Graduating doctoral students will be honored during Illinois State’s inaugural doctoral hooding ceremony Friday, December 10, in the Prairie Room of the Bone Student Center.
Graduating Redbirds: Congratulations, ’Dr. Sis’
Topic: Graduating Redbirds
Inaugural doctoral hooding ceremony to honor graduates December 10
Graduating Redbirds: Veteran and family man maintained perfect GPA at age 48
Nontraditional student. Definitions of that term vary, but most interpretations include factors like age, work and family commitments, among others. Illinois State University even offers orientation days tailored for those who fit the category. Maybe the real defining characteristic is that nontraditional students have multiple, interesting layers that add to campus life. That could be said of Walter Reeves, who is graduating with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice sciences at the age of 48.
Graduating Redbirds: Future business leader was never alone in her college journey
Graduating senior Michelle Wexler’s father died from cancer when she was 10 years old. He passed away on May 8, which falls during commencement weekend this year.
Graduating Redbirds: Redbirds’ son finds path at ISU by lifting up peers
Bloomington-Normal native and Redbird legacy Isaac Faamoe was glad he stayed in his hometown to study exercise science at Illinois State University.
Graduating Redbirds: Special education major embraced grief in pursuit of goals
Josie Sales’ investment in herself allowed her to once again invest in others
Graduating Redbirds: Aspiring nurse pursues his passion for helping others
As Illinois State senior Ikechukwu (IK) Ude prepares to move his mortarboard tassel from right to left this spring, he took a moment to look back at his time at Illinois State University and reflect on some memorable experiences he will take with him after graduation.
Graduating Redbirds: Presidential Scholar finds purpose in preserving the planet
In every field—be it medicine, business, sports, the arts, etc.—someone has to lead the way. Emmi Chambers, while proud of a Redbird lineage that dates back three generations, has charted her own precedent-setting path as the first Illinois State University student to commit to the curriculum of the new environmental systems science and sustainability (ESSS) major.
