A new programming series from the Center for Civic Engagement (CCE) will encourage campus and community members to come together in conversations around community safety and justice.
New CCE series explores wicked problems
Unit: Center for Civic Engagement
Zompetti to speak on political polarization
Dr. Joseph Zompetti, professor of communication at Illinois State University, will lead a discussion titled “Political Polarization” from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 28 on Zoom.
Events planned for presidential inauguration
The Center for Civic Engagement is encouraging Redbirds to remain engaged in the political process by watching the presidential inauguration.
Dr. Eddie S. Glaude Jr. speaks of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy in light of the current crisis
Author and intellectual Dr. Eddie S. Glaude Jr. placed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. within an American tradition that stretches back nearly 400 years and pointed to his relevance in the present crisis.
Voter Engagement Coalition seeks faculty feedback
The Voter Engagement Coalition would like input from faculty and instructors on how they used and integrated election information into their courses during the fall semester.
Let’s Talk Teaching: Civic Engagement in Extraordinary Times
Explore the many facets of civic engagement in this preview of the 2021 University-Wide Teaching and Learning Symposium.
Partner Perspective: New partnership fosters information sharing
In early September 2020, BN Welcoming and Bloomington-Normal’s Not In Our School organizations established a new and invaluable partnership with Dr. Katy Strzepek and Illinois State University’s Center for Civic Engagement.
New community partners join Community Consulting Board
This fall, the Center for Civic Engagement welcomed new members to its Community Consulting Board.
New strategic plan leads to name change and advisory board
Based on recommendations from their new strategic plan, the Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning is beginning the 2021 calendar year with a new name—the Center for Civic Engagement.
Illinois State student helping to restore Sugar Creek Savanna
Jesse Smith identified six types of bumblebees on the Quad during his first year as a graduate student in the School of Biological Sciences. When he returned his second year, he found only two species.
