Graduates from the Stevenson Center for Community and Economic Development are making a difference all over the country and abroad.
Unit: Graduate School
6th annual Sport Management Symposium set for February 26
Students from across Illinois will converge on Normal later this month for a unique sport business experience hosted by the Illinois State University sport management program.
ISU grad student helps others find affordable housing
Following in the footsteps of Applied Community and Economic Development Fellow in political science Nay Petrucelli, Ryan Hebert is working with Housing Action Illinois, a statewide housing coalition, to help protect and expand the availability of quality, affordable housing.
Graduate Council nominations due January 29
The Nominating Committee of the Graduate Council is seeking nominations or self-nominations of full graduate faculty members for four of the Council’s committees.
Redbird runner emerges from anorexia ‘black hole’ to raise awareness
On paper, Krista DeCeault’s freshman year as a Redbird runner was tremendous. She led Illinois State to its first conference championship in years, and she came in first place almost every race she ran in. Privately, it was her darkest hour.
ISU Stevenson Center welcomes AmeriCorps alumni
The transition from AmeriCorps to the Stevenson Center’s ACED Fellows Program to a job proved seamless for Ramya Kumaran. With a master’s degree in political science, Ramya now has a full-time position with her internship host organization.
Migration will bring new look, new features to ReggieNet
Students and instructors will notice a slightly new appearance and some welcome new features when they log into ReggieNet after the winter break. These enhancements come the system shifts to off-campus hosting and receives some important upgrades.
Professor to lead study program to Morocco
Language, Literatures, and Cultures Professor Jennifer Howell will be leading a group of undergraduate and graduate students on an exploration of Morocco next July.
Matthew Tomlin: From Senegal to ceremony
Peace Corps Master’s International student Matthew Tomlin will travel a long way to walk across the stage and receive his master’s degree in political science this December. Tomlin has been working as an Urban Agriculture Extension Agent in Senegal since November 2014.
Student research to help formerly incarcerated women re-enter society
Through a sociology class project, Stevenson Center for Community and Economic Development graduate students will assist previously incarcerated women in Bloomington-Normal in regaining their independence and attaining a consistent income.