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.
AsiaConnect November event
Topic: Diversity
Advocacy and opportunity with the state of Illinois for Asian/Asian American students
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.
Diwali: Festival of Light with AsiaConnect
Join us on Wednesday, October 30, 2024, as we celebrate Diwali by enjoying foods, activities, and cultural learning.
Selman and Turner to give African American Studies Fall Lecture
Drs. Kaitlyn Selman and Justin Turner will deliver their talk, Razing the “House of Screams:” Teaching, Learning, and Living the Reparations Won Curriculum, as part of the African American Studies Fall Speaker Series. Selman and Turner will critically examine the Reparations Won: A Case Study in Police Torture, Racism, and the Movement for Justice in Chicago curriculum.
Herstory exhibition at Lois Jett Historic Costume Collection Gallery
Herstory features women who have accomplished extraordinary things throughout history through examples of the types of clothing they typically wore.
Scholarship honors past, opens doors in the College of Engineering
When donor Todd Garrison ’85, ’90, talks about his decision to create a scholarship for future engineering students, he knows the story is not just his own. Garrison comes from a family elevated through education. It’s this history that fuels his desire to expand access to engineering education at Illinois State University.
