Three years after hosting the Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Ally College Conference (MBLGTACC) at Illinois State, alumni are using the skills they acquired through conference planning to continue enacting change for the LGBTQIA+ community with the creation of the Midwest Institute for Sexuality and Gender Diversity.
Topic: Diversity
Veterans Day Ceremony November 9
Illinois State University will hold its annual Veterans Day Ceremony from noon-1 p.m. on Friday, November 9, in the Bone Student Center’s Prairie Room North.
Extending Empathy Project designed to spark compassion
The Department of Psychology created the Extending Empathy Project, designed to explore the idea of understanding. The project kicked off this fall with a series of speakers and round-table discussions.
International Seminar Series: The ‘First Peoples’ of Mexico: Indigeneity and Migratory Exchanges
Yuridia Ramirez will give a presentation titled ” The ‘First Peoples’ of Mexico: Indigeneity and Migratory Exchanges” at noon Wednesday, November 14, in the Prairie Room of the Bone Student Center.
Seifert receives Women Who Count Academic Professional Award
Empowerment, integrity, leadership, and passion are the core values promoted by Accounting & Financial Women’s Alliance (AFWA), and this national organization recently recognized Illinois State University’s Accounting Department Chair Deborah Seifert as an educator who demonstrates these ideals.
Magician Adam Trent meets with ISU-CSD National Stuttering Association
Magician Adam Trent, who has a stutter, met with student members of the National Stuttering Association before his performance at ISU.
International Seminar Series: Immigration and Midwestern meatpacking industry
Scholar Faranak Miraftab will explore the exploitation of immigrant labor for the next International Seminar Series talk at noon Wednesday, November 7, in the Prairie Room of the Bone Student Center.
Grant helps redesign Decatur classrooms
Imagine being offered a chance to redesign your classroom in a way that could truly meet the needs of your diverse students. Decatur Public School (DPS) teachers associated with the Decatur Teacher Education Pipeline had just that chance.
First Generation Powerhouse Celebration, November 8
Illinois State University will celebrate all first-generation students, faculty, and staff with the first-ever campus-wide First Generation Powerhouse Celebration.
CSD-INTO collaboration to learn about cultural and linguistic diversity
Speech Language Pathologists (SLPs) play a central role in the assessment and pronunciation training of persons seeking accent modification services.