Join the Efaw Center for Educator Excellence in this online workshop! You will learn how to share OneDrive files and folders, collaborate in real-time, recover deleted documents, sync OneDrive with your device, and learn collaboration tips for group projects.   If you need an accommodation to participate fully in this event, please contact Dr. Becky Beucher at rlbeuch@ilstu.edu. Please allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.Hosted by: Efaw Center for Educator ExcellenceOnline Location: https://illinoisstate.zoom.us/j/82770322177Additional Information can be found at: https://redbirdlife.illinoisstate.edu/event/11462001

Join us in the morning of the 2024 Homecoming for our annual Town and Gown Hybrid 5K and 1-Mile Fun Run/Walk. This year’s registration cost is $20 for all ages in-person and for virtual participants wanting a 5K shirt. Online registration is available until 4:30 p.m. Thursday, October 16. Once online registration closes, participants may register in person at the Alumni Center through Friday, October 17 from 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. The cost for those interested in the 1-Mile Fun Run/Walk is $20 as well. 5K and 1-Mile Fun Run participants (in-person and virtual) who register by September 16 are guaranteed an exclusive race shirt and a race packet. Shirts are unisex sizing. Virtual race participants will receive shirts via mail. Questions? Email TownandGown@IllinoisState.edu Additional InformationThere will be one water stop during the 5K run and refreshments available afterward for all run/walk participants, courtesy of the Town of Normal. Office of Sustainability will be onsite with reusable water bottles and Zero Waste crew to make this a zero-waste event. The 5K will be chip timed, courtesy of It’s Race time, Inc. No pets, please. Strollers welcomed. Parking is available in the School Street Parking Garage off of Beaufort. Virtual participants are encouraged to run and submit times on September 28 or prior.Hosted by: Alumni Association, Campus RecreationAdditional Information can be found at: https://redbirdlife.illinoisstate.edu/event/11601126

Join us for the Iron Will Charity Clash, a powerlifting meet to raise funds for Operation Obstacle, supporting Richland Community College’s Student Veterans’ Resource Center and veteran suicide prevention. Each day, 17 U.S. veterans die by suicide—your lifts and donations can make a difference!   What to Expect:   Events:   Biggest Bench (heaviest single bench press using Texas Power Bars) & AMRAP (as many reps as possible, 135 lbs men/95 lbs women).   Divisions:   Men (115 lbs, 135 lbs, 155 lbs, 170 lbs, 185 lbs, 205 lbs, 220 lbs, 250 lbs, 275 lbs+) Women (123 lbs, 135 lbs, 148 lbs, 160 lbs, 172 lbs, 185 lbs, 198 lbs, 210 lbs, 220 lbs+)   Teen: Ages 14–18Junior: Ages 19-23Open: Ages 14+ (no upper limit; optional for any eligible lifter)Masters: 40+   Schedule:   8:00 AM: Registration & weigh-ins9:15 AM: Operation Obstacle speech9:30 AM: Biggest Bench Flight begins12:30 PM: AMRAP Bench Flight Begins3:00-4:00 PM: Awards for top lifters   Details / Rules & Equipment:   Local, unaffiliated meet. 50 lifter cap.Raw meet - Belts and wrist wraps allowed. No other equipment or bench shirts permitted.   Accessibility: Venue is wheelchair accessible.   Operation Obstacle Information:  https://raceroster.com/.../102894/operation-obstacle-2025.   Richland Community College’s Student Veterans’ Resource Center:https://www.richland.edu/studen.../veterans-resource-center/   How to Support: Compete: $25 entry (70-80% to charity).Spectate: $10 at the door.   Sign up Link: https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSdCyascQ.../viewform...   Entry Fee Venmo: Redbird Powerliftinghttps://www.venmo.com/u/RedbirdPowerlifting   Entry Fee CashApp: https://cash.app/$RedbirdPowerlifting$RedbirdPowerlifting   Donate: Can’t make it? Contribute online at https://raceroster.com/.../fundraising-organization/72491... or by check to the RCC Foundation - Operation Obstacle.   Why It Matters: Proceeds support Operation Obstacle’s mission to end veteran suicide, in coordination with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Illiana Health Care Suicide Prevention Team.   Follow Us: @redbirdpowerlifting, @gonzosbarbell on Instagram, and Gonzo’s Barbell on Facebook for updates. Questions? Contact Dominik Green at dominikgreen22@outlook.com.  Hosted by: Redbird PowerliftingAdditional Information can be found at: https://redbirdlife.illinoisstate.edu/event/11399536

Registered student organizations, get ready to show off that Redbird spirit! Our contest encourages RSO walking and mobile units to submit a spirited video (that incorporates the Homecoming theme, Redbirds Reign) with their parade entry on October 18. This can be a choreographed cheer, singing the ISU Fight Song, performing a song connected to the RSO, etc. A link will be sent closer to the parade to submit the video. Judging will take place Homecoming weekend with winners announced Monday, October 20, and monetary prizes awarded to first, second and third place. Submit parade entries online by October 6 and select "Yes" for RSOs wanting to participate.Submit band entries online by October 7. Review parade resource guide prior to October 18.All floats must schedule an inspection with Environmental Health and Safety the week of or prior to Saturday, October 18. Call (309) 438-8325.View Parade Map Questions? Email homecomingparade@IllinoisState.eduHosted by: Alumni AssociationAdditional Information can be found at: https://redbirdlife.illinoisstate.edu/event/11601594

For our final regular season game of the year we’ll be heading up to UNI!Hosted by: Men's Rugby Club at Illinois State UniversityAdditional Information can be found at: https://redbirdlife.illinoisstate.edu/event/11478564

Organized by Student Alumni Council, the Homecoming Window Decorating is a great way to help get Homecoming week started by painting the windows of a local business around campus. Anyone is welcome to help!  Groups are also needed for window cleaning following the conclusion of Homecoming week on Sunday, September 29 from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Pizza will be provided. Those interested in helping can contact Darion Effinger, Graduate Assistant for Alumni Engagement, or sign up online through SignUpGenius.Hosted by: Alumni Association, Student Alumni CouncilAdditional Information can be found at: https://redbirdlife.illinoisstate.edu/event/11427067