Redbirds raising funds for the future

Members of the Illinois State University Hoof N’ Horn Club have spent the past several weeks working to plan, organize and implement an online benefit auction to raise funds to help the club host a slate of events throughout the school year.

Taking the sting out of group projects

headshot of Maria Boerngen

Maria Boerngen has found a way not only to engage students in the dreaded group project process, but also increase their appreciation for working in teams.

Pause for applause

We applaud these Illinois State alumni featured in the November 2018 issue.

Unique visitor in farm management class

On September 25, Maria Boerngen had a unique visitor to her AGR 213 Farm Management class. Around 70 students were able to meet Martin Barbre, who was recently appointed as the Administrator of the USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) by Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue.