Judee Burgoon, professor of communication, family studies, and human development at the University of Arizona will be inducted into the Illinois State University College of Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame.
Unit: Communication
WGLT staff reaches 100 percent participation in giving back
All staff members of WGLT invested in the Redbirds Rising campaign, showing their unwavering support for the University and commitment to the students. The radio station is hoping their efforts will inspire other campus units to reach 100 percent participation, as well as inspire all faculty, staff, and retirees to make a gift.
Redbird football player strikes balance between athletics, academics, and ROTC
Redbird football player Paul Monaco has a lot of responsibilities as a student-athlete and member of the Illinois State Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC).
Our newest Redbirds: Valedictorian ready to succeed at ISU
Becoming class valedictorian is no simple achievement, but incoming Redbird Olivia Streeter had her sights set on it from her first day at Peoria Central High School.
Where are they now? Roger Cushman
A grimy summer job of detasseling corn gave me enough money in 1951 to buy an old jalopy and plunk down $55 for tuition, activity fees, and book rental for my first semester at Illinois State Normal University.
Different kind of cure: Alumna helps uninsured afford health care
Laura (Brebner) Robbins ’10, M.S. ’12, has partnered with her brother to create Advocatia Solutions, a company working to make accessing health care benefits much easier for uninsured and underinsured patients.
Pet saviors: Students transform streetwise rescue dogs into foster pets
Illinois State University Professor Valerie Farmer-Dougan and her students assist the animal rescue organization Pet Central Helps by transforming streetwise dogs into foster pets.
Bond between siblings topic of talk, June 10
Sarah Killoren will give a talk titled “Sibling Relationships and Mexican-origin Youth’s Development” at 2 p.m. Monday, June 10, at Schroeder Hall, room 104. The event will be free and open to the public.
Lavender Ntaoti’s education provides critical health services to Kenyan tribe
Redbird graduate student Lavender Ntaoti is using her Illinois State education to provide health services to a community that desperately needs them.
Anita Barbee to address teen pregnancy prevention for high-risk youth, June 5
Anita Barbee, professor at the Kent School of Social Work of the University of Louisville, will present “The Role of Relationship Education in Teen Pregnancy Prevention Among High-Risk Youth.”