The slate of candidates for the spring 2021 Graduate Council ballot has been finalized. The vote will take place electronically.
Graduate Council voting March 22-April 1
Unit: Graduate School
Two Communication students named Outstanding University Graduate Student Teachers
Josh Fitzgerald and Anjali Patel were honored for their exceptional teaching in 2020.
Stevenson Center Fellow Serves with City of Bloomington Township
The Stevenson Center’s Fellows programs draw those who are committed to development, service, and engagement with the local community.
Psychology student Amani Wise wins Three Minute Thesis competition
Department of Psychology master’s student Amani Wise won first place at the Graduate School’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition for her presentation about white privilege.
Microinternships provide students with new internship option
These short-term, paid experiences are excellent examples of adapting to the needs of today’s new professionals and remote work environment.
Building up young minds
Dr. Brad Christensen—a STEM specialist with Illinois State’s Center for Mathematics, Science, and Technology—has been collaborating with Rose Mabwa, a senior manager with The Community Builders, to engage Chicago youth in STEM projects.
From Illinois State to Peoria: Small distance, big impact
The Stevenson Center’s long-established graduate programs are different from more conventional master’s degrees through a balanced approach to education in community and economic development.
Students, faculty in cross-disciplinary group publish paper in prestigious physics journal
Last November, a cross-disciplinary group of undergraduate students and faculty became the first Illinois State research team in 25 years to publish a paper in the American Journal of Physics (AJP). The journal is one of the most selective physics publications in the country, with an acceptance rate for reviewed articles hovering around 35 percent.
Deadline to register for 2021 Online University Research Symposium, March 3
The 2021 Online University Research Symposium is open to all students currently enrolled at the University and engaged in research, scholarship, or creative activity under the direction of a faculty mentor.
2021 Clarence W. Sorensen Distinguished Dissertation Award winner
The winner of the 2021 Clarence W. Sorensen Distinguished Dissertation Award is Dr. John R. Blakeman, Ph.D. ’20, who earned his doctorate in the Mennonite College of Nursing. His dissertation, A Holistic Exploration of Fatigue Experienced by Women Before a Myocardial Infarction, explores the warning signs of heart attacks in women. “Regardless of sex or
