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News

Safe Zone placard, shown with its symbol of a rainbow-colored inverted triangle, with the Dean of Students Office in the background and the text of Safe Zone Orientation overlaid over the photo

Safe Zone in its 20th AnniversaryThe tragic death of University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard in 1998 sparked a movement at many schools and universities, which resulted in many students taking a stand for the LGBTQ+ community and their rights. One of the many universities involved in this stand was Illinois State University, [...]

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Illinois State to hold spring commencement ceremonies May 10-11Illinois State will award 3,523 baccalaureate degrees and 708 graduate degrees. There are 3,885 students scheduled to participate in the spring ceremonies.

When Elizabeth Rice graduates with her master’s in speech-language pathology May 10, she will be remembering her mother, Melissa Rice, who died in 2013.

Finding her voice: Elizabeth Rice perseveres despite mother’s deathElizabeth Rice's mother was killed during a domestic violence incident during the student's freshman year in college.

Events

Oct4

Family Weekend 201910/4/19 at 12:00 AMIllinois State University

Oct5

Family Weekend 201910/5/19 at 12:00 AMIllinois State University

Oct6

Family Weekend 201910/6/19 at 12:00 AMIllinois State University

Dec14

Commencement – CAS, COE, MCN12/14/19 at 9:00 AMRedbird Arena

Commencement – CAST, COB, CFA12/14/19 at 1:00 PMRedbird Arena

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