This event has been postponed with future date to be set in spring 2026.The Greater Chicago Alumni Network is bringing the full Redbird experience straight to the Windy City! We’re rounding up Redbirds from near and far to celebrate Illinois State pride like only we can. Get ready to grab your Avanti’s, take a virtual stroll through the Quad, and enjoy a campus-style bash loaded with your favorite traditions:Redbird Trivia – Team up and compete for great prizesPhoto Booth Fun – Strike your best Redbird poseResidence Hall Mini Golf – Putt your way through the hallsSocial Bingo – Mingle and win while meeting fellow alumniBattle Bradley Basketball – Show that Redbird spirit and free throw skillsMore Activities & Surprises – You never know what’s in store!Round up your flock, dust off your Redbird gear, and get ready for a day of campus memories—Chicago edition!

We can’t wait for Reggie Day at the Zoo so we bumped it up earlier in the year to talk Homecoming and Redbird fun as we visit with Reggie’s zoo-tastic friends!Join ISU Alumni Engagement and our favorite feathered friend, Reggie Redbird, for a fun-filled afternoon featuring photo opps with Reggie, an exclusive otter feeding, face painting, and more.Access to Reggie Day at the Zoo is MPZ general admission price or a membership pass. Questions? Contact Darion Effinger, graduate assistant for Alumni Engagement.

We can’t wait for Reggie Day at the Zoo so we bumped it up earlier in the year to talk Homecoming and Redbird fun as we visit with Reggie’s zoo-tastic friends!Join ISU Alumni Engagement and our favorite feathered friend, Reggie Redbird, for a fun-filled afternoon featuring photo opps with Reggie, an exclusive otter feeding, face painting, and more.Access to Reggie Day at the Zoo is MPZ general admission price or a membership pass. Questions? Contact Darion Effinger, graduate assistant for Alumni Engagement.

ISU Symphony Orchestra will perform works by Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) – Symphony No. 104, “London” Hob.I:104 (1795) and Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) – Symphony No. 8, Op. 88 (1889). Samuel Chen, conductorTo purchase tickets

September 29, October 1, 6, 8 (Mondays and Wednesdays) 1:30-3:30 pmAttend in person at ISU’s Alumni Center, 1101 N. Main St., Normal            ORWatch Online via ZoomFEES:$35 for Senior Professional members (includes all four sessions)$45 for non-members (includes all four sessions)For in-person participation, pricing is per person.For Zoom participation, pricing is one registration per household.Price includes:Four 2-hour sessions (one Academy of Seniors class).$15 single-session option available for in-person attendance (pay at door).Register online at seniorprofessionals.illinoisstate.edu or call (309) 438-2160.Zoom participants will receive a Zoom link a week prior to the start of the class(es) and again on the day of each session.Learn the dynamics of persuasion, including important source, receiver and message components while also exploring the effects of persuasive communication on receivers’ attitudes, values, beliefs and behaviors.Based on Dr. Hunts’s new book, co- authored with colleague Keven R. Meyer, Hunt will address new media, engaged citizenship and deconstructing messages in a post-truth world to deepen attendees’ understanding of persuasion.Themes will include the application of contemporary persuasion theory and research to the post-truth era, the influence of new media on persuasive communication and how to use persuasion to become civically engaged and advance the common good.Stephen Hunt, Professor, School of Communication, ISU

The DeKalb County Action Team meets on the last Monday of the month at 3:30 P.M. Community Co-Leader: Tiara Huggins (815) 901-3417 thuggins1@niu.eduMeeting Type: In-person meeting148 N 3rd St, DeKalb, IL 60115