Jon Fulton, a member of the Gamma Phi Circus, is a co-act captain for the clown act, one of the heads of the publicity committee, and the president of the nation’s oldest collegiate circus. Follow Fulton through a day in his life.
Unit: Admissions
International admission and recruitment: Spring 2022 International Seminar Series
Learn about the current state of international admission and recruitment with Kayla Carroll at the March 16 International Seminar Series webinar. Advance registration is required.
Casting call for Illinois State episode of “The College Tour”
Illinois State will be featured in season six of “The College Tour” television series, and is seeking students to feature.
Your burning questions about what Redbirds are studying, answered
Illinois State University is always looking ahead to prepare students for the needs of the future, especially with technological changes seemingly creating new industries overnight.
International students discover the experience, resources, challenges of life abroad
The Office of International Studies and Programs support students from 70 countries as they chase their dreams in the United States. To better serve these students, the program has crafted several programs to set these students up for success.
Winter Commencement 2021 recap: Your best photos, tweets, posts
Illinois State University conferred approximately 956 baccalaureate degrees and 240 graduate degrees at the Winter 2021 Commencement. This year, the University allowed Redbirds to celebrate an in-person commencement ceremony and a personalized Redbird Stage Crossing. Redbirds shared their winter commencement experiences throughout social media all weekend long. Check out this year’s round-up of some of the best tweets, Instagram posts, and photos to see why Illinois State is #RedbirdProud of our newest alums.
Welcomed without worry: Transfer students embraced at ISU
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.
Sixty Six Games Expo, Super Smash Bros. tournament at Redbird Arena, October 9-10
Redbird Arena will be the setting for the Sixty Six Games Expo. Those attending the University Open House on October 11 will have free expo admission for the weekend.
Love for nature, research leads to apprenticeship at Yew Dell Botanical Garden
Illinois State alum Allison Morgan ’21 has always loved science. Morgan has been apprenticing at Yew Dell Botanical Gardens near Louisville, Kentucky, since graduating in May with a degree in biology with a conservation biology sequence from Illinois State’s School of Biological Sciences. She had transferred to the University as a junior.
Illinois State shows strong enrollment, growth in freshmen and transfers
Illinois State University welcomed 3,374 freshmen to its student body for the 2021-2022 academic year. Total enrollment stands at 20,233.