Chloé Vicente has joined the School of Teaching and Learning and Milner Library as a Fulbright scholar-in-residence. The librarian is the first Chilean to receive a Fulbright award in library science, and the first Chilean to be a Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence.
More than 1,000 Illinois State University students have been inducted into the Golden Apple Scholars Program in Illinois, making it the most successful Golden Apple program in the state where it all started.
Incoming freshman Summer Fields will study early childhood education at Illinois State University. She carries with her four years of experience helping preschoolers prepare for grade school, and the rest of their lives.
Ruben Ramirez dreaded going to school as an elementary student. Between the ages of 8 and 11, he moved back and forth between Mexico and Chicago, which not only made school difficult, but learning English as well. At 13, he could barely speak the language.
Growing up, Andrea Jamison couldn’t spend summers outside because of the neighborhood she lived in. There was no money for camp, but she had access to books and read a lot, which she calls her “saving grace.”
A chart on greenhouse gases probably isn’t going to draw children to your table. But stations where they can blow on a colorful anemometer to make the wind speed change, sink their hands into sand, or explore why a butterfly’s wings are blue are a game-changer. The Green STEMS Project is a sustainability outreach program for children and families.
As we begin a new school year, we are excited to welcome new faculty to the School of Teaching and Learning. In addition, during Teacher Appreciation Week, several faculty were recognized as Influential ISU Faculty/Staff Educators by the Cecilia J. Lauby Teacher Education Center.
Dr. Robyn Seglem shared her thoughts about her new role, including possible new partnerships or initiatives, and a fall event that would bring a bilingual middle grades author to campus as a writer-in-residence.
For 25 years, there wasn’t an active chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (AKA) on campus. But three years ago, that changed. On November 14, 2021, the undergraduate Eta Alpha chapter, which is under the AKA umbrella, was reinstated at Illinois State University.
Illinois State University’s Chicago Teacher Education Pipeline had a blast this summer with all four cohorts in the Teach Chicago Tomorrow (TCT) program following Illinois State pathways
