Hear to there

A group of farmers and their families took a break from a busy harvest season on a Saturday afternoon last fall to meet in an outbuilding at a farm in Loda. Nestled between the cornfields of Central Illinois, the gathered farmers compared crop yields and speculated about the weather forecast between bites of pulled pork sandwiches and macaroni and cheese. It was an unlikely setting for a mobile health care clinic.

Dr. Antony Joseph, a professor in Illinois State’s Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD), was there that day. A United States Navy veteran, he was an audiologist in the service. In Japan, he flew on single-engine airplanes and traveled on the shinkansen bullet train to reach rural communities not all that different from the one in rural Loda. 

Student’s display tells storied history of Fairchild Hall

Student stands near the educational display case she created on the third floor of Fairchild Hall.

Senior Nyanna Harris highlights her learning from a fall 2024 independent study that examined the historical significance of Fairchild Hall at Illinois State University. Additionally, Harris gathered knowledge about the history of the Eckelmann-Taylor Speech and Hearing Clinic.