Welcomed without worry: Transfer students embraced at ISU

Digital watercolor painting of campus and students walking through the Jesse Fell gates

Something very subtle and successful has happened in the Office of Admissions. Staff have implemented academic policies, created a system of partnerships, and established an outreach plan so effective that enrollment has shifted. Today one in three students attending ISU is a transfer.

Ashley Berg and Josh Brown receive 2021 Impact Awards

Ashley Berg and Dr. Joshua Brown

University College at Illinois State University recently announced that Ashley Berg, technology undergraduate advisor, and Dr. Joshua Brown, professor of technology and engineering education, have received 2021 Impact Awards.

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,

Transfer student finds passion for media through The Vidette

Student reporters for The Vidette in Redbird Arena

Before transferring to Illinois State University in the fall of 2019, Jake Fogal knew he wanted to pursue a career in sports—he just did not know how. That is, until he stepped inside the University’s student-run newspaper The Vidette.