The Department of Politics and Government is hosting a retirement reception honoring Dr. T.Y. Wang, chair and professor for the department, from 3:30-6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in the Founders Suite inside Bone Student Center.
Unit: Communication
Alum teams with college basketball legend Dick Vitale and his ‘young heroes’ to take on pediatric cancer with new book
Meeting your heroes can be a tricky thing. Letdowns are common, and disappointment lurks. For Scott Gleeson ’11, basketball icon Dick Vitale has exceeded every expectation, so much so that the two men—who are nearly 50 years apart in age—are friends. With the release last month of Vitale’s new book, Until My Last Breath: Fighting Cancer With My Young Heroes, co-written by Gleeson, they are now collaborators.
Languages, Literatures, and Cultures hosts panel on the value of languages for your career
“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.
Tom Lamonica celebrates induction into the Missouri Valley Conference Hall of Fame
For more than 15 years, Tom Lamonica enjoyed ushering Missouri Valley Conference Hall of Famers through their induction weekend. This year, Lamonica was inducted as the winner of the Paul Morrison Award.
The School of Communication’s COM-versations podcast celebrates its one-year anniversary
COM-versations has covered a lot in its first year. From faculty and student interviews to re-connecting with alumni, the podcast has grown exponentially.
Dr. Touré Reed, history professor, to deliver Spring College Lecture, March 27
Dr. Touré Reed, professor of history, will deliver the Spring College Lecture on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at 5 p.m., in the Circus Room of the Bone Student Center. His talk, “Is it Race or Racism?: Why Binary Explanations for Inequality Have Failed Black Americans,” is free and open to the public.
Foxtail Film Festival to welcome Danielle Beverly, independent filmmaker of Qatar Stars
Danielle Beverly spent four years behind a camera in Qatar. Surrounded by young girls in a rhythmic gymnastics school in Doha, Beverly captured on film not just their growth, determination, and athletic prowess, but the evolving gendered world around them. She will join the 2024 Foxtail Film Festival.
Ashley Delhotal ’20: A Redbird in flight
Usually, children follow in their parents’ footsteps, but Ashley Delhotal ’20 decided to follow her mom’s flight path.
Redbird Esports fuels collegiate coaching careers
Redbird Esports not only produces winning teams but also alumni who, as collegiate esports coaches, are building their own successful programs.
The Extending Empathy Project and The American Democracy Project collaborate on national-level colloquium series
The Extending Empathy Project is pleased to collaborate with The American Democracy Project to bring to you this series of colloquia geared toward examining just how thoroughly trust determines the course of our lives.