Alumni, students, faculty, staff, and friends came together to support Illinois State University on Giving Tuesday, November 28. Donors made 1,473 gifts totaling $525,496.
Illinois State benefits from Giving Tuesday
Unit: ISU Foundation
ISU announces Redbirds Rising: The Campaign for Illinois State
President Larry Dietz addressed a crowd of more than 400 alumni, donors, and friends in Redbird Arena Saturday night to announce an ambitious effort to ensure success for Redbirds now and in the future.
Foundation Fellowship awarded to psychology student
Alison Lehman, a first-year graduate student in the clinical-counseling psychology program, is a 2017 graduate of Carroll University in Waukesha, Wisconsin, where she completed a B.S. in psychology and a minor in Spanish.
Psychology student earns Foundation Fellowship
Heather M. Calkins, a first-year graduate student in the doctoral program in school psychology, is a 2016 recipient of the Illinois State University Foundation Fellowship.
Graduating seniors connect with 1857 Society donors at event
Thirty graduating students networked with more than 50 donors from Illinois State University’s 1857 Society at the inaugural Greet Our Grads event.
Our record fundraising year: Soaring to new heights
With the bolstering of donor dollars, Illinois State University’s pledge to preserve the personalized and comprehensive educational experience Illinois State provides is firmly in place.
Video: Mennonite College of Nursing’s new SimBaby has 200+ parents
The $50,000 high-tech patient simulator helps Mennonite College of Nursing students learn how to care for a sick infant in a safe environment while supervised by their faculty mentors.
Video: Scholarship supports student’s passion for teaching
Kelli Sanders is among more than 600 recipients of education scholarships in the past five years at Illinois State. Last year alone, there was nearly $400,000 in scholarships awarded to 129 future educators.
