The Fall Internship and Career Fair connect employers seeking students and alumni for internships and full-time positions. Attending employers Check out the list of employers attending the Internship and Career Fair and select those you most want to meet. Be sure to visit their website to learn more about them and their open positions. Fair preparation tips for studentsConstruct an effective resume. Then, connect with Career Services during drop-in hours for feedback. Connect with your career advisor for help on how to describe yourself and answer other common employer questions. Attend Navigating Career Fairs for useful tips from employers to help you be prepared and confident when participating in the career fair. Join Career Services on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X, and LinkedIn for fair updates and other helpful tips.Headshot photos Career Services is pleased to once again offer free headshot photos during the fair. Your photo will be sent directly to the email address you entered into the photo system. It will be sent from noreply@email.fotoshare.co. the same day. Be sure to check your junk/spam inbox as it may be sent to that location. Please note that Career Services does not maintain any of the photos. Special accommodations If you need special accommodations to participate, contact Career Services. Please allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.Hosted by: Career ServicesAdditional Information can be found at: https://redbirdlife.illinoisstate.edu/event/11203506

Join us for this exhibition reception at the Student Art Gallery located in Julian Hall. Free and open to the public during gallery hours. Gallery location and hours are available online: https://finearts.illinoisstate.edu/events-activities/student-art-gallery/. Exhibition on display*: October 7–October 17, 2025*May be subject to change without notice. For questions or accommodations, please contact the Wonsook Kim School of Art office.Hosted by: Wonsook Kim School of ArtAdditional Information can be found at: https://redbirdlife.illinoisstate.edu/event/11366895

Understand how the body responds to stress and learn practices for managing the anxiety that is evoked in high stress situations.  This series will teach participants how to employ strategies for studying and taking their content test. Each workshop builds upon the next, but students are welcome to join at any date. This series is held via Zoom. If you need an accommodation to fully participate in this program/event, please contact (Dr. Becky Beucher, COE) at (rlbeuch@ilstu.edu). Please allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.  Workshop Series:   9/9 Navigating Your Resources    9/16 Time Management and Study Skills    9/23 ILTS Vocab Vault    9/30 Reading the Questions    10/07 Test Taking Anxiety  Hosted by: Efaw Center for Educator ExcellenceOnline Location: https://illinoisstate.zoom.us/j/89711757839Additional Information can be found at: https://redbirdlife.illinoisstate.edu/event/11441800

PracticeHosted by: Men's Rugby Club at Illinois State UniversityAdditional Information can be found at: https://redbirdlife.illinoisstate.edu/event/11557717

Join us to learn from industry professionals from Sikich!Hosted by: Student Accounting SocietyAdditional Information can be found at: https://redbirdlife.illinoisstate.edu/event/11480596

Enjoy a relaxing evening with pumpkin painting, crafts, snacks, live music, and a photo booth! All items are available on a first-come, first-served basis. While RSVP is encouraged, it does not guarantee participation or receiving giveaway items.   If you need accommodation to fully participate in this program/event, please contact Event Management, Dining, and Hospitality at 309-438-8351 or EMDH@IllinoisState.edu. Please allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.Hosted by: Event Management, Dining, and Hospitality, Student Counseling ServicesAdditional Information can be found at: https://redbirdlife.illinoisstate.edu/event/11576250

Join us to hear from librarians from local K-12 schools about building inclusive libraries for LGBTQIA2S+ and other marginalized students!Hosted by: QueerEd BirdsAdditional Information can be found at: https://redbirdlife.illinoisstate.edu/event/11603293

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/11569701

Come satisfy your sweet tooth! At Cyber Sweets, we’ll explore how cryptography plays a role in your everyday life through hands-on puzzles, group challenges, and interactive activities. Whether you’re new to cybersecurity or just love a good cipher, this is the perfect intro to crypto concepts—with cupcakes provided by WiCyS ISU to fuel your thinking!Hosted by: Women in Cybersecurity - Illinois State University Student ChapterAdditional Information can be found at: https://redbirdlife.illinoisstate.edu/event/11375194

ISU Bowling Club Competitive and Non-Competitive Hosted by: Bowling Club at Illinois State UniversityAdditional Information can be found at: https://redbirdlife.illinoisstate.edu/event/11691930

Clarinet Professor David Gresham and his wife, pianist Momoko Gresham, will give a recital of music for clarinet and piano which is a virtual world tour including music from France, Poland, Russia, Japan, Hungary, and the U. S. A. It features a wide range of styles, from very Romantic (Amy Beach) to very modern (Vasily Labanov), from light and playful (Phillippe Gaubert) to folk-inspired virtuosity (Rezső Kókai) to the very deep and intense (Vasily Labanov, again). There is even a piece full of bird calls (Takashi Yoshimatsu)!  Hosted by: School of Music, Wonsook Kim College of Fine ArtsAdditional Information can be found at: https://redbirdlife.illinoisstate.edu/event/11657619

Grab what you need at the Share Shop! The ISU Share Shop is a free resource-sharing store located in the Office of Sustainability at 305 N. School Street. Students can shop for a variety of FREE items such as clothing, shoes, accessories, small household items, textbooks, and more.Hosted by: Office Of SustainabilityAdditional Information can be found at: https://redbirdlife.illinoisstate.edu/event/11377179

Join Queer Coalition, Illinois State's LGBTQIA+ faculty, staff, and grad student affinity group, for a catered lunch followed by an interactive workshop inviting participants to grow their allyship in in response to recent attacks on the queer community. All are welcome to attend, but registration is required by October 1 for those who wish to join us for the lunch portion (11:30 a.m.-12 p.m.). Please register at the link instead of RSVPing through Redbird Life!Hosted by:Additional Information can be found at: https://redbirdlife.illinoisstate.edu/event/11636523

The Office of Equity and Inclusion is pleased to offer new dates for its popular “ISU in Conversation” series. These open forums provide an opportunity for the Redbird community to discuss themes relevant to campus and to share concerns and suggestions with peers and leadership.Looking to make new friends, discover what matters to you, and get involved on campus and in the community? Join us for an energizing evening of connection and reflection! What to Expect:Fun, interactive activities to explore your strengths and civic interests Real talk about issues you care about A chance to meet other students and build community Learn how YOU can get involved to make a positive difference in your community and world through the Center for Civic EngagementPresented by Dr. Katy Strzepek and Keara Gray of the Center for Civic Engagement.Hosted by: Center for Civic Engagement, Office of Equity and InclusionAdditional Information can be found at: https://redbirdlife.illinoisstate.edu/event/11661031

The Illinois State University Philharmonia String Orchestra is a string ensemble that fosters a welcoming environment for students from all disciplines to come together and enjoy making music. Edward Elgar (1857-1934) – Serenade for Strings (1892)Morten Lauridsen (b. 1943) / arr. Sandra Dackow – O Magnum Mysterium (2006)John Rutter (b. 1945) – Suite for Strings (1973)Hosted by: School of Music, Wonsook Kim College of Fine ArtsAdditional Information can be found at: https://redbirdlife.illinoisstate.edu/event/11543687

Women's water polo practice Hosted by: Women's Water Polo Club at Illinois State UniversityAdditional Information can be found at: https://redbirdlife.illinoisstate.edu/event/11701958

There will be an Impact Life bus parked on the quad where people can donate blood on an appointment or walk-in basis. Donors will receive a gift card for donating and the pride of saving lives!   Schedule an appointment here!Hosted by: Redbirds ImpactLifeAdditional Information can be found at: https://redbirdlife.illinoisstate.edu/event/11525752

Spend time looking closely at artworks in University Galleries' current exhibition, Jen Bervin: Shift Rotate Reflect, and drawing at your own pace. Materials will be provided. Shift Rotate Reflect is a re-imagining of poet and artist Jen Bervin’s first survey exhibition. Originally on view at University Galleries in Fall 2020 during COVID-19 restrictions and closures, the exhibition featured 23 solo and collaborative works created from 1997 through 2020. Opening five years after the first exhibition, this experiment—re-presenting the anchor projects differently alongside new works—is a direct response to the limitations imposed by the pandemic. Audiences will be able to engage with the material complexities of Bervin’s work, explore the expanded connections among them, and participate in robust public programming. The exhibition title, Shift Rotate Reflect, was excerpted from Su Hui’s Picture of the Turning Sphere, a five-channel video installation that Bervin collaboratively created with filmmaker Charlotte Lagarde. The words “shift,” “rotate,” and “reflect” have been guideposts for Bervin and exhibition curator Kendra Paitz while envisioning the 2025 exhibition. This iteration of Shift Rotate Reflect features installations, embroideries, prints, artist’s books, and videos created through 2025. The selected works demonstrate the interdisciplinary range of Bervin’s long-term research on topics including legacies of women artists and writers, relationships between text and textiles, and abstractions of language and landscape. Core projects from the first exhibition include Su Hui’s Picture of the Turning Sphere (2016–2020), a video and textile installation addressing Chinese poet Su Hui and her 4th-century reversible poem, “Xuanji tu”; River (2006–2018), a scale model of the Mississippi River from the geocentric point of view, hand-stitched in silver sequins and spanning 230 curvilinear feet; Silk Poems (2010–2017), which centers around Bervin’s poem for a biosensor written from the perspective of a silkworm and composed in a six-character chain corresponding to the DNA structure of silk; and The Dickinson Composites (2004–ongoing), a series of large-scale embroideries comprising stitched composites of the variant marks American poet Emily Dickinson used in her manuscripts to link alternate words and phrases. New works featured in Shift Rotate Reflect include eight new quilts in The Dickinson Composites series, a 10-foot silk print of the silkworm cocoon, the video Faire et défaire with an original score by Catherine McRae, and two recent artist’s books The Sea and On Weaving—a video, typed prints, and an annotated copy of Anni Albers’ 1965 book of the same name—which, in Bervin’s words, “references the grid that the typewriter and weaving have in common, as well as the direct relationship between looms and computing.” This exhibition is the center point of multiple programs and engagements. Jen Bervin will give a public lecture and meet with students on campus. Bervin’s exhibition is a central focus of a Text and Textile seminar in the Wonsook Kim School of Art. Normal Community High School’s Experimental Ensemble is composing original scores inspired by Bervin’s work and performing them within the exhibition. University Galleries is collaborating with Illinois State University’s Milner Library on a reading list and book display and partnering with Bloomington Public Library on a poetry workshop that will result in a zine. University Galleries’ staff is also leading art-making workshops for ISU students, K-12 students, and community members, as well as organizing pop-up exhibitions. Sensory-friendly times, independent drawing hours, drop-in writing hours, and scavenger hunts are available. Curator-led tours are available by appointment. Field trip reimbursements for tours and workshops are available for K-12 schools and community organizations. A 192-page monograph accompanies the exhibition. Published in 2022, between both exhibitions, the book features poet and playwright Claudia Rankine’s conversation with Bervin, Jennifer Yee’s interview with Bervin and Lagarde, essays by scholar Jayme Collins and curator Kendra Paitz, a facsimile chapter from Bervin’s hand-stitched artist’s book The Desert, a visual index of Bervin’s book projects, and an illustrated biography. Jen Bervin: Shift Rotate Reflect is curated by Kendra Paitz, University Galleries’ director and chief curator. This exhibition and programming are supported by University Galleries’ grants from the Illinois Arts Council and the Alice and Fannie Fell Trust. Workshops and field trip reimbursements are supported by the Lori Baum and Aaron Henkelman University Galleries Community Fund. This exhibition would not have been possible without previous support. The 2020 iteration of Shift Rotate Reflect was supported by University Galleries’ grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Illinois Arts Council, Harold K. Sage Foundation, and the Illinois State University Foundation Fund. Artist biographies Jen Bervin’s projects have been exhibited at the Hong Kong University Museum and Art Gallery; Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa; Ian Potter Museum of Art, Melbourne; The Power Plant, Toronto; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; MASS MoCA, North Adams, Massachusetts; Tufts University Art Galleries, Medford, Massachusetts; and Morgan Library and Museum, New York, among others. Bervin has authored numerous books and artist’s books including Silk Poems, a New Museum Book of the Year and a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award, and Gorgeous Nothings: Emily Dickinson’s Envelope Poems (with Marta Werner and Susan Howe), a Book of the Year selection by The New Yorker.  Bervin has received grants, awards, and fellowships from the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University, Asian Cultural Council, Creative Capital, Foundation for Contemporary Art, SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence), Josef and Anni Albers Foundation, Banff Centre, Northwestern University, and New York Foundation for the Arts, among others. Her work is featured in 60 collections, including Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Yale University, Brooklyn Museum, and the J. Paul Getty Museum. Bervin’s work is represented by Catharine Clark Gallery, San Franscisco. She is a 2025–2026 Fellow at The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University and lives in Connecticut and Marseille, Bouches-de-Rhône in France. Charlotte Lagarde has made more than 20 films, which have been aired on PBS, HBO, and the Sundance Channel, and exhibited at MASS MoCA. Her many awards include an Academy Award, the PBS Independent Lens Audience Award, and the Ashland Independent Film Festival’s Best Documentary award, as well as fellowships from Sundance, BAVC, and Camargo Foundation. Her project Colonial White was included in the exhibitions The Racial Imaginary Institute: On Whiteness at The Kitchen, New York City, and Great Force at the Institute for Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth University as a city-wide participatory project in Richmond, Virginia. Lagarde is the executive director of the Swell Foundation and the COO & co-founder of B.Public. She lives in Connecticut and France.Hosted by: University GalleriesAdditional Information can be found at: https://redbirdlife.illinoisstate.edu/event/11329055

Move with the MCC is a new wellness series designed to encourage students to prioritize movement, self-care, and community connection through fun and accessible physical activities. The first installment will feature Line Dancing with Lorraine, a dynamic and beginner-friendly session led by Lorraine, a local professional dance instructor with experience in making dance accessible, energizing, and fun. Line dancing is a low-pressure, high-energy group activity that promotes physical movement, stress relief, and joy through music and rhythm.  Students must RSVP to attend.Hosted by: Multicultural CenterAdditional Information can be found at: https://redbirdlife.illinoisstate.edu/event/11673448

PracticeHosted by: Men's Rugby Club at Illinois State UniversityAdditional Information can be found at: https://redbirdlife.illinoisstate.edu/event/11557718