AmeriCorps members affiliated with the Illinois State University Stevenson Center displayed their commitment to service in preparation for AmeriCorps Week 2018, which recognizes the profound impact that participating individuals and programs have on communities across the country.
Unit: College of Arts and Sciences
Family gift supports Illinois State’s anthropology research
Family commits more than $75,000 to support student fieldwork at Mather-Klauer Lodge.
Survivor of Golden Gate fall to speak on mental health for Social Work Day, March 26
One of the few people to survive a suicide attempt off the Golden Gate Bridge will be the speaker for 2018 Social Work Day. Kevin Hines will lead a discussion on mental health on March 26.
NPR quotes Webber on student protests
Professor Julie Webber was recently featured on NPR Illinois, The 21st Show to discuss student protests in Illinois.
Vogel to lead a ‘fantastic voyage’ for College of Arts and Sciences Lecture, March 6
Professor of Immunology Laura Vogel will deliver the spring Distinguished Lecture for the College of Arts and Sciences on the unsung heroes of the immune system.
Zosky named interim dean of College of Arts and Sciences
Vice President of Academic Affairs and Provost Jan Murphy named Diane Zosky as interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Illinois State University. She will begin her role July 1.
Peace Corps Volunteer experiencing life in Ukraine
Emily Blankenberger is using her interdisciplinary education from the Stevenson Center for Community and Economic Development as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ukraine. Placed with an ecology nonprofit, Blankenberger is focusing on organizational development to make a lasting difference.
Conversation Café boosts confidence in adults with aphasia
The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Illinois State University is providing an environment for connection and conversation for people with the language disorder aphasia in their newly established “Conversation Café.”
Obsidian literary journal receives $10,000 grant from National Endowment for the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts announced the journal Obsidian: Literature & Arts in the African Diaspora will receive an Art Works grant of $10,000.
The geography behind civil rights movements, February 26
Professor of Geography Derek Alderman will discuss the geographical work behind civil rights movements for the Distinguished Geographer Lecture.