The College of Applied Science and Technology is excited to invite all alumni, faculty, staff, students, and friends to the annual Homecoming tailgate. No registration is required.
CAST to host annual Homecoming tailgate, October 16
Unit: Information Technology
CAST 2021 Hall of Fame inductees announced
The College of Applied Science and Technology (CAST) is pleased to recognize some of its most successful alumni by induction into the CAST Hall of Fame.
Returning to ‘Normal’: Redbirds excited about being back on campus
After being away from campus for over a year, students officially came back for in-person learning on August 16. Students spent the 2020-2021 academic year distanced, virtual, and masked, but Redbirds are ready to return to a normal campus life moving forward.
ISU prepares alum Basheer Becerra to star in Harvard graduate program
If Basheer Becerra had been told when he began his undergraduate career at Illinois State University’s School of Information Technology (IT) that one day he would attend Harvard University graduate school, he wouldn’t have believed it.
Change is in the air as we return to Normal
As you all likely know, the University quickly moved all classes online effective Mar 23, 2020, in response to COVID-19. While the impact of the pandemic will be felt for many years to come, in this note I’m choosing to focus on what we learned rather than what we lost.
School of Information Technology faculty, students host Central Illinois High School Cybersecurity Defense Competition
Several faculty and student volunteers in the School of Information Technology (IT) collaborated with industry professionals to host this year’s high school cybersecurity defense competition, a collaborative event that benefits all participants involved.
Where are they now? Catching up with our Class of 2016 ‘Newest Redbirds’
Catch up with our Class of 2016’s “Newest Redbirds.”
School of Information Technology’s Dr. Shaoen Wu collaborates with OSF HealthCare for impactful work
Dr. Shaoen Wu, State Farm Endowed Chair in the School of Information Technology, has joined OSF Healthcare and additional partners to work on a project that provides a major impact on communities across the state of Illinois.
IT faculty plan summer research
Many School of Information Technology (IT) faculty are planning to spend their summer working on research projects.
Dr. Shaoen Wu named State Farm Endowed Chair of Cybersecurity
Dr. Shaoen Wu has been named the State Farm Endowed Chair of Cybersecurity within the School of Information Technology. The prestigious chair was established by State Farm Insurance Companies as part of a $3 million investment committed in 2016.
