Due to forecasted wind chills, Illinois State University and the University Laboratory Schools will be closed on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, reopening on Wednesday, January 17, 2024. All classes (in-person, hybrid, and online) are canceled Tuesday, January 16, 2024, and will not be delivered remotely. Residence halls and residential dining centers will remain open. All other campus buildings will be closed.
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Bitterly cold conditions to start the spring 2024 semester
As we return for the start of the spring 2024 semester, much of the Midwest is facing a bitter cold streak. Please take a moment to read the information below intended to help you protect yourself, where you live, and our shared facilities during this upcoming week.
Presidential Search Committee begins work
The search for the 21st president of Illinois State University is underway. The 29-member Presidential Search Committee held its first meeting on October 31.
Dr. John McHale wins the Santa Barbara International Diversity Film Script Award
Illinois State University School of Communication Professor John McHale and co-author Xavier Jackson have won the 2023 Santa Barbara International Diversity Film Script Award for their script Nurses Versus the Virus, a dramatic feature film about a Black male nurse on the front lines during the darkest days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Board of Trustees action items, October 13
The Board of Trustees of Illinois State University approved a number of resolutions at its quarterly meeting on October 13, 2023.
Vice President Dan Stephens announces retirement
Dan Stephens, vice president for Illinois State University’s Division of Finance and Planning, has announced his retirement, effective January 1, 2024.
Public forums for chief equity and inclusion officer finalists, September 19, 25, and 26
Members of the Illinois State University community will have a chance to meet the finalists for the position of chief equity and inclusion officer during public forums
Board of Trustees chooses executive search firm
The Illinois State University Board of Trustees will engage Parker Executive Search as the hiring and consulting firm to assist with a national search for the University’s 21st President.
Illinois State sees largest freshman class in 36 years, continued strong enrollment
Illinois State University welcomed 4,147 freshmen to its student body for the 2023-24 academic year, its largest incoming class in 36 years.
Board of Trustees approves use of external search firm
During a September 1 special meeting, the Board of Trustees of Illinois State University authorized the engagement of an external search firm to assist the Board with the search for the University’s next president.