Research award winners for 2023-2024 announced

President Tarhule speaking at the ORGS Research Awards Event

Illinois State University announced the winners of the Outstanding University Researcher and the Outstanding University Creative Activity awards. Also honored are the winners of the Research Initiative Awards and the Creative Activity Initiative Awards. Recipients for these awards are selected from competitive pools of candidates.

Meet the December 2023 GradBird Scholar: Caroline Guiffre

Caroline Guiffre professional photo

The Graduate School has selected Caroline Guiffre as its December 2023 GradBird Scholar recipient. GradBird Scholar is an initiative to recognize graduate students for their scholarly endeavors at Illinois State University.

University Galleries presents 2024 Alumni Spectacular

University Galleries with artwork from the 2024 Alumni Spectacular exhibition on display

University Galleries of Illinois State University is pleased to present the 2024 Alumni Spectacular from January 16 through February 20. The exhibition will feature works by 182 alumni artists from the Wonsook Kim School of Art and Creative Technologies program.

Dr. Noha Shawki publishes two co-authored articles in 2023

Dr. Noha Shawki

Dr. Noha Shawki, professor in the Department of Politics and Government, published two co-authored articles in 2023: “Building Solidarity in the Slow Food Movement,” co-authored with Dr. Gina Hunter and published in The International Journal of Sociology of Agriculture and Food (IJSAF), and “Understanding polycentrically organized movements: An analysis of the Slow Food and Fair Trade movements in Europe,” co-authored with Dr. Melissa Schnyder and published in the Journal of Civil Society.