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Unit: University College
Graduating Redbirds: Human development and family science major dedicates life to helping others
This Saturday, December 16, Kiara Mills will graduates with a bachelor’s in human development and family science. Next December, she’ll return to CEFCU Arena to receive a graduate degree through the program’s accelerated sequence.
Graduating Redbirds: First-gen student to help future Redbirds as a bilingual admissions counselor
When Gabriela Lozano stepped onto campus as an undeclared major, she was eager to explore an array of opportunities. This December, she’ll earn a bachelor’s degree from Illinois State University and will remain on campus to help future Redbirds.
Driving change: Inclusive, equitable and just STEM education
The program focuses on undergraduate students who have historically been excluded from STEM areas of study. The desire is to foster institutional change toward inclusive, equitable, and just STEM education. The ISU program will provide support to these students so that they may excel and become leaders in the STEM field, as well as professional development opportunities for STEM faculty and staff.
Innovation: CAST Connections’ first-gen students help create audio campus tour
Students who identify as first-generation (first-gen) students recommended their favorite places on Illinois State University’s campus through a self-guided audio tour.
A Day in the Life: Preview program seeks strong first impressions
Every summer, incoming students and their parents and guests arrive for Preview, Illinois State University’s two-day freshman orientation program.
Redbirds impress in latest NCAA Academic Progress Rate Report
Illinois State Athletics earned a four-year Academic Progress Rate (APR) score above the national average.
TRIO helps first-gen students achieve success
Chantal Tellez, Brionna Ramirez, and Dre Davidson are looking forward to sharing their stories of personal growth and perseverance as a first-generation student during the fifth annual First-Generation Friday Pathways to Success Summit November 3-4 at Illinois State University.
First-Gen Celebration 2023, November 3-4
The fifth annual First-Generation Celebration kickoff summit will be held on November 3-4, 2023.
Latin American Latino/a Studies program creates a ‘Community of Belonging and Success’
As Illinois State’s student body becomes increasingly diverse with more first-generation students, a grassroots initiative to support the University’s newest Redbirds, called COBAS, is taking flight in the Latin American and Latino/a Studies program.