Ambassador (retired) Geeta Pasi, the inaugural Donald F. McHenry Visiting Professor in Diplomacy and International Affairs at Illinois State University, participated in the Women as Transformational Leaders series of events on campus March 25-26.
The Illinois State University Planetarium will host free programs for visitors to learn about the April 8, 2024, solar eclipse. Free programs will be offered Friday, April 5, 2024, at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday, April 6, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., under the dome of the Planetarium.
Retired United States Ambassador Geeta Pasi, the inaugural Donald F. McHenry Visiting Professor in Diplomacy and International Affairs at Illinois State University, participated in an interdisciplinary panel discussion on the importance of language study and the resulting career benefits hosted by the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, on March 27.
Dr. Matt Kaplan will present on intergenerational living, learning, and community building at 10:15 a.m. Friday, April 12, in the Milner Library Speaker’s Corner. This event is free and open to the public.
Thousands of students, faculty, and staff members are expected on the Quad next Monday, April 8, for a watch party as Central Illinois experiences a total solar eclipse.
Illinois State University’s economics students joined hundreds of economists throughout the Midwest and elsewhere in March to attend the 2024 Midwest Economics Association (MEA) Annual Conference in downtown Chicago.
On Wednesday, April 10, at 4:30 p.m., Dr. Juana Goergen, M.A ‘86, will deliver a bilingual reading of her poetry on the second floor of Milner Library as part of National Library Week and National Poetry Month. A book signing will follow her presentation.
Dr. Sarah Boesdorfer from the Department of Chemistry is the 2023-2024 recipient of the Chizmar and Ostrosky award.
“Why Study Languages and How It Can Benefit Your Career”, organized by Dr. Elke Segelcke, professor of German, was held Wednesday evening. Each of the four panelists (all professors at Illinois State University) provided a background of the languages that they learned growing up and the reason(s) they took them, followed by how this prepared them for their future.
Dr. Lori Riverstone in the Department of Politics and Government at Illinois State University has been recognized as the recipient of the 2024-26 Thomas E. Eimermann Professorship.
