Redbirds recorded over 350 hours, hosted multiple service projects, and made gifts to support scholarships during the month of June for #RedbirdImpact Month.
A recap of #RedbirdImpact Month 2022
Unit: Advancement
Faculty/staff get involved in Homecoming 2022
Faculty and staff have several opportunities to get involved and share in this year’s theme, Celebrating Red.
Alum shares experience organizing Juneteenth Celebration, other local cultural events
For the past 20 years, Nikita Richards has made connections in the community to drive important diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts forward.
Record-setting #RedbirdImpact Day of Service connects civically engaged alumni
More than 70 Redbirds teamed up to make a difference in Bloomington-Normal—one scoop of cereal, one bag of pasta, and one bookbag of school supplies at a time—during Illinois State University’s fourth #RedbirdImpact Day of Service, Saturday, June 11.
Make a splash at Redbird Day at Raging Waves Waterpark
Illinois State alumni, family, and friends are invited to cool off at Illinois’ largest waterpark this summer and enjoy a famous sandwich, straight from Normal.
Alumni and friends night at Illinois Shakespeare Festival
As part of one of the most prestigious and well-known Shakespeare festivals in the country, alumni and friends can see Shakespeare’s King Lear.
Transformational $5 million gift commitment to support College of Education and University High School
The College of Education and University High School received a transformational $5 million estate gift commitment from an alum who wishes to remain anonymous. The commitment is among the largest planned gifts in university history.
ISU Night at the Corn Crib, July 2
Fireworks, all-you-can-eat baseball favorites, bobblehead giveaway, and more for our night at the Corn Crib.
#RedbirdImpact: How one Redbird’s impact is saving lives across the globe
When Redbird Jerry Wirth ’88 was inducted into the College of Business Hall of Fame at Illinois State’s 2004 Homecoming, he had no idea the connection he made that weekend with fellow alum Mike Richard ’75 would turn into a project that would help children around the world.
Newton ’10 pays forward donors’ investment
Neil Styczynski had considered funding a college scholarship someday. But meeting then 17-year-old Dr. Kate (Norcross) Newton ’10 made him think, “If not now, when?” Styczynski and his wife, Joan, decided to establish the Neil and Joan Styczynski Scholarship at Illinois State for transfer students who want to teach and demonstrate a financial need. Newton was the scholarship’s second recipient.
