Making history as one of the first Miss America contestants to ever compete with a physical disability, Kelly now empowers young people living with a physical disability to understand and accept their difference.
Unit: Student Affairs
Walk with Wellness on April 3 and earn a free sandwich
Lace up your sneakers and walk with Health Promotion and Wellness, the American Heart Association Greater Illinois, and others at noon Wednesday, April 3, on the Quad to celebrate Move More Month. The first 100 walkers to complete a loop of the Quad will earn a free sandwich!
National Nutrition Month: Focus on balanced eating
Health Promotion and Wellness takes a look at healthy eating versus fad diets, which can be restrictive, unsustainable, and often are not evidence-based methods to improve health.
Food Pantry seeks to solve student hunger problem
When listing the struggles facing college students, people tend to think of homesickness or studying stress—many never consider hunger.
Adaptapalooza opens eyes, offers students opportunity to play adaptive sports
At the fifth annual Adaptapalooza, Campus Recreation and therapeutic recreation students offered Illinois State students the chance to play adapted sports and learn about the opportunities available in sport and recreation for people with physical disabilities.
Overcoming gaslighting: Seeking help for domestic abuse
Forms of domestic abuse are one of the areas to find assistance in the Student Counseling Services’ Confidential Advising.
Students to connect with alumni at Diversity Meet-up, March 21
Learn how to successfully navigate the transition from college to career from alumni from diverse backgrounds.
LGBTQ+ literacy advocates, authors of Reading the Rainbow, to speak March 6
Caitlin Ryan and Jill Hermann-Wilmarth, co-authors of the book Reading the Rainbow, will speak at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, in the Brown Ballroom of the Bone Student Center.
Safe Zone orientation session, March 29
Safe Zone provides students, faculty, and staff the opportunity to create safe spaces on campus that are highly visible and easily identifiable to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) persons.
Producer, director Conrad Weaver to attend free Thirsty Land showing, March 25
The public is invited to attend a free screening of Thirsty Land at the Normal Theater on Monday, March 25. The documentary begins at 7 p.m. and film producer/director Conrad Weaver will present immediately following the movie.