Dr. Matt Caplan is hosting a seminar series, sponsored by the Office of Research and Graduate Studies. The series, Twelve Thousand Bombs: A Nuclear Weapons Seminar Series, takes a look at the realities of nuclear weapons in the present day.
Unit: Veterans and Military Services
ROTC alum Michelle Letcher ’95: ‘I consider it an honor to have served’
This Veterans Day will be the first time in three decades that retired Brig. Gen. Michelle Letcher ’95, who first answered the call to serve and defend the nation as an undergraduate at Illinois State University, is living the civilian life again.
Veterans Day Ceremony, November 10, 2023
Illinois State University will hold its annual Veterans Day Ceremony at noon Friday, November 10, in the Old Main Room of the Bone Student Center.
Former Illinois State student, Iraq War veteran killed in action remembered as ‘forgotten’ hero
On the rainy morning of October 25, in his invocation to begin the solemn ceremony of dedicating the post office in the small town of Maroa in Macon County to the memory of a fallen soldier, the Rev. Scott Marsh of Maroa Christian Church, told those gathered that it was his prayer that “we never forget.”
Veterans Day Ceremony, November 11, 2022
Illinois State University will hold its annual Veterans Day Ceremony at noon Friday, November 11, in the Prairie Rooms of the Bone Student Center.
Retirement reception for Deborah Brown, August 31
Illinois State University will celebrate the 30-year career of Deb Brown ’10, Transfer Day program office manager, on Wednesday, August 31, from 3-4:30 p.m. in the Prairie Room at the Bone Student Center.
Retirement reception for Judy Curtis, June 30
Members of the Illinois State University community are invited to a retirement reception for Judy Curtis from 2-4 p.m. Thursday, June 30, in the Founder’s Suite of the Bone Student Center.
In service to others: ROTC, COB alum a leader in two career fields
Mark Jackson ’87 has made a career of the unexpected; in fact, he’s made two. After graduating from Illinois State University’s College of Business with a degree in finance, Jackson had no plans for a career in the military or law enforcement, but both professions turned out to be prominent in his life story.
Veterans Day Ceremony, November 11, 2021
Illinois State University will hold its annual Veterans Day Ceremony on Thursday, November 11, at noon in the Prairie Rooms of the Bone Student Center.
Pause for Applause: Summer 2021
Take a moment to applaud these outstanding Illinois State University alumni.