfare and Adoption Studies is establishing a First Star Academy at the University, which will help prepare high school-aged youth in foster care for college.
LAN Students at the 2017 Women’s and Gender Studies Symposium
Several Languages, Literatures, and Cultures students took part in the Women’s and Gender Studies Symposium this year, an annual event now in its 17th year.
Clubs with heart
Sport clubs are known for their competitive spirit and their love of the game, but clubs at Illinois State University are also known for the many ways they give back to the community.
CAST 50×50: Indy-pendence Service Dogs, Department of Agriculture
Indy-pendence Service Dogs, an RSO within the Department of Agriculture is featured in the CAST 50×50 series.
Rankin awarded Staff Citizenship Award
Erik Rankin is a recipient of the Staff Citizenship Award.
Illinois State student honored as 2017 Newman Civic Fellow
Lindsey Earl, a graduate student in anthropology, is the first Illinois State University student to be named a Newman Civic Fellow with Campus Compact.