Illinois State University President Larry Dietz provides Redbird faculty and staff with insights into the 2018-2019 academic year.
Unit: Office of the President
Inside look: University Residence
The University Residence is more than just the house where Illinois State University presidents live.
History of human rights explored in talk with Lynn Hunt, April 26
Historian and author Lynn Hunt will give a talk titled “Why the History of Human Rights Matters,” at 7 p.m. April 26 in the Prairie Room of the Bone Student Center at Illinois State University.
Ambassador for the #BlackLivesMatter Network to address Women and Gender Studies conference
Janaya Khan, international ambassador for the #BlackLivesMatter Network, will be the keynote speaker for the 23rd annual Women’s and Gender Studies Symposium.
Nobel Peace Prize winner Yunus to speak about poverty, April 14
Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, Professor Muhammad Yunus will present “World of Three Zeroes: Zero Poverty, Zero Unemployment, and Zero Net Carbon Emission.”
Images of African athletes in Roman art explore ideas of race, March 29
Classical archaeologist and art historian Sinclair Bell will explore how race and ethnicity were expressed by artists in the Roman Empire for the Illinois State University Speaker Series.
Chef Roy Choi to headline Science and Technology Week
Chef, restaurateur, and author Roy Choi will spend an evening in Normal as the keynote speaker for Illinois State University’s 2018 Science and Technology Week.
Winner of Dancing with the Stars Nyle DiMarco to speak about access, March 29
Nyle DiMarco, the winner of Dancing with the Stars and America’s Next Top Model and an ambassador for the deaf community, will give a talk March 29.
Race, protest, and educational equality focus of Black History Month speaker, February 28
Illinois State University will celebrate Black History Month with speaker Adrienne Dixson presenting “Are we there yet?: Race, protest and the challenge of multicultural education.”
Redbird Impact spotlight: Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning
Each issue we highlight university units that contribute significantly to civic engagement efforts on campus. It would only be appropriate then for our first issue to spotlight Illinois State University’s new hub for civic engagement: the Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning.