- Retirement open house for Jeanette Harrison, January 31Join University College for a retirement open house, celebrating Jeanette Harrison, on Friday, January 31, 2025.
- Milner Metadata team attends ALA Core Forum 2024The Milner Metadata team presented at the 2024 Core Forum held from November 14-16 in Minneapolis.
- From waste heat to quantum innovation: Advancing spintronicsThe team led by Dr. Justin Bergfield, associate professor of physics, undergraduate researcher Runa Bennett, and AFRL senior research scientist Dr. Joshua Hendrickson has uncovered how quantum interference—a phenomenon where particles behave like waves and either reinforce or cancel each other—can efficiently generate a “spin-voltage” to control the flow of quantum information.
- Criminal Justice Sciences’ student receives the 2024 Division on Critical Criminology and Social Justice (DCCSJ) Undergraduate Paper AwardBrenna Jones, a criminal justice sciences graduate student, was awarded the 2024 Division on Critical Criminology & Social Justice (DCCSJ) Undergraduate Paper Award.
- Dr. Glen Nelson named vice president for finance and planningPresident Aondover Tarhule is pleased to announce that Dr. Glen Nelson has accepted the role of vice president for finance and planning, effective January 6, 2025.
- State Farm commits $3 million to Illinois State University’s new data science programIllinois State University received a $3 million gift commitment from State Farm® on December 19, 2024. Funds will support the recruitment and retention of faculty and students in the University’s new interdisciplinary data science bachelor’s degree program, which welcomes its first class in fall 2025.
- Birthday tradition spreads holiday cheer, one pair of socks at a timeStephanie Ogden collected more than 100 new pairs of socks, which were gifted to children who received presents through Illinois State University's Holiday Helper program.
- CSD Research Briefs: Issue 4We are pleased to share the fourth edition of our CSD Research Briefs.
- School of IT professor wins INFORMS Teaching Innovation AwardDr. Dmitry Zhdanov has been awarded the 2024 INFORMS Information Systems Society Haim Mendelson Teaching Innovation Award.
- 14 scientists at Illinois State University recognized on global list of highly cited researchersNew data from the 2023 calendar year published by the Elsevier Data Repository in Fall 2024 names 14 scientists from Illinois State University as in the top two percent (top 100,000) of cited researchers globally.
- Illinois State University recognized as a 2024 ALL IN Most Engaged Campus for College Student VotingThe designation recognized 471 colleges and universities nationwide for outstanding efforts to increase nonpartisan student voter participation.
- Drs. Erin Quast and Grace Kang create lasting connections through school-university-community partnership with Champaign-Urbana schoolsThe Diversity and Equity Cohort, led by Quast and Dr. Grace Kang, associate professor of elementary education, immerses teacher candidates in Champaign-Urbana schools for a unique, full-day clinical experience.
- Demystifying Native Speakerism in English Teacher Education: Watsachol Narongsaksakul presents at Illinois Association of Teachers of English Conference Watsachol Narongsaksakul presented at a conference of teachers of English.
- CSD student awarded the FIREbird Student Research GrantAleah Keating will investigate participants' responses to thickened liquids under the supervision of Dr. Taeok Park
- Dr. Lori Riverstone publishes fourth edition of The Local Power & Politics ReviewDr. Lori Riverstone has successfully published another volume of The Local Power & Politics Review.
- New collections add international primary sourcesMilner Library recently acquired four collections of digital primary sources to support teaching and learning in history and throughout the humanities.
- Winter 2024 Commencement, December 14Illinois State University’s winter commencement will be held in two ceremonies on Saturday, December 14, 2024, in CEFCU Arena.
- Digital scholarship needs at Illinois StateFeedback from survey participants will inform Milner Library's support for digital scholarship.
- Retirement reception for Florence Buchanon to be held December 13Retirement reception for Florence Buchanon to be held December 13.
- Illinois EPA – Public NoticeThe Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) requires public water suppliers to notify the members of the community about certain monitoring and reporting violations. Illinois State University is a public water supplier to the campus community that utilizes public water supplied and concurrently tested by the Town of Normal.
