Author: Alexandra Courson
Image provided by the Illinois Wesleyan Univeristy Department of Communications BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Sheahon Zenger was recently named the next president of Illinois Wesleyan University. The months-long search concluded on April 10. Zenger spoke on IWU’s application process. “It followed a process much like most other executive searches for presidents, vice presidents, c-suite type jobs,” […]
Image Provided by Todd Smoak NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State’s Office of Technology Solutions Executive Director Todd Smoak was recently named to the Higher Education User Group Board of Directors. HEUG works with institutions to manage their administrative technologies. Smoak listed the opportunities this new position in the group will create for the university. He […]
Image courtesy of the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts official website BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts surpassed last year’s total attendance record in three months by bringing in a younger audience. Within the first three months of 2024, they increased their attendance by 335 percent compared to last year. […]
Image Courtesy of VA Illiana Health Care NORMAL, Ill. – Last week over four-hundred fifty Illinois State University student veterans had the chance to meet with a Veterans Affairs representative to apply for lifetime healthcare benefits. VA Illiana Health Care sent a team out to ISU to share information about the expansion of the PACT […]
Image Courtesy of the Bloomington Police Department BLOOMINGTON, Ill. –The Bloomington Police Department released their 2023 annual report. The report highlights new hires, special events and statistics of the department. In 2023, BPD hired new police officers, made several technological additions and attended over 300 community events. The report includes crime statistics, awards, recruitment statistics […]
NORMAL, Ill. – Educators Rising of Illinois came to Illinois State University for their annual state conference yesterday. Educators Rising is a movement created to provide a clear pathway to increase teacher diversity and quality. This was their fourth annual conference featuring guest speakers from all over Illinois. From noon to 12:50 p.m., they had […]
Image Courtesy of Illinois State University NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State University is finishing its presidential candidate open forums with its final of four candidates on Feb. 29 as Valerio Ferme, Ph.D., spoke for an audience at the Bone Student Center. Ferme is serving his third year as Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State University NORMAL, Ill. – This month, Illinois State University is hosting several events in celebration of black history month. This week ISU has special guest lecture presented by Dr. Barbara Fields. “Is Race Identity” will take place in the Prairie Room in Bone Student Center from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 […]
NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State University held its second open forum for the final presidential candidates on February 22. Following the first of four on Feb. 19, Donald Easton-Brooks, Ph. D., spoke at the second forum on Feb. 22. With over 25 years of experience in high education and 15 years of administrative leadership, Easton-Brooks […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The City of Bloomington will hold a job fair at the Grossinger Motors Arena on March 5 in preparation for the seasonal jobs the city has available for the summer season. The job fair will help people learn about further details of the job descriptions and the job responsibilities. It will give […]