Join us on Wednesday, October 30, 2024, as we celebrate Diwali by enjoying foods, activities, and cultural learning.
Diwali: Festival of Light with AsiaConnect
Topic: Diversity
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.
Walking the red carpet: Special education major featured in Girls State attends Emmys
It’s not every day that a student gets an excused absense to attend the Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. But that’s exactly what happened to Illinois State University sophomore special education major Maddie Rowan this semester.
Doctoral student strengthens Latinx community, advocates for Puerto Rican education
More than 3,200 miles away from her home in Puerto Rico, doctoral student Lourdes D. Concepción Cabán found a supportive Latinx community in Normal that she’s spent the past three years strengthening further.
Apply for Redbird legacy, Black Colleagues Association, and Latinx Alumni Network scholarships
Deadline to apply for the scholarships provided by the Alumni Association and its affinity groups is December 4, 2024.
Equality Illinois to discuss policy and advocacy efforts at Queer Talks Lunch ‘n’ Learn October 10
Join Queer Coalition and the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program on October 10 for another iteration of their popular Queer Talks Lunch ‘n’ Learn series.
New RSO Latinas in STEM provides students ‘the community that they’ve been looking for’
Latinas in STEM is a new registered student organization at Illinois State University that provides educational and social opportunities for Latina women majoring in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM)-related programs, while also helping them connect through Latinx culture.
LALS welcomes Vanessa Hernandez-Gutierrez
Vanessa Hernandez-Gutierrez has joined the Latin American Latino/a Studies (LALS) program at Illinois State University as the program’s graduate assistant.
