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Erica Lauren Maholmes, M.F.A. ’22, steps into the spotlight on Redbird Buzz

Erica Lauren Maholmes, M.F.A. '22, sheds a light on her work as a lighting designer in theatres across the country and how it led her to Broadway.  
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Spring commencement 2025 recap: Best pics and posts

Illinois State honored 4,481 new graduates during spring commencement on May 9–10, celebrating their achievements with five ceremonies and a flood of #RedbirdProud moments shared across campus. 
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Graduating Redbirds: PULSE graduate prepared to teach, advocate for special education students

Laura Martinez first grasped the power of teaching as a teenager growing up in Mexico. Tasked with volunteering in her community for a high school civics class, Martinez, then 15, chose to tutor more than 80 third-graders who were behind academically. Within three months, she taught most students in her Saturday-morning extra-help sessions how to 

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Elmer Cavins (front row, fourth from left) and other ISNU faculty and students at the American Expeditionary Forces University in Beaune, France, circa spring 1919.

Illinois State Normal University professor’s World War I legacy now available online 

The War to End All Wars ended at the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918. Days later, 54-year-old Illinois State Normal University (ISNU) Professor Elmer Cavins applied to join the YMCA with the intent of serving the American Expeditionary Forces—the United States' armed forces in Europe—during the chaotic months of demobilization.  

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Reggie Redbird helped make magic happen at the Birds Give Back Command Center where Redbird staff and volunteers were calling alumni to encourage participation on February 27, 2025.

Redbirds rallied to set a record of 4,452 gifts during the seventh annual Birds Give Back
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Deliberative dialogues revisited
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Hoeniges appointed to Board of Trustees 
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FirstWord: Spring 2025