There will be a retirement reception to celebrate Linda Spencer of the Department of History from 3-4:30 p.m. in the Founders Suite of the Bone Student Center.
Retirement reception for Linda Spencer, May 9
Unit: College of Arts and Sciences
Clarence W. Sorensen Distinguished Dissertation Award
The winner of the 2017 Clarence W. Sorensen Distinguished Dissertation Award is Lynda M. Kasky-Hernandez for her dissertation “Attachment and Disclosure to Mothers: Predictors of Adjustment During the College Transition.”
Fellow supports local government
Stevenson Center Fellow Alyssa Cooper is using her skills to support local government. Since August, she has worked as a graduate assistant with the City of Bloomington.
New book explores ‘true’ Japan on the edge of a Brazilian forest
For her new book, Nobuko Adachi examines the inhabitants of the Japanese commune of Kubo, sitting at the edge of a Brazilian forest.
Planetarium show Revealing Light’s Secrets: The Cosmic Origins Spectrograph ends May 6
The Illinois State University Planetarium will present two different full-dome video shows on weekends through May.
Alexa Leyba selected as student speaker for spring commencement
Alexa N. Leyba has been selected to be the student speaker for the 2017 College of Arts and Sciences spring commencement Friday, May 12, at 7 p.m. in Redbird Arena.
Redbird scholars March for Science
Illinois State faculty members and students from across campus attended the March for Science in Normal, which ended on the University’s Quad, and one that attracted more than 40,000 people to downtown Chicago.
Scientists on the March!
Earth Day 2017 found scientists and their supporters marching and speaking out for facts and evidence-based policy decisions on a global scale, with more than 610 marches worldwide
New faculty profile: Neet Priya Bajwa
Neet Priya Bajwa has joined the Department of Mathematics as an assistant professor of mathematics.
Center for Child Welfare and Adoption Studies receives $250,000 to help youth in foster care reach college
With grants totaling $250,000 from DCFS and a private donor, Illinois State’s Center for Child Welfare and Adoption Studies is establishing a First Star Academy at the University, which will help prepare high school-aged youth in foster care for college.
