The Stevenson Center for Community and Economic Development is executing its new 10-year strategic plan. Implementing the plan will help Illinois State meet the goals of Educate Connect Elevate: Illinois State – The Strategic Plan for Illinois’ First Public University 2018-2023.
Unit: Sociology and Anthropology
Main Street College to explore canine behavior, behavioral psychology
“Going to the Dogs: How our furry friends help us better understand human behavior” is the title of the spring Main Street College event scheduled for March 27.
Apply by April 5 for Peace Corps campus ambassador
Campus ambassadors have a unique opportunity to spread the word about Peace Corps on college campuses. The campus ambassador develops relationships with professors and student club presidents, coordinates events, creates social media, and much more. Peace Corps is seeking next year’s campus ambassador.
Stevenson Center internship opportunities for undergrads
The Stevenson Center for Community and Economic Development is accepting applications for undergraduate students to serve as interns. Interns specialize in public relations or data management and earn academic credit while developing critical job skills. Applicants must be available for both fall 2019 and spring 2020. Email StevensonCenter@IllinoisState.edu to learn more and apply now!
Culture and history celebrated at the International Food Symposium
“Thought for Food in the Luso-Hispanic Transatlantic,” the International Food Symposium, aims to celebrate and examine the complex cultural, social, environmental, political, and economic interconnections that define food’s position within these regions.
Finding need fulfillment outside of relationships, March 21
Laura VanderDrift Machia of Syracuse University will present “With a little help from my friends: The effects of need fulfillment outside of the relationship” at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, March 21, in Schroder Hall, room 244.
Photos, videos, winners from ISU’s Three Minute Thesis competition
Video, photographs, and the winners from Illinois State University’s Three Minute Thesis competition.
Palecek seeks better health for Moroccan women and girls
Renee Palecek is currently serving as a women’s and girl’s development facilitator with the Peace Corps in Morocco. Palecek is completing her master’s degree in sociology with a sequence in Applied Community and Economic Development through the Stevenson Center.
Terra Infirm: Land Tenure Vulnerability and Mining Conflicts in Guatemala and El Salvador
For the Sociology and Anthropology Research Series, Michael L. Dougherty will explore mining operations in Latin America.
Migrant deaths in the desert topic of Robert G. Bone lecture, February 20
Jason De León, scholar and author of The Land of Open Graves: Living and Dying on the Migrant Trail, will focus his talk on a United States border enforcement strategy.