Three instructors have been honored with Illinois State’s top award for teaching in 2021.
Meet the Outstanding University Teachers

Three instructors have been honored with Illinois State’s top award for teaching in 2021.
The Office of Student Research announced the winners of its third annual Image of Research competition and showcased all of the finalists’ entries at a reception February 9 at University Galleries.
Dr. John Sides delivered the 2022 Robert G. Bone Distinguished Lecture.
The Office of the Provost named Director of Student Services Ryan Gray the winner of the Stan and Sandy Rives Excellence in Undergraduate Education Award.
Professor of Music Justin Vickers and Professor of Anthropology Kathryn Sampeck have been awarded Outstanding University Researcher Awards. Research Initiative Awards winners include Dr. Brea Banks, Dr. Matt Caplan, Dr. Luke Russell, Dr. Melinda Snodgrass, and Dr. Michele Shropshire.
Get an inside look at Illinois State University’s 2022 Alternative Winter Break trip to Memphis, Tennessee.
For the first research series of the new year, Dr. Liv Stone, associate professor of anthropology, will share her research titled “Popularizing Anarchist Ethics: Autogestión in Mexico City.”
A thousand 4-by-6-inch flags lined Illinois State University’s Quad for 24 hours, beginning November 1, for a striking art installation honoring National Immigrants Day.
Dr. Robert Shorty has drawn inspiration from all of his experiences to become a leader at one of the world’s largest corporations. He is a director of Nike Inc.’s Global Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) team.
Illinois State University’s African American studies program will host “Black Women Rising: From the Classroom to the Boardroom” on January 24, 2022 in the Rosa Parks Room of Watterson Towers.