Illinois State University leads the Illinois Permanency Enhancement Project (PEP) and encourages it’s region leaders to leverage local resources and partnerships to support the well-being of minoritized children and their families.
The Black Administrators in Child Welfare-Illinois (BACW-I) and the Chicago Association of Black Social Workers in partnership with Illinois State University Permanency Enhancement Program and the Department of Children and Family Services Office of Racial Equity Practice sponsored a series of Racial Healing Town Hall Meetings entitled: Where We’ve Been, Where We Are Now, and Where We Are Going.
Keith Bostick is president of the Black Administrators in Child Welfare and a long-term clinician, administrator, and director in the child welfare space.
Alan Beaman, who spent over 13 years imprisoned before his wrongful conviction was overturned, visited campus to take part in “Wrongful Conviction: A Conversation with Alan Beaman and his Attorney” at Braden Auditorium.
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.
Illinois State will become one of four regional training hubs for the State of Illinois Department of Child and Family Services (DCFS) when the ISU Child Protection Training Academy (CPTA) opens in early November 2024.
Inspired by her own experience, a School of Social Work alum formed a nonprofit to help lift people out of poverty.
Internships offer students opportunities to gain on-the-job experiences that build upon what they’ve learned in campus classrooms. We interviewed four students who pursued their professional aspirations through summer 2024 internships.
