Illinois State University announced the winners of the Outstanding University Researcher and the Outstanding University Creative Activity awards. Also honored are the winners of the Research Initiative Awards and the Creative Activity Initiative Awards. Recipients for these awards are selected from competitive pools of candidates.
Unit: Department of Geography, Geology, and the Environment
Career fairs connect Redbirds with internships, full-time positions, employers
Students and alumni interested in a full-time position, internship or just seeking to build their professional connections are invited to attend the Career Services spring career fairs.
Graduating Redbirds: Former football player maps out future in parks administration
Zach Mueller ’21 arrived on campus as a freshman football player from Wisconsin who barely knew a soul. Aside from the recruiting process, he didn’t know much about Illinois State University.
Stein wins prestigious Kavli Foundation Award
Dr. Wolfgang Stein, professor of neurophysiology, is one of seven international researchers who are recipients of the Neurobiology and Changing Ecosystems Kavli Exploration Awards. The awards, which total $3.7 million, will fund three different projects pursuing investigations into how nervous systems may enable organisms, such as crustaceans, cephalopods, and zebrafish to adapt to environmental challenges that may have influences on neurophysiology and behavior.
College announces new internal research grant program
The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) is excited to announce a new internal research grant opportunity—the Dean’s Research Challenge Grant. Full-time CAS faculty from all college divisions, including Visiting Professors and non-tenure track faculty, are eligible to apply. The Principal Investigator’s (PI) primary appointment must be in a CAS unit. Interdisciplinary teams are encouraged, and teams can have non-CAS members.
Driving change: Inclusive, equitable and just STEM education
The program focuses on undergraduate students who have historically been excluded from STEM areas of study. The desire is to foster institutional change toward inclusive, equitable, and just STEM education. The ISU program will provide support to these students so that they may excel and become leaders in the STEM field, as well as professional development opportunities for STEM faculty and staff.
Ambassador Geeta Pasi to deliver lecture on November 13
Ambassador Geeta Pasi (retired), Inaugural Donald F. McHenry Visiting Professor in Diplomacy and International Affairs, will deliver a lecture, “Representing America Abroad: Telling our story, advancing American interests, and serving Americans,” at 7 p.m. on Monday, November 13 in the Circus Room in the Bone Student Center. Her talk is free and open to the public.
Nominations for the 2024 Grabill-Homan Community Peace Prize currently being accepted
Nominations for the 2024 Grabill-Homan Community Peace Prize are currently being accepted. Please consider nominating someone you know who’s doing great work in our community!
Hilda Lloréns to deliver keynote address during Latinx Heritage Month
Dr. Hilda Lloréns, a distinguished cultural anthropologist and decolonial scholar, will deliver this year’s keynote address, “Ecological Knowledge and Sustainable Practices in Afro-Puerto Rico,” on Tuesday, October 17 at 7 p.m. in Felmley Hall of Science Annex 133.
An invitation to the 2023 fall Dean’s Address and Awards Ceremony
The fall 2023 College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Address and Awards Ceremony will be at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 5 in the Old Main Room in the Bone Student Center.