What started as a “joke of an idea” for freshman business administration major Tyler Miller and his friends has gone viral. Each Wednesday, Miller hosts a weekly competition on Illinois State University’s Quad promoted and shared through his TikTok channel.
This summer we say goodbye to our iconic Austrian Pine that has been part of the Fell Arboretum since the 1900s. We celebrate the comfort and shade it’s provided to our campus community over the many years.
Thousands of students, faculty, and staff members are expected on the Quad next Monday, April 8, for a watch party as Central Illinois experiences a total solar eclipse.
From the connection between one of Illinois State’s greatest pitchers and one of baseball’s best hitters to the roots of Arbor Day, historian Tom Emery explores this month in Illinois State University history.
From the “Prince of Darkness” to the “Queen of Soul,” dozens of music’s brightest stars have shined at Illinois State University over the past half-century.
Jesse Smith identified six types of bumblebees on the Quad during his first year as a graduate student in the School of Biological Sciences. When he returned his second year, he found only two species.
The Illinois State University campus is a resource for students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members who want to get some exercise while maintaining the appropriate social distance from others. The flowering trees are starting to bud, making the Quad and campus picturesque locations to study or stroll with both two- and four-legged family members.
Illinois State University’s College of Fine Arts, in conjunction with the Illinois Shakespeare Festival, will present Concerts on the Quad weekly at 7 p.m. from Monday, July 1 until July 29.
When students return to campus for the fall 2016 semester, they might notice a few changes to Illinois State’s iconic Quad, most notably the absence of one entire side.
Archives Assistant Jenna Self uses Archives resources to definitively answer a researcher’s question: Did the bell on the Quad ever hang in Old Main?
