#ISUAdvocate: Voter engagement at ISU

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To align with the value of civic engagement, the association is launching a new monthly series, #ISUAdvocate, sharing advocacy best practices, civic engagement happens on campus, important news from experts on campus, and how alumni can stay involved while having a voice for their alma mater.

Redbird alumna’s memories are ‘golden’

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The lessons Sharon Ponder-Ballard ’86 learned as a political science major helped to mold her into a powerful educator who would go on to win the prestigious 2022 Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching.

State editor Susan Blystone ready to write next chapter

Susan Marquardt Blystone ’84, M.S. ’03, in her office in the Alumni Center

Susan Marquardt Blystone ’84, M.S. ’03, could not have predicted that her decision in middle school to be a journalist would result in a 27-year editorial career at Illinois State University. For the past quarter century, she served as editor of State, ISU’s alumni magazine.

Class notes: Summer 2022

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Keep up with what fellow alumni are doing by reading our class notes for the summer 2022 alumni magazine issue.