Illinois State University
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Becca Wagner was hired as the new Sports Director for the YMCA as of Feb. 26. Wagner has experience with organizing NCAA tournaments for sports such as baseball, soccer, softball, track and a variety of others. She helped with her first tournament with her father in 2005. Wagner explained how sports were […]
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 […]
Story written by Logan O’Brien NORMAL, Ill. – After speaking at the Digital Privacy and Civil Liberties event hosted by ISU, Stephen Ragan had more to say about our civil liberties, privacy and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Ragan is a part of ACLU, an organization devoted to defending the rights of people nationwide. […]
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 ISU Graduate Workers Union NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State University Graduate Workers Union has come to a tentative deal with the university after nearly a year of negotiations. The union, which represents 450 graduate students who also work for the university, has been negotiating since last March. The new deal includes […]
NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State University is continuing their search for a new president with the third candidate’s public forum occurring on Feb. 26. This forum featured former professor and Associate Dean of ISU’s College of Fine Arts (now the Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts), Elizabeth Reitz Mullenix, Ph.D. Following her time at […]
NORMAL, Ill. – The School of Communication at Illinois State University has been given authority for a new major of sports communication, it was approved Board of Trustees approved at their meeting on Feb. 16. The next step for this major is getting approved by the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) for it to […]
Photo courtesy of University High School NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State University Board of Trustees has approved a resolution to help fund renovations for University High School’s (U-High) chemistry lab, but the plans have been complicated by the discovery of asbestos in the floors. The current chemistry lab, which hasn’t been renovated since the […]
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 […]
NORMAL, Ill. – The very first NCAA tournament to feature female athletes took place in 1981. From there, women’s sports slowly integrated into the mainstream, albeit facing its fair share of stigma in its fight to be recognized as legitimate. Women’s sports are now a regular fixture in professional and collegiate athletics, still fending off […]