Dr. Maura Toro-Morn has been named the recipient of the 2020 David A. Strand Diversity Achievement Award.
Maura Toro-Morn named David A. Strand Diversity Achievement Award recipient
Unit: Student Affairs
Illinois State University earns Carnegie Foundation’s national community engagement designation
Illinois State University has received the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching’s Elective Classification for Community Engagement.
Faculty, staff dining discounts Fridays in February
In honor of the Founding Celebration, Event Management, Dining, and Hospitality will offer faculty and staff discounts at both dining centers every Friday in February.
Adaptapalooza event celebrates recreation without limits, February 26
Members of the Illinois State University community can experience how recreation can be adapted for those with disabilities at the annual Adaptapalooza from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, February 26, in the Student Fitness Center.
New Student Involvement Center opens in the Bone
The Dean of Students Office opened their new Student Involvement Center (SIC) in the Bone Student Center this month.
Sorority and fraternity leaders ready to advance the community
Illinois State University made history this month, sending 72 undergraduates to the Association of Fraternal Leadership and Values (AFLV) conference.
CESL seeks feedback on new strategic plan
The Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning is currently seeking campus and community input on a draft of the center’s new strategic plan.
Sorority and Fraternity Life announces name change to honor sorority women founders
At the beginning of January 2020, Fraternity and Sorority Life, a unit of the Dean of Students Office, officially changed its name to Sorority and Fraternity Life. The name change was implemented to honor its history and the women who began Greek life on Illinois State’s campus. Sororities and fraternities had been banned at Illinois
Black Heritage Ball to celebrate African diaspora, February 29
Tickets are available for the ball, which is a celebration of community, culture, and performance.
Student impact: Susan and Stephen Kern advance Illinois State
Dr. Susan Kern’s 31-year career at Illinois State—from teaching in Illinois State’s former Department of Home Economics to leading the University’s first comprehensive fundraising campaign—is proof she welcomes any opportunity to make an impact.
