Over the past 12 months School of Information Technology faculty, staff, and students have distinguished themselves in the areas of research, academics, and civic engagement.
School of IT faculty, staff, student awards announced
Unit: Information Technology
IT professor to use satellite technology to track neighborhood inequality
Dr. Will Lewis’ innovative use of satellites to investigate inequality was awarded funding from Illinois State’s new Advancing Research and Creative Scholarship program. He and his students have also been working to establish a cube satellites program at Illinois State.
Milner Library hosts spring Digital Scholarship Workshop series
Topics will range from representing texts in digital forms using the Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) to using data analysis and visualization tools to curating digital collections and exhibits using the Omeka platform.
CAST presents 2024 Science and Technology Week
The College of Applied Science and Technology is proud to present the 2024 Science and Technology Week, celebrating advancements in science and technology and the hardworking, dedicated students and professionals who make those advancements possible. This year’s Science and Technology Week is scheduled to run from April 8-12.
CAST Academy of Achievement to induct newest members, April 10
Illinois State University’s College of Applied Science and Technology (CAST) will host its Academy of Achievement induction ceremony on Wednesday, April 10, in the Aaron Leetch Club, Hancock Stadium.
Redbird scholars celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science
To celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Illinois State University asked women scholars to share what or who has inspired them to get where they are today and how they feel about teaching the next generation of researchers.
Technology for seniors by juniors
Lauren Buggar, a senior cybersecurity major at Illinois State University, became the president of the Technology Assistance Community Outreach Service (TACOS) soon after volunteering for the group as part of an assignment for a communication class.
Thomas receives the 2024 Williams Outstanding Technology Service Award
Todd Thomas from the School of Information Technology was honored at the annual University Teaching and Learning Symposium in January.
Research award winners for 2023-2024 announced
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.
School of Information Technology director named AIS Fellow
Dr. Traci Carte, Director of the School of Information Technology, has received the Association of Information Systems (AIS) Fellow Award.
