Unit: Family and Consumer Sciences

CAST launches CAST LEAD program

CAST LEAD participants and chairs

The College of Applied Science and Technology (CAST) has launched a new leadership program focused on supporting emerging faculty leaders in their walk toward successful leadership. 

Fall 2024 FIREBird and BirdFEEDER Grant Winners Announced

A group of people look at images displayed in an art gallery.

The Office of Student Research (OSR) at Illinois State University announces the winners of the fall 2024 FIREBird and BirdFEEDER research grants. These small grants provide funding to support student research, scholarly inquiry, and innovation at Illinois State.

CAST 2024 Hall of Fame inductees announced

Turner Hall

The College of Applied Science and Technology (CAST) is pleased to recognize some of its most successful alumni through the annual CAST Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.

Queer Coalition to hold Cultural Heritage Chats

Queer Coalition members pose for a group photo during last March's Trans Day of Visibility Sashay. Members are holding signs which read "Born this gay," "I'm rollin' with the LGBT," and "Trans rights."

Queer Coalition, Illinois State University’s LGBTQIA+ faculty, staff, and graduate student affinity group, will be partnering with cultural heritage collections across campus this summer to explore queer history through an intersectional lens. Attendees can expect a 30-minute presentation followed by a Q&A. All are welcome to attend.