September 2011
Upcoming Events
Safe Zone orientations scheduled – Today, Oct. 12
Horticulture Center offers garden tours –Today
Black Student Union hosts annual Quad Jam – Sept. 10
European Union Week events set – Sept. 12-15
Campus Dining hosts cultural meals – Sept. 13 - Oct. 26
Fall Speaker Series starts – Sept. 14
Register for Bring It Back to Normal service project – Sept. 17
View the screening of Not in Our Town III – Sept. 19
Join the TALK roundtable discussion on beauty –Sept. 22
Attend the ALAS Bienvenidos welcome – Sept. 24
Safe Zone Brown Bag: How to Be an Ally set – Sept. 27
Come to the State of the University address – Sept. 27
Join in on Your Normal LGBT Film Festival – Oct. 4-9
Normal Theater showing I Am the Queen – Oct. 10
Visit the University Calendar for more information.
News
Resources
Prolific volunteer Mark Walcott finds reward in helping others
“When I was young, someone took the time to help me learn how to use a computer, and from that moment I recognized the need to give back,” Mark Walcott said. “At the end of the day, how can you tell someone ‘no’ when you have the ability to make an impact in their lives.”
Chris Wellin inspires campus network on gerontology
Assistant Professor of Sociology Chris Wellin’s research has not only highlighted the challenges facing an aging society, but it has also helped propel the formation of a multidisciplinary network on campus to address these challenges.
Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies minor encourages understanding of important regions
The Middle East and South Asia are home to one-fifth of the global population. The cultural history of nations in those areas stretches back for millennia and continues to have a profound impact on world affairs.
Festival of India draws a crowd of more than 300
In an afternoon filled with colorful banners, flags, costumes and booths, more than 300 community members flocked to the Illinois State University Quad on Aug. 27 for the Festival of India.
