ISU News
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NORMAL – Illinois State University’s Police Department welcomes the newest member of their team, Paw-fficer Sage. Sage is a part of the new community engagement unit from the department. As a certified therapy dog, the unit hopes Sage can bring comfort to people in the community “Her job is to make people happy, from people […]
NORMAL – Incoming and current Redbirds flocked into the Bone Student Center for ‘Fear the Bird Kickoff’ Sunday afternoon. Events like this during Welcome Week keep students busy while getting them accustomed to campus. “I thought there was a lot of different fun activities to do out on the quad and off the quad,” said […]
In the April edition of the Birds-I-View, hosts Ashley Antonini, Anthony Ferretti and Zach Wilson, along with the WZND News Team, take an inside look at construction updates happening at Illinois State University. WZND’s Ashley Antonini begins the show by providing an update on the second phase of the Bone Student Center renovation (1:46-4:27). Then, […]
NORMAL – A hometown hero passed away serving our country in 2017, but his legacy lives on. The town of Normal dedicated the post office to fallen Sergeant Joshua Rodgers Thursday morning, who was killed on April 27, 2017 while deployed in Afghanistan. Over a hundred people gathered in uptown to honor the fallen soldier. […]
NORMAL – Illinois State University Police are preparing for the holiday this upcoming weekend as things will be busy on the roads and the campus. As Easter approaches, people are going to be traveling home as roads and highways will become extremely busy with traffic. Just as it is important to be safe and not […]
NORMAL – A bill that was recently passed in the House could potentially benefit students at universities and community colleges throughout the state of Illinois. The bill is an effort to make tuition assistance accessible to undocumented and transgender students who currently do not have access to these resources. Financial aid is one of the […]
NORMAL – Illinois State University launched their first ever Redbird Rising campaign this year in hopes to fundraise $150 million dollars in pursuit of elevating university resources. ISU Director of Donor relations and Stewardship Jamie Wood expresses that the University’s alumni have bought onto ISU’s purpose. “It really speaks to how well the university is doing. […]
NORMAL – AsiaConnect is a university association of faculty and staff members with a focus on promoting Asian cultures and supporting Asian staff, faculty and students here at Illinois State. This week, AsiaConnect has been hosting events everyday to promote, share, and inform Illinois State students of Asian heritage and culture. Some events included the […]
NORMAL – It’s Asian Heritage Week here at Illinois State University and the Centennial West Building hosted a Filipino martial arts demonstration yesterday. The event has been going on for almost eight years here at ISU, and has engaged the ISU community by putting on demonstrations, readings, and workshops. Yesterday at the Filipino martial arts […]
NORMAL – Illinois State’s Gamma Phi Circus will celebrate their 90th anniversary this weekend, with the first performance scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday night. Along with that performance, the circus will also perform on Saturday at 1 p.m. followed by another at 7 p.m. Gamma Phi performer Natalie Lefkowitz says that ISU is lucky to […]