Members of the Black Colleagues Association took a quick pause from the holiday hustle to reflect on what makes the holidays cozy and bright.
Getting in the holiday spirit with BCA

Members of the Black Colleagues Association took a quick pause from the holiday hustle to reflect on what makes the holidays cozy and bright.
The newly-elected executive board will begin their duties this January and serve a two-year term.
BCA broke records with gifts raised for scholarships at this year’s Homecoming festivities.
BCA is talking to Redbird couples who discovered love on (or near) the Quad, starting with Al and Murrieal (Gordon) Orendorff.
Dr. Robert Shorty has drawn inspiration from all of his experiences to become a leader at one of the world’s largest corporations. He is a director of Nike Inc.’s Global Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) team.
This year three organizations—Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority—celebrate 50 years of scholarship, service, and academic excellence at Illinois State University.
BCA Homecoming 2021 Co-Chairs Dennis Banks ‘85 and Sylvester Davis ’99, M.S. ’04, say celebrating Homecoming each year with the Illinois State Black Colleagues Association is a highlight of their year.
Meet the newest elected members of the Alumni Association board of directors.
The Illinois State University Alumni Association is honored to announce the newly established Andrew Purnell Jr. Trailblazer Alumni Award as a part of the Alumni Award program.
You can hear the quiet resolve when Loralean Jordan ‘91 talks about Illinois State University attempting to “right a wrong” to the grandmother she never knew.