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Unit: Communication
Honoring the legacy of an activist: Fred Hampton Jr. to speak, April 15
Activist Fred Hampton Jr. and his mother, Akua Njeri, will give a talk on the life and legacy of civil rights advocate Fred Hampton Sr., at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 15, in Schroeder Hall, room 130.
Talk to examine family ties and estrangement, April 8
Kristina M. Scharp, of the University of Washington, will present “Family Estrangement: Untying the Ties that Bind” at 3:30 p.m., Monday, April 8, in Schroeder Hall, room 236.
Student to star: Alumna Katie Neal’s journey to hosting on Big Apple’s only country music station
Illinois State alumna Katie Neal ’12 never wanted to work in radio because she hated the sound of her own voice.
From trash to new paths: How Alternative Spring Break changed my outlook
Aaron Gyllenhaal, a senior public relations student, shares his experience as a trip leader on an Honors Alternative Spring Break trip this March to Memphis, Tennessee.
Main Street College to explore canine behavior, behavioral psychology
“Going to the Dogs: How our furry friends help us better understand human behavior” is the title of the spring Main Street College event scheduled for March 27.
Redbirds invited to ‘State your Success’
Have you recently found an internship or a job, or been accepted to graduate school? If so, the Career Center wants to hear about it!
The Q-and-A with Aimee Miller-Ott: Are cellphones disconnecting us?
In this Q&A, Illinois State University Professor Aimee Miller-Ott talks about her study examining phone usage between helicopter parents and college students, the weird impasse we find ourselves in when a companion is on their phone, and how texting can lead to miscommunication, especially between couples and friends.
Finding need fulfillment outside of relationships, March 21
Laura VanderDrift Machia of Syracuse University will present “With a little help from my friends: The effects of need fulfillment outside of the relationship” at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, March 21, in Schroder Hall, room 244.
Photos, videos, winners from ISU’s Three Minute Thesis competition
Video, photographs, and the winners from Illinois State University’s Three Minute Thesis competition.