Valeska Carrillo takes special pride in being the first in her family to earn a college degree. Raised in Aurora by parents who came to the U.S. from Mexico, she always dreamed of going to college.
All members of the College of Arts and Sciences are invited to attend the inaugural Dean’s Research Challenge Symposium on Friday, October 11, 401 Stevenson Hall. The keynote address, “Advancing Environmental Justice Research through Community Partners,” will be delivered at 11:30 a.m. by Dr. Mariela Fernandez, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
The College of Arts and Sciences welcomes Katie Raisner, its first full-time director of student success, retention, and recruitment.
With the October 1 retirement of Debbie Fox, assistant dean for the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), who has edited and published CASNews for the past 18 years, CASNews will take a brief hiatus from publication. Look for CASNews to resume weekly publication next semester.
Dr. Vivian Presiado was recently named the College of Education Teacher of the Year for 2023. This award recognizes an educator who has demonstrated exceptional teaching abilities, innovative practices, and a deep commitment to student success.
Here are some of the latest books and recordings by Illinois State University faculty.
For the 10th time, the Eta Upsilon chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society has been named an “Honor Chapter” for its outstanding activities in 2023-24.
Dr. Jonathan Rosa will visit ISU on Thursday, April 4, to deliver a keynote address on multilingual practices amongst Latinx communities as part of Bilingual Advocacy Week.
“Why Study Languages and How It Can Benefit Your Career”, organized by Dr. Elke Segelcke, professor of German, was held Wednesday evening. Each of the four panelists (all professors at Illinois State University) provided a background of the languages that they learned growing up and the reason(s) they took them, followed by how this prepared them for their future.
Across the Gulf of Mexico, more than 3,000 miles away from campus, a group of 12 Illinois State University students spent a portion of winter break picking pineapples and building stoves and showers in a rural Costa Rican community as a part of a service trip through the Alternative Winter Break (AWB) program.
