Ever since he was a child, Illinois State University senior Lawrence Landfair has been enthusiastic about engaging in politics to make his mark on the world.
Political science and sociology double major driven to make communitywide impact
Unit: Sociology and Anthropology
Three named 2022 “Researchers to Know”
Three Illinois State University professors have been named 2022 “Researchers to Know” by the Illinois Science and Technology Coalition (ISTC).
Dr. Kathryn Sampeck awarded British Academy Global Professorship
Dr. Kathryn Sampeck is the first from Illinois State University to receive the nearly $1 million award from the British Academy. She will lead a team recentering the study of chocolate with an Indigenous Mezoamerican perspective.
What’s canoe with you? The discovery, recovery, and study of the Lake Mendota dugout canoes
What’s canoe with you? Dr. Jim Skibo talks about the discovery, recovery, and study of the Lake Mendota dugout canoes.
Hostile Terrain art exhibition, November 1-4
Hostile Terrain is a participatory art exhibition organized by the Undocumented Migration Project that will run November 1-4. The exhibit aims to illuminate the humanitarian crisis of all the lives lost at the United States’ border.
Stevenson Center’s Lawrence Landfair spends summer internship with Sen. Dick Durbin
Lawrence Landfair recounts his time interning for Senator Richard J. Durbin.
Hurricane Ian’s impact felt on campus by loved ones
When Hurricane Ian slammed into southwest Florida last month, University College Program Coordinator Michelle Schuline ’03 watched in disbelief as her father, Mitch Pacyna, shared videos from his waterfront home in Fort Myers Beach of rapidly worsening conditions and ensuing destruction.
Alice Keyhoe to talk about being one of the first female archaeologists, October 25
Dr. Alice Keyhoe, “girl archaeologist” comes to campus to talk about being one of the first female archaeologists in a male dominated profession.
Dr. Cheri J. Simonds to deliver Fall College Lecture, October 27
Dr. Cheri J. Simonds, professor of communication, will deliver the second College of Arts and Sciences Fall Lecture on Thursday, October 27 with the talk, “Designing General Education Curriculum with Assessment in Mind.”
CANCELLED: Terrell Strayhorn to talk about foster youth of color and higher education on October 21
The Sociology and Anthropology Department will be hosting a research talk on October 21, “‘It’s Not That…I Just Got Lucky’: What Emancipated Foster Youth of Color Teach Us about U.S. Higher Education Institutions and Belonging” by Dr. Terrell Strayhorn.
