Larry Dietz
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NORMAL, Ill.- Every time a bell rings an angel gets their wings, but Illinois State University gets another year older. ISU celebrated its 163rd birthday on Feb. 20, 2020 in the Brown Ballroom at the Bone Student Center. Looking back on the year there were some highs and lows. ISU President Larry Dietz said a […]
Photo courtesy to ISU NORMAL, Ill.-In an effort to move diversity initiatives forward on Illinois State University’s campus, a new position has been created. President Larry Dietz announced Monday, Feb. 17 that Professor Doris Houston has been named the interim assistant to the president for diversity and inclusion. Houston will officially begin her duties in […]
NORMAL-Illinois State women’s basketball head coach Kristen Gillespie signed a two-year contract extension that runs through 2024. “I was just thrilled that President Dietz and Larry Lyons, our athletic director had enough belief in the direction our program has gone in the last two years to extend our staff that additional two years. I think […]
NORMAL – Illinois State University administration released a campus-wide statement via email regarding discrimination on campus. This statement apologized for missing and inaccurate information in a previous email responding to protests from last week. “I apologize for the inaccuracy in my previous email and for mischaracterizing the students and their efforts,” stated Dietz.”I recognize that […]
NORMAL – Illinois State University’s Black Homecoming Committee released a statement late Friday night. The statement was a direct response to the emailed statement by ISU’s administration and president Larry Dietz regarding discrimination on campus. Last week students protested discrimination of treatment to diverse students and registered student organizations. Protests came after a scheduling issue with the […]
NORMAL – Students at Illinois State University marched across the quad Monday chanting “This fake diversity has got to go.” Protestors gathered in front of Hovey Hall, ISU’s administration building, to protest the treatment of diverse students on campus. Students claimed they have dealt with discrimination for years. Examples ranged from metal detectors being required […]
NORMAL – Illinois State University held the annual State of the University Address Tuesday afternoon in the Center of Performing Arts. President Larry Dietz focused on ISU’s latest achievements and changes planned for the university in the address. Some achievements included the growing enrollment rate and the renaming of the Wonsook Kim College of Fine […]
Arch Madness is coming up next weekend, and to get you in the spirit, we got some ISU Basketball trivia! See if you can guess some of these ISU facts!
NORMAL – Thursday marked another Founder’s Day on the campus of Illinois State University, and to kick off the festivities, many gathered in the middle of the quad for the annual Bell Ringing Ceremony. Founder’s Day was created to remember the founding of the university back in year 1857. However, the event has evolved and […]
On this week’s episode of Trivia with Trish, follow along as we test the knowledge of ISU students with some ISU trivia, in Honor of last week’s’ Homecoming. Join the WZND team every Tuesday as we ask ISU students some hard hitting trivia questions, coming at you from the ISU Quad.