Elle Wilkinson is graduating with her bachelor’s degree in communication sciences and disorders. Her plan was to help people who have disorders of speech, language, and fluency, but life took a big turn, and Wilkinson decided to lean into it.
Unit: Commencement
Graduating Redbirds by the numbers: December 2024
More than 1,350 Illinois State students will earn degrees this December, with winter commencement scheduled for Saturday, December 14, 2024, in CEFCU Arena.
Graduating Redbirds: First advanced marketing analytics accelerated sequence graduate earns two degrees and a job
Emma Koesser is making history this December as the first student to graduate from Illinois State University’s advanced marketing analytics accelerated sequence with a Master of Science in Marketing Analytics.
Winter 2024 Commencement, December 14
Illinois State University’s winter commencement will be held in two ceremonies on Saturday, December 14, 2024, in CEFCU Arena.
Graduating Redbirds: Bone Scholar arrived a ‘teenager,’ leaving an ‘adult’
Jayden Wilburn-Johnson is among the Redbirds graduating this December.
Graduating Redbirds: Music education major, a first-generation college graduate, is ready to inspire her students
Valeska Carrillo takes special pride in being the first in her family to earn a college degree. Raised in Aurora by parents who came to the U.S. from Mexico, she always dreamed of going to college.
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Photo gallery: 2024 cultural recognition ceremonies honor Redbird graduates
The Multicultural Center hosted cultural graduation recognition events that honor the University’s Latino/a/x, LGBTQIA2S+, and Middle Eastern, Asian, Pacific Islander, and Southeast Asian graduates, their families, and communities.
Graduating Redbirds by the numbers: May 2024
More than 3,500 Illinois State students will earn degrees this May, with spring commencement scheduled for Friday, May 10-Saturday, May 11, 2024, in CEFCU Arena. Here’s a numerical look at this spring’s graduates.
Where are they now? Graduating seniors featured in ‘Newest Redbirds’ series grateful for campus opportunities
Among those contemplating how quickly the years passed from arriving on campus for their first semester to leaving as a proud alumni are two students, Cameron Crone and Kerem Tasdan, whose stories were captured when they began their journey as Redbirds.