A one-day conference, “Soldiering On: Understanding Trauma in the Military Culture,” will focus on trauma that soldiers and veterans face with active military duty on November 4.
Conference to address suicide, issues associated with combat trauma
Topic: Diversity
ISU Professors selected for HERS Leadership Institute
Illinois State University Professors Diane Dean and Ani Yazedjian have been selected as participants in the 2015-2016 HERS (Higher Education Resource Services) Wellesley Institute for developing women leaders in higher education.
I-House community turns 45
Illinois State University’s International House—I-House for short—turns 45 this year. Known as a place where students of all cultures and nationalities come together to celebrate and support one another, what I-House is not, is a house.
WGLT garners diversity awards
The News Department of WGLT Radio earned a Kaleidoscope Award for diversity reporting from the Radio Television Digital News Association after multiple series focusing on life for underrepresented populations.
Historian to speak on Lincoln, black Union soldiers during the Civil War
Historian John David Smith will talk about Abraham Lincoln’s goals for African American recruits into the Union army during the Civil War at 7 p.m. Thursday, October 8.
$1.4 million grant to increase STEM students, teachers
Illinois State University received an NSF grant of $1.4 million to increase the number of students from underrepresented groups seeking a STEM degree or teaching credential.
Illinois State Pride to celebrate National Coming Out Day
October 11 is National Coming Out Day, and Illinois State’s Pride will be involved.
School of Theatre and Dance presents August Wilson’s Fences
The Illinois State University School of Theatre and Dance will present August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Fences, directed by Assistant Professor Duane Boutté, opening October 2.
Applications for MECCPAC funds available
Applications are now available for funding from the Multi-Ethnic Cultural and Co-Curricular Programming Advisory Committee (MECCPAC).
Diversity Advocacy offers program for dramatic dialogue
Diversity Advocacy is excited to announce a new program to promote cultural awareness on campus. Strange Like Me will be held on Monday, September 21 from 6-8 p.m. in the Prairie Room of the Bone Student Center.
