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FirstWord: Spring 2025

A message from University Marketing and Communications Executive Director Brian Beam, M.S. ’94, MBA ’10 
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Behind the lens: New York Times photographer Todd Heisler ’94 captures history in the making

Todd Heisler ’94 is a New York Times staff photographer whose career has taken him all over the world with a press credential and a front row seat to history. 
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Appetite for success: Entrepreneur builds community through food

Vivian Kong Doctora ’96 is a community builder who connects people and culture through food. 

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Research and Honors, April 2025

Presentations and publications by Illinois State University faculty and staff members. 

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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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FirstWord: Spring 2025
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University News briefs: State Farm commits $3 million to data science