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!   If you need an accommodation to fully participate in any Julia N. Visor Academic Center program, session or event, please contact Visor Center, University College at (309) 438-7100 or VisorCenter@IllinoisState.edu. Please allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.  Hosted by: University CollegeAdditional Information can be found at: https://redbirdlife.illinoisstate.edu/event/11664814

Twice weekly practice for the ISU Climbing Team 7-9pm at TPGHosted by: Rock Climbing ClubAdditional Information can be found at: https://redbirdlife.illinoisstate.edu/event/11569709

Visit the stage at Starbucks in the Bone Student Center for live music by Alex Ahn! This event is sponsored by Event Management, Dining, and Hospitality and Redbird Well. If you need accommodation to fully participate in this event, please contact Event Management, Dining, and Hospitality at 309-438-8351 or EMDH@IllinoisState.edu. Please allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.   Full schedule: November 11/4 - Live music by Alex Ahn* - 7 p.m. 11/10 - Live music by School of Theatre, Dance, and Film students - 1 - 2 p.m. 11/18 - Trivia - 7 p.m. December 12/2 - Craft night - 7 p.m. *professional musiciansHosted by: Campus Recreation, Event Management, Dining, and Hospitality, Health Promotion and Wellness, Student Counseling Services , Student Health ServicesAdditional Information can be found at: https://redbirdlife.illinoisstate.edu/event/11374496

Do you find yourself putting things off to the very last possible second? Are you often scrambling to turn in quality work because you waited too long to start? Don’t know how to break your bad procrastination habits? Learn some strategies to help you prioritize, motivate yourself, and dominate procrastination! Call 309-438-7100 or stop by the Visor Center to sign up! If you need an accommodation to fully participate in any Julia N. Visor Academic Center program, session or event, please contact Visor Center, University College at (309) 438-7100 or VisorCenter@IllinoisState.edu. Please allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.Hosted by: University CollegeAdditional Information can be found at: https://redbirdlife.illinoisstate.edu/event/11665347

How secure is your social media? Join us for a hands-on workshop where we’ll cover privacy settings, account protection tips, and how to spot fake or suspicious messages on platforms like Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, and more. You’ll get time to review your own accounts and lock them down because cybersecurity starts with your scroll. Enjoy snacks on WiCyS ISU while you secure your socials…no hacks or snack attacks here!Hosted by: Women in Cybersecurity - Illinois State University Student ChapterAdditional Information can be found at: https://redbirdlife.illinoisstate.edu/event/11375261

National Non-traditional Student Week: Celebrating Pathways, Building Connections Join the Dean of Students Office for the Non-traditional Student Breakfast + Resource Fair on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, from 8:30–11:00 AM in Prairie Room III, Bone Student Center, hosted during National Non-traditional Student Week (November 3-7).  At ISU, non-traditional students are a growing and thriving population—including adult learners, transfer students, parents, veterans, and others balancing academics with work, family, and community commitments.     This program will spotlight the Tina and Mick Rowe Scholarship for Non-traditional Students, and feature guest speaker Dr. Stacey Wiggins (School of Social Work), a leading voice and advocate for non-traditional student success. This program was designed in direct response to feedback from scholarship applicants who shared challenges with building networks and accessing resources that support success.    Program Highlights Light breakfast and networking with non-traditional students and campus/community partners Official launch point for the Tina and Mick Rowe Scholarship for Nontraditional StudentsKeynote address by Dr. Stacey Wiggins (School of Social Work) Resource Fair featuring ISU offices and community organizations   We invite your office to support this program by: Contributing to the Redbird Life Resource Table with branded giveaways or informational handouts (up to 25) Hosting a resource table to directly connect with non-traditional student attendees Attending the program to learn more about ISU’s non-traditional student community Sharing the program with non-traditional students in your department's community and networks to spread the word about the recognition week and resources.Hosted by: Dean of Students Office, Leadership Education and DevelopmentAdditional Information can be found at: https://redbirdlife.illinoisstate.edu/event/11744161