Illinois State University named the recipients of the Research Initiative Award, who will be honored on Founders Day on Thursday, February 18.
Unit: College of Education
Education faculty to share cutting-edge research in chat with colleagues and graduate students, February 1
The Research and Recognition Event was created for graduate students interested in educational research to chat with faculty about their cutting-edge research in the field. The next session is Monday, February 1, at 3 p.m. in DeGarmo 551. Refreshments will be provided.
ISU’s aspiring teachers help give Chicago students a voice
Illinois State teacher candidates raised funds for an extracurricular slam poetry mentorship between Simeon Career Academy and John G. Cook Elementary throughout the fall semester. Their service learning culminated in a trip to Chicago to meet and learn from the students.
ISU/YouthBuild partnership empowers young adults, develops educators
School of Teaching and Learning Associate Professor Erin Mikulec has established a partnership with YouthBuild that provides Illinois State’s aspiring teachers with a unique experience.
Dr. King, the students, the flag: An alumnus’ 48-year-old journal entry
This 47-year-old journal entry from ISNU alum Richard Shult recounts April 5, 1968, the day following Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. His students demanded their school fly the American flag at half staff.
English Language Institute names interim director
School of Teaching and Learning Professor Erin Mikulec has been named interim director of Illinois State University’s English Language Institute.
Save the dates for these career events designed to help you succeed
The Career Center is hosting a number of programs and events to help students with their job search and career.
College of Education seeks Hall of Fame/Outstanding Young Alumni nominations
The College of Education at Illinois State University is actively seeking nominations for the 2016 Hall of Fame and the Outstanding Young Alumni Award.
Redbird educator named Illinois Teacher of the Year
Illinois State University alumna Kim Thomas, a math teacher in Peoria, was recently named the 2016 statewide Teacher of the Year by the Illinois State Board of Education.
Alum’s first-graders are now ‘Class of 2031 Redbirds’
They call themselves the Class of 2031 Redbirds. Katie Hanrahan ’14 and her 20 first-graders at Galapagos Charter School in Rockford spend every school day in a classroom decked out in Redbird gear.
