Follow senior acting major and stage combat minor Andrew Faber throughout a day in his life as an acting intern working for the Illinois Shakespeare Festival.

Take a tour of the new permanent home of Illinois State University's College of Engineering.Located at Campus East in Bloomington, the new facility features engineering labs, collaborative classrooms, a makerspace, student success center, and spaces designed to support hands-on learning and innovation. After welcoming its first cohort of students in 2025, the College of Engineering is ready to open its doors for a new academic year.Learn more about the new facility: https://news.illinoisstate.edu/2026/07/photos-inside-illinois-states-new-college-of-engineering-building/A University Marketing and Communications team—including photographers Shea Grehan and Tyler Mardis, videographers Hugh Sullivan and Brie Byers, and social media specialist Madeline Sievers—documented the facility transformation before classrooms come to life with students and faculty in August.

Before hitting the road for the annual Electrek American Solar Challenge, the Illinois State University Solar Car Team stopped in Normal to showcase Mercury 8, share their passion for engineering, and connect with the community before beginning their Route 66 journey.

What if a common weed could help shape the future of agriculture? 🌱 Illinois State researchers transformed wild pennycress into a crop that can support farmers, improve soil health, and produce biofuel and animal feed. Learn how more than a decade of research is turning an overlooked plant into a powerful solution.Learn more: https://go.illinoisstate.edu/Pennycress

Researchers at Illinois State University are transforming pennycress from a common weed into a profitable cover crop that improves soil health, reduces nutrient runoff, and creates new opportunities for biofuel production and farmer revenue. Discover how this innovative research could help shape the future of agriculture.Learn more: https://go.illinoisstate.edu/Pennycress