Civic engagement is a core value at Illinois State, and the University has made a concerted effort to ensure students are more represented at polls, in policymaking, and in community building.
Unit: Family and Consumer Sciences
CAST new faculty profile series: Kathryn Stalter, Family and Consumer Sciences
The College of Applied Science and Technology welcomed a fantastic group of new faculty at the start of this academic school year! Some of CAST’s newest faculty members took the time to answer a series of questions that share their background, research interests, hobbies, and more.
Association of Latinx American Students offers welcoming community
When Ximena Sanchez-Ramirez arrived at Illinois State, she felt homesick until coming across the Association of Latinx American Students (ALAS). Just one year later, she is thriving as the secretary of the registered student organization.
CAST new faculty profile series: Dr. Erol Sozen, Family and Consumer Sciences
Some of CAST’s newest faculty members took the time to answer a series of questions designed to help students and colleagues get to know them better. In this series of new faculty profiles, members of different departments share their background, research interests, hobbies, and more.
CAST new faculty profile series: Dr. Gabriela Fonseca Pereira, family and consumer sciences
A group of CAST’s newest faculty members took the time to answer a series of questions designed to help students and colleagues get to know them better. In this series of new faculty profiles, members of different departments share their background, research interests, hobbies, and more.
It’s the great pumpkin—or is it?
Pumpkin. You either love it or you hate it, but you can’t avoid it this time of year.
Lois Jett Historic Costume Collection receives generous donation from Naomi Whiting Towner Estate
The Lois Jett Historical Costume Collection (LJHCC) in the department of Family and Consumer Sciences recently received one of its largest donations to date: a collection of items from the Naomi Whiting Towner Estate.
At home with Redbird Legacy families
Meet some of the Redbird Legacy families who live in Central Illinois and hear why they chose to attend Illinois State University.
Hitting the right notes: ISU alum JUNO took up music to better connect with people
Ashlee Gilot ’09 has a personality that might be even bigger than the following she’s rapidly accruing. Better known today around the music industry as JUNO, she’s fun, spunky, and outspoken. At her core, that’s always who she’s been. JUNO is also a risk-taker. Thanks to a leap she took a decade ago, she has created a significant platform to express herself in the only way she knows how.
Campus models social responsibility
Efforts to improve sustainability extend far beyond the laboratory at Illinois State, due in large part to the efforts of Elisabeth Reed, director of the Office of Sustainability.