Illinois State’s College of Education is making strides to equip current and future elementary school teachers with the skill set to teach English learners and bilingual children in the classroom.
Topic: Diversity
Diversity Advocacy ribbon cutting for new location, October 20
Diversity Advocacy will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony at 3 p.m. Friday, October 20, in the Diversity Advocacy suite of the Bone Student Center.
Conversando Entre Nosotros: LALS Brown Bag Series Lecture
Tanya Diaz-Kozlowski will discuss curriculum and Chicana feminist pedagogies for the Conversando Entre Nosotros: LALS Brown Bag Series Lecture at 3 p.m., Friday, October 20, in Williams Hall, room 314.
Use of ‘N-word’ subject of talk, October 13
Rhonda Dugan of California State University, Bakersfield, will present “‘Yeah, Cuz Everybody Uses It’: College Student Use and Interpretation of the N-Word” at 11:30 a.m. Friday, October 13, in Schroeder Hall 104.
School of Theatre and Dance presents spectacular She Kills Monsters
The Illinois State University School of Theatre and Dance will present She Kills Monsters by Qui Nguyen, opening October 27 at 7:30 p.m.
QUEERtalks: Arab futurism and queer cosmic utopias, October 6
Ronak Kapadia will present “Outer Views, or Palestine in the Sky: Arab Futurisms, Atmospheric Warfare, and Queer Cosmic Utopias” for QUEERtalks on October 6.
Neil Hilborn to speak on mental health, October 11
Spoken word artist and poet Neil Hilborn will speak on mental health at 7 p.m. Wednesday, October 11, in the Prairie Room of the Bone Student Center.
Report on racial disparity for Not In Our Town
The Stevenson Center has released its full report on Bloomington-Normal racial inequality conducted for Not In Our Town.
Proposals needed for culturally responsive conference
Organizers are looking for proposals for the Fall 2017 Culturally Responsive Campus Community (CRCC) Conference. Submissions are due October 3.
First Star Academy at Illinois State completes inaugural year
First Star Academy at Illinois State successfully completed its inaugural year on the campus of Illinois State University. First Star at Illinois State University is a college preparatory program for high school aged youth who receive foster care services. The program is administered through the Center for Child Welfare and Adoption Studies and led by