Illinois State University will award approximately 956 baccalaureate degrees and 240 graduate degrees at the Winter 2021 Commencement, December 9-11.
Winter 2021 Commencement
Unit: Graduation Services
Graduating Redbirds: Aspiring therapist’s desire to impact lives opens new doors
Graduating senior Mauricio Serrato chose to attend Illinois State because it was affordable, close to home, and a place he had heard great things about. What he didn’t know was that he would be steered away from biology and to therapeutic recreation, a major that would fulfill his goal of helping others.
Winter commencement: Degree-conferral ceremonies and Redbird Stage Crossing
Winter 2021 commencement will be celebrated with degree-conferral ceremonies and the beloved Redbird Stage Crossing for graduates.
Graduating Redbirds: Veteran and family man maintained perfect GPA at age 48
Nontraditional student. Definitions of that term vary, but most interpretations include factors like age, work and family commitments, among others. Illinois State University even offers orientation days tailored for those who fit the category. Maybe the real defining characteristic is that nontraditional students have multiple, interesting layers that add to campus life. That could be said of Walter Reeves, who is graduating with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice sciences at the age of 48.
Graduating Redbirds: Redbirds’ son finds path at ISU by lifting up peers
Bloomington-Normal native and Redbird legacy Isaac Faamoe was glad he stayed in his hometown to study exercise science at Illinois State University.
Graduating Redbirds: Special education major embraced grief in pursuit of goals
Josie Sales’ investment in herself allowed her to once again invest in others
Graduating Redbirds: Presidential Scholar finds purpose in preserving the planet
In every field—be it medicine, business, sports, the arts, etc.—someone has to lead the way. Emmi Chambers, while proud of a Redbird lineage that dates back three generations, has charted her own precedent-setting path as the first Illinois State University student to commit to the curriculum of the new environmental systems science and sustainability (ESSS) major.
Spring Commencement 2021
Illinois State University will award approximately 3,400 baccalaureate degrees and more than 700 graduate degrees to spring and summer 2021 graduates.
University enhances spring commencement celebration with Redbird Stage Crossing
In addition to online ceremonies that will be prerecorded by college, all 2021, as well as 2020 Illinois State University graduates, have the opportunity to participate in the Redbird Stage Crossing.
