Two pre-tenure faculty were recognized for their outstanding teaching at the annual Teaching and Learning Symposium.
Bertrand, Thomas named 2019 Teaching Initiative Award winners
Unit: College of Education
College of Education seeking alumni award nominations
The College of Education at Illinois State University is actively seeking nominations for the 2020 Hall of Fame and the Outstanding Young Alumni Award.
Sonic Civics: Children make a difference through digital tech, January 30
An assistant professor in the Lynch School of Education and Human Development at Boston College, Jon Wargo will give the talk “Sonic Civics, Heard Histories: Towards a ‘Sound’ Theory of Young Children’s Making.”
Students, alumni explore employment options at the spring career fairs
Classes may have just begun, but it’s not too soon to work on your career plans. Attend the career fairs held this spring.
EAF doctoral information sessions
The Department of Educational Administration and Foundations is hosting information sessions throughout the spring semester on its student-focused Ed.D. and Ph.D. programs.
Physics Education program recognized as top producer of skilled teachers
The American Physical Society and the American Association of Physics Teachers honored Illinois State University as one of only seven institutions in the nation to graduate five or more highly qualified physics teachers in the 2018-2019 academic year.
Portrait of a progressive leader: Sharon Desmoulin-Kherat
Peoria Public Schools Superintendent Sharon Desmoulin-Kherat, Ph.D. ’06, is many things. She is a leader, an educator, an innovator, a wife, a mother, and a nature lover.
Different kind of cure: Alum’s academy teaches critically ill children
Illinois State University alum Megan Nickels is the founder and faculty director of PedsAcademy at Nemours Children’s Hospital in Orlando, Florida, which creates educational experiences tied to a patient’s disease or condition.
Deaf and hard of hearing graduates ready to give back
Brenda Nedved, Haley Drucker, and Mark Reppen are the deaf and hard of hearing program’s only graduates this December. The three students are all members of the deaf community. While Nedved grew up as a child of deaf adults, Drucker and Reppen were born deaf.
Gamma Phi Circus stars in Macy’s Parade
Illinois State University’s Gamma Phi Circus performed in the 93rd Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
