Author Archives: Media Relations
School of Social Work Offers Exam Prep Course
The School of Social Work will offer one of the only area preparation courses for social work licensure. The two-day course will take place May 17 and 18. The LSW/LCSW exam preparation course will be from 8 a.m. to 5 … Continue reading
Spanish Club Presents Fiesta Latina
Illinois State University’s Spanish Club will hold their annual cultural dinner, Salas Latina, 7 p.m. Friday, April 19 in the Circus Room of the Bone Student Center. Admission to the event is $10. Children ages 10 and younger are free … Continue reading
Legal Scholar to Discuss Marriage Equality Cases
Legal scholar Jason Pierceson will present Same-Sex Marriage in the United States: The Road to the Supreme Court, at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 22, in Room 130, Schroeder Hall. Pierceson’s presentation will come on the heels of oral arguments … Continue reading
Communication Week Scheduled for April 8-11
The School of Communication will celebrate its 2013 Communication (COM) Week April 8-11 with seven keynote speakers that include leaders at Sun Times Media, the Chicago White Sox, Total Event Resources, GolinHarris Public Relations, and State Farm Insurance. COM Week … Continue reading
Battle Bots Highlight Family Science Day 2013
Illinois State University’s Center for Mathematics, Science, and Technology (CeMaST) will host Family Science Day from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 13, at Redbird Arena. Family Science Day is an opportunity to educate and inspire pre-kindergarten through eighth … Continue reading
Race and Language Topic of Bone Lecture
Race and the politics of language will be the topic of a talk by anthropologist Jane Hill at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 26, in the Old Main Room of the Bone Student Center. The talk, titled “Race, Language, and Culture: … Continue reading
Reed Receives David Strand Diversity Award
Touré Reed, an associate professor of U.S. and African American history, has received the 2013 David Strand Diversity Achievement Award. He is the 20th recipient of the award, which was established and endowed by President Emeritus David Strand to honor … Continue reading
Garris’ Lecture to Explore Dopamine and the Brain
Distinguished Professor of Neurobiology Paul A. Garris of the School of Biological Sciences will give the Distinguished Professorship Lecture at 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 2, in the Prairie Room of the Bone Student Center at Illinois State University. Garris will … Continue reading
College Lecture to Focus on Caring for Veterans
“Securing the Yellow Ribbon: Caring for Our Veterans and Their Families During Phases of Deployment” will be the topic of Illinois State University’s College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Lecturer Mark Swerdlik at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 28, in the … Continue reading
Lamonica Named CTLT Director
Claire Lamonica has been named director of Illinois State University’s Center for Teaching, Learning & Technology (CTLT). Lamonica, a member of the Illinois State community since 1998, joined CTLT as assistant director in 2006, became associate director in 2008 and … Continue reading