First Year Feature allows incoming students to see campus

Preview Guide Raven Grier Bain takes a student and his family on a tour of the Quad.

Approximately 3,200 students participated in this year’s Preview activities. While the mandatory Preview sessions were moved online this year due to COVID-19, students also had the opportunity to attend one of 22 First Year Feature sessions on campus during the month of July for a half-day experience.

The Redbird behind the 2021 Fear the Bird Shirt

Olivia Meitz '21, wearing the 2021 Bird Shirt

The Bird Shirt is celebrating its 15th anniversary, and Olivia Meitz, a recent 2021 Illinois State University graphic design graduate is the talented artist behind this year’s design. Event Management, Dining, and Hospitality worked with ten graphic design students from the Design Streak Studio under the leadership of their creative director and faculty, Archana Shekara,