Almost every weekday morning, Crystal Scheiman packs a bag with work clothes, her lunch, and anything else she’ll need for a day of work at Illinois State University.
Wheels of change: Cycling a form of civic engagement?
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Almost every weekday morning, Crystal Scheiman packs a bag with work clothes, her lunch, and anything else she’ll need for a day of work at Illinois State University.
Elisabeth Reed and Christine Bruckner ’09, M.S. ’11 from Illinois State University’s Office of Sustainability are two of those fortunate people who get to do work they are passionate about. One of their newest passion projects is the Green Workplace Certification program, which launched in October 2023.
Kaufman has been recognized with numerous awards during his time at Illinois State, including being named COB’s MBA Professor of the Year three times and the winner of the college’s Amar Kamath Faculty Innovation Award twice. Educated at Babson College, the University of Florida, Tufts University, and the University of South Carolina, Kaufman came to Illinois State in 2004. He teaches several classes in marketing, and his enthusiasm
for his work is plain to see.
Illinois State University was honored with the Illinois Campus Voting Challenge Most Improved Voting Rate: 4-year Institution award for the 2022 midterms.
The Office of Research and Graduate Studies will host a workshop to help faculty apply for Illinois Innovation Network (IIN) grants.
With the 2024 general election approaching on November 5, the Center for Civic Engagement (CCE) is offering resources for voting and promoting electoral participation so that students, along with the campus community, can vote and make informed decisions to elect candidates who best represent their interests.
It doesn’t take 500 acres and a machine shed to farm anymore. Not even soil. Crops are being grown in water, shipping containers, alongside skyscrapers and in vacant lots, using fewer natural resources and providing a perpetual harvest that doesn’t depend on Mother Nature.
The first event for the fall 2024 International Seminar Series is now open for registration.
Join Lara Schwartz, of PEN America and founding director of the American University Project on Civil Discourse, and Dr. Katy Strzepek, Ph.D. ’18, director of the Center for Civic Engagement, for an interactive online workshop designed to introduce faculty, staff, and administrators to the legal framework of the First Amendment, principles of free speech and academic freedom, and unprotected speech such as harassment or threats.
With the 2024 general election approaching on November 5, the Center for Civic Engagement is offering resources for voting and promoting electoral participation.