Keep up with what fellow alumni are doing in our class notes for the summer 2023 alumni magazine issue.
Class notes: Summer 2023
Topic: Diversity
Gladly helping and healing: how an alum is reconfiguring the future of women’s health care
Dr. Taiwo Durowade ’09 is a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist who has shaped her practice into one with a singular focus: preventive health.
School of Communication welcomes the Black Communication Association RSO
The School of Communication welcomed the Black Communication Association (BCA) in 2021. With the goal of exploring the Black experience in multimedia, BCA offers movie nights, literature discussions, and intentional conversations led by a group of invested students. BCA leadership aims to better help students understand Black culture and its representation in the media.
Our Newest Redbirds: Medical laboratory science major charts path to pediatric care
Incoming freshman Hasna Mohamed Jamal’s experience with the Illinois Summer Research Academy inspired her to pursue a bachelor’s degree in medical laboratory science at Illinois State as part of her long-term goal to attend medical school.
Our Newest Redbirds: First-gen transfer student ready to find her path in Creative Technologies
Andy Garcia Ortiz is a first-generation transfer student from Heartland Community College (HCC) with a passion for digital storytelling. She’s beginning a new chapter at Illinois State University this fall where she will study Creative Technologies.
A message from Interim President Tarhule, June 29, 2023
Today’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling regarding the use of race in the college admissions process has raised many questions and concerns in the higher education community and among prospective students and their families.
Queer Coalition creates impactful legacy
Established by a group of Illinois State University faculty and staff as a support system for the LGBTQIA2S+ community, Queer Coalition (QC) stands as an emblem of inclusion and unity on the University’s campus.
Local alum Tracie Allen ’88 promotes community wellness at Bloomington’s Juneteenth Celebration
Two months after launching The Finishing Well, owner Tracie Allen ’88 was “humbled and proud” to introduce her new fitness instruction business at last year’s Juneteenth Community Celebration in Bloomington. This year, on the heels of celebrating her business’s one-year anniversary, Allen is excited to return to Miller Park, alongside many other local vendors, for the community’s 2023 Juneteenth Celebration, Saturday, June 17, from noon-6:30 p.m.
Milner Library seeks participants for oral history project
Milner Library Digitization Center, in conjunction with the Dr. Jo Ann Rayfield Archives and ISU ReD, seeks Illinois State alumni and current or former faculty and staff persons from minoritized backgrounds interested in being interviewed for Milner Library’s ongoing oral history project.
Sunset on the Longest Day: An Act of Indigenous Restoration at ISU Horticulture Center
The free, outdoor community performance event is centered around listening to Native Americans as a reconciliatory act of land acknowledgement.
