President Terri Goss Kinzy delivered the annual State of the University Address on September 21. View the address.
View the 2021 State of the University Address
Topic: Diversity
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.
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.
Help wanted: Dr. Tina Williams’ research seeks to change perception of underemployment
Dr. Tina Williams, interim chair and associate professor of the Department of Management and Quantitative Methods, specializes in studying this phenomenon, referred to as underemployment.
Centering Blackness in Latinx: The Fallacy of a Raceless Latinidad, September 23
The talk by Dr. Maritza Quiñones-Rivera will be September 23 as part of Latinx Heritage Month.
From Alpha to Omega and back to Delta, ISU celebrates 50 Years of Greeks on campus
This year three organizations—Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority—celebrate 50 years of scholarship, service, and academic excellence at Illinois State University.
Redbirds among first to receive cannabis cultivation license in Illinois
Two African American Redbirds ventured into the new world of cannabis cultivation.
ReggieCon virtual panels announced for 2021-2022
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, ReggieCon will present a panel on September 23, focusing on the Latinx children’s adventure graphic novel Under the Cottonwood Tree.
Artist Fidencio Fifield-Perez to open Latinx Heritage Month, September 15
Fidencio Fifield-Perez will present the talk “Legalities of Being.” His current work examines borders, edges, and the people who must traverse them.
FirstWord: Summer 2021
Just over four decades ago this fall, I began my undergraduate degree at the University of Akron.
