The National Institutes of Health awarded Illinois State University’s Ben Sadd a grant of more than $362,000 to explore the gut bacteria of bumble bees.
Sadd awarded $362,000 NIH grant to study bee gut bacteria
Unit: Academic Affairs and Provost
Call for proposals: Culturally Responsive Campus Community Conference
Organizers are looking for proposals for the Fall 2018 Culturally Responsive Campus Community (CRCC) Conference.
Illinois State University welcomes growing number of international students
The first cohort of around 60 international students recruited by INTO University Partnerships arrived on the Illinois State campus to start their journey as Redbirds in August.
Breaking the cycle of technology interfering with family life
Parents who escape from stress using technology may be compounding the problem of challenging behavior in children, but there is hope, says Brandon McDaniel.
Explore campuswide access to Adobe software this fall
Illinois State University has begun offering expanded access to the Adobe Creative Cloud and Adobe Document Cloud suite of applications.
Sociology professor Anne Wortham retires
Anne Wortham, who retired this summer, shared with students her diverse set of experiences, including service as a Peace Corps volunteer and as a journalist.
CTLT celebrates the fall semester on August 24
This year’s Fall Kickoff includes experiences from the 2018 Summer Reading Challenge.
Students support the community through the Welcome Week Service Project
More than 150 students volunteered time as part of the 2018 Welcome Week Service Project, sponsored by the Illinois State Chapter of Habitat for Humanity, the Back to School Alliance, and the Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning.
Don’t forget to report 2017–2018 academic year community involvement
Now through September 7, Illinois State University faculty and staff can record their community engagement efforts by clicking on “Report Your Activity” on the Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning website.
Food pantry for students opens
When listing the struggles facing college students, people tend to think of homesickness or studying stress—many never consider hunger. A new student food pantry hopes to respond to a growing need.
