College of Education student study abroad experience – Tiffany Marzullo

Education majors who participated in the College of Education's Alcalá de Henares, Spain study abroad trip in the summer of 2015 pose for a photo in the school where they worked with Spanish students and teachers.

Through the “Jepsen Challenge,” your donations large and small help aspiring education majors afford to participate in unique study abroad opportunities offered by the College of Education. Alumnus Keith Jepsen ’67 M.S. ’68 and his spouse Kathleen Dore will match up to $25,000 in donations made by June 30, 2016, to the Jepsen International Scholars Program Endowment Fund and the College of Education Global Initiatives fund.

College of Education student study abroad experience – Morgan Delapa

Elementary education studies in Spain during the summer of 2015.

Morgan Delapa is a senior elementary education major with a minor in Spanish. She received a Jepsen International Scholars Program Endowment scholarship to participate in a four-week trip to Alcalá de Henares, Spain, in the summer of 2015. Through the “Jepsen Challenge,” your donations large and small help aspiring education majors afford to participate in

College of Education student study abroad experience – Stanley Gillespie

Stanley Gillespie '11, alum and sixth grade teacher at Nimitz Middle School in San Antonio studies in Taiwan during the summer of 2015 while pursuing his bachelor's degree in middle level education.

Stanley Gillespie ’15, earned his bachelor’s degree in middle level education in December 2015 and serves as a sixth-grade social studies teacher at Nimitz Middle School in the Northeast School District in San Antonio. He studied in Taipei, Taiwan, during the summer of 2015. Through the “Jepsen Challenge,” your donations large and small help aspiring

College of Education student study abroad experience – Andrea Delgado

Alumna Andrea Delgado '11 studies in Cuernavaca, Puebla, and Taxco, Mexico during her time as an early childhood education major at Illinois State in the summer of 2010.Alumna Andrea Delgado '11 studies in Cuernavaca, Puebla, and Taxco, Mexico during her time as an early childhood education major at Illinois State in the summer of 2010.

Andrea Delgado is a 2011 Illinois State education alumna who is now pursuing her graduate degree in education at the Universidad de Alcalá de Henares in Spain. She began her teaching career as an early childhood educator in Chicago Public Schools. Delgado received a Jepsen International Scholars Program Endowment scholarship to participate in a 4-week trip

Latin American and Latino Studies alumni spotlight: Jeffrey Miller

It is the hope of every student that the time spent in secondary education will prepare and equip them for the job market. Students also desire to get the most out of their education. The Latin American and Latino Studies program recently reconnected with a recent alum, Jeffrey Miller, to hear about his experiences in the program

Nursing student’s involvement leads to job at Mayo Clinic

Spencer Simpson is a senior nursing student from Momence, Illinois. In a few months, she will be graduating with a B.S.N. degree, and has already accepted a position as an RN in the Colorectal/General Surgical Unit at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.