On October 3, 2024, Students Ending Rape Culture (SERC) partnered with the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program (WGSS) hosted the annual Take Back the Night March to bring awareness sexual and gender-based violence.
Topic: Diversity
‘Resistance and survival’: Faculty book documents Angelique Renville’s resilience in the face of oppression
Dr. Linda Clemmons has authored three books on the Dakota of Minnesota. The latest documents the life of Angelique Renville, a Dakota woman who “made her own path.”
Alum creates safe space through scholarship
Maureen O’Brien, M.S. ’93, established the O’Brien Family Scholarship at Illinois State to provide support for students who are active in LGBTQ+ registered student organizations.
Join Queer Coalition graduate students for coffee and community on November 22
Join Queer Coalition on Friday, November 22, from 3-6 p.m., at Coffeehouse in Uptown Normal for a relaxing event to socialize, study, and build community with other LGBTQIA+ Illinois State University graduate students.
AsiaConnect November event
Join the conversation as we learn about career opportunities with the State of Illinois for Asian/Asian Americans and how diversity, equity, and representation are changing the actual face of government.
Latino and Sustainability Cultural Dinner speaker Xiuhtezcatl Martinez discusses the art of climate activism
Climate activist and musician Xiuhtezcatl Martinez delivered a message of alarm, and hope, to a crowd of 275 during the Latino and Sustainability Cultural Dinner on Tuesday, October 22, in the Bone Student Center’s Brown Ballroom.
Queer Coalition to host workshop on advance care planning for the LGBTQIA+ community
Queer Coalition, Illinois State University’s sponsored LGBTQIA+ faculty, staff, and graduate student affinity group, will host a catered lunch and interactive workshop led by Carle BroMenn Senior Staff Chaplain Charlotte Hoffman on Wednesday, November 13.
Answering the call: STEM Ambassadors’ research inspires FAQs page
Seven sophomores are leading the charge to make introductory STEM classes at Illinois State University more inclusive, accessible, and equitable.
Staff awards nominations open
Nominations are being sought for the David A. Strand Diversity Achievement Award, Administrative/Professional and Civil Service Distinguished Service Awards, Administrative Professional Emerging Leader Award, Team Excellence Award, and the Environmental Stewardship Award.
International alum finds community, pursues passion for cross-cultural communication
Ebuka Okoli, M.S. ’24, has always been fascinated by cross-cultural communication and how diverse groups of people communicate in an organizational context. It’s for this reason he moved over 6,000 miles from Nigeria to Normal to pursue a master’s in communication at Illinois State University.