Two Illinois State Army ROTC alums are helping a team of today’s cadets make the trek to Washington, D.C., this weekend for the big Army Ten-Miler race—including their own cadet daughter.
Alumni family ties help bring ROTC team to D.C. Ten-Miler
Unit: Veterans and Military Services
Video: Military mom surprises son at Commencement
Lori Clark, a U.S. Army major on active duty in South Korea, surprised her son at a pre-graduation reception May 11, 2013, on Illinois State University’s campus.
Different paths for 2 Illinois State ROTC graduates
Stephen Schmidt and Will Konovsky are two of 11 ROTC cadets graduating this week, and like any two students at Commencement they’re starting from the same place but going in different directions.
Pantagraph: For graduating nursing student, ROTC was perfect fit
From The Pantagraph: Jillian Jones, a December graduate, always had a passion for nursing.
Ranger alum hits the road for soldier fundraiser
Army Airborne Ranger Capt. Patrick Kelley will lead one of the dozens of Run Ranger Run teams across the U.S., each one looking to walk, run, or ride 565 miles during the 28 days of February.
Books to battle: Hovey put Illinois State in Civil War annals
Illinois State Normal University (ISNU) was caught up in national politics soon after the school was established in 1857. Students and faculty alike talked of John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry, the Lincoln-Douglas debates, and the election of Illinois’ favored son as president. Soon after Abraham Lincoln took office, campus conversation turned to South Carolina’s succession, the
Illinois State Named a Military Friendly School
Illinois State University has once again been included in the Military Friendly Schools list published by G.I. Jobs magazine.
