Join us for a casual performance from ISU’s Jazz Combo I. Admission is FREE!

You’ve studied for the exams, you know your materials, you even tutored your roommates but you got to the exam hall and you just blanked out. You could not remember anything!! Test Anxiety is common to many students. While everyone feels some degree of anxiety during tests or exams, it becomes an issue when anxiety makes you feel anxious, ill, or develop brain freeze during an exam or test. This interactive workshop will explore the issue of anxiety from the students’ perspectives, what it is, and how to overcome it. Call 309-438-7100 or stop by the Visor Center to sign up!*Note: this workshop will take place online via Zoom.

Storyshare is a series of monthly storytelling events where members of the community share short, 5-minute true stories about their own lives.It’s a relaxed, non-judgmental, and snack-filled environment for sharing your own story, listening to others, and getting to know some folks you’ve never met before.

Note Taking and Textbook Reading discuss strategies on how to take effective notes based on your class environment and how to stay active while reading your textbook. Explore different methods of organizing your notes and deciding what is important to write down. Call 309-438-7100 or stop by the Visor Center to sign up!

Student recital

March 19, 21, 26, 28 (Wednesdays/Fridays) 9:30-11:30 a.m.Attend 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.Class DescriptionSession 1: An Evolving World: Rising Temperatures and Falling Water TablesA growing amount of evidence exists that, regardless of cause, the earth’s climate is changing. What exactly does this look like both at home and abroad?Session 2: Salvation in Alternative Proteins?As the climate continues to change and populations continue to grow, some have presented the idea that new and alternatives to traditional protein sources are the answer. Could the future be one in which our food is manufactured in a lab?Session 3: Finding Direction in the Rearview MirrorAs the agriculture industry continues to feed us, vastly different views exist on how exactly to do that as the climate continues to change. While some continue to push the envelope of technology, others look to our past for answers.Session 4: Where Do We Go From Here?Amidst the smoke of wildfires, we attempt to find a crystal ball as people, policy and economics interact to manage an issue we can’t even agree exists. What does this changing landscape mean for the role of higher education in agriculture?Bryon Wiegand, University of Missouri-ColumbiaJustin Rickard, Illinois State University