Illinois State University
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Illinois State University (ISU), founded in 1857, is the oldest public university
in Illinois
; it is located in the town of Normal
. ISU is considered a "national university" that grants a variety of doctoral degrees and strongly emphasizes research; it is also recognized as one of the top ten largest producers of teachers in the US according to the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education. The ISU athletic teams
are members of the Missouri Valley Conference
and the Missouri Valley Football Conference and are known as the "Redbirds," in reference to the state bird, the cardinal
.
and local businessman and land holder Jesse W. Fell
whose friend, Abraham Lincoln
, was the attorney hired by the Board of Education to draw up legal documents to secure the school's funding Founded as Illinois State Normal University, its name was reflective of its primary mission as a teacher training institution (at that time called a normal school
). Classes were initially held in downtown Bloomington
, occupying space in Major's Hall. It had previously been the site of Lincoln's "lost speech
". The school moved to its current campus in 1860 in what was then the village of North Bloomington, which was chartered as "Normal" in 1865.
In 1964 as the institution expanded and moved toward a full liberal arts
curriculum, its name was changed to Illinois State University at Normal, and in 1968, to Illinois State University.
In accordance with its mission, the school's motto was originally "and gladly wold he lerne and gladly teche," in the Middle English spelling of Geoffrey Chaucer
which has since been updated to modern English in the gender-neutral form "Gladly we Learn and Teach."
The English Department focuses on an interdisciplinary approach named "English Studies
", which includes various literature in English, writing/composition
theories, cultural studies
, K-12
English education, linguistics
, TESOL
.
In December 2009, The Society of Actuaries named Illinois State University one of the Centers of Actuarial Excellence in North America for its Actuarial Science program.
ISU's History Education program, housed in the History Department, has been cited as one of the leaders in that field. Premised on the philosophy that future history teachers should learn their craft from historians, immersing themselves not just in content knowledge but in historical method
too, the History Education program has served as a model for similar programs at other universities.
The visual art education program has been a thriving presence in the related professional field. The National Art Education Association (NAEA) Student Chapter received the national award for Outstanding Student Chapter in 2002 and again in 2003 and 2007—the only school to have received this award multiple times. Many students have held the national position of NAEA Student Chapter President, as well as faculty holding national board positions.
The ISU School of Music's Wind Symphony has released ten albums with Albany Records
. The College of Education delivers programs in several departments and units, including Curriculum and Instruction, Special Education, Educational Administration and Foundations; coordination of the Council for Teacher Education; and dissemination of research. The College is also one of 85 in the nation that maintains laboratory schools; the Thomas Metcalf and University High schools serve as sites for clinical training and include pre-kindergarten through 12th grade education for approximately 1,000 students in the community.
ISU also houses the Mennonite College Of Nursing, as well as a Speech Pathology and Audiology program and a Special Education program. The current president of Illinois State University, Clarence Alvin Bowman, PhD, is the former chairman and head of the Speech Pathology and Audiology Department. It operates the Eckelmann-Taylor Speech and Hearing Clinic and a program that works with Metcalf Laboratory School and other area schools to train future therapists in providing services to schoolchildren at the graduate and postgraduate level.
The Special Education Assistive Technology Center (SEAT Center) at ISU produces the Assistive Technology Outcomes and Benefits Journal (ATOB) in collaboration with the Assistive Technology Industry Association
. ATOB is a peer-reviewed annual publication, first published in 2004. It publishes articles related to the outcomes and benefits of assistive technology for persons with disabilities across the lifespan. ISU's Department of Politics and Government publishes a journal called Critique.
, ranked higher. ISU was ranked the 95th best public in-state university value and 60th public out-of-state value by Kiplinger's Personal Finance
in the January 2011 issue. ISU is also ranked as the 216th best national university in the US by the Washington Monthly, and as the 83rd best public university in the national universities category by US News & World Reports.
The Illinois State University campus quadrangle is compact compared with other large universities, with buildings spaced closely together around a rectangular center lawn.
The quad is a popular site for small special events including movies and concerts and Festival ISU, where campus organizations set up tables with games, prizes, and information about their organizations. Lined with benches and shady trees, the site is a popular spot for students to relax, study, and play informal games of sports.
The ISU Quad is also host to the Fell Arboretum, which is part of a 490 acre site that represents over 154 species of tree. The Fell Arboretum has won the Tree Campus USA award in 2008.
. Milner Library is also a selective federal depository for government information. Combined Milner's collections contribute to the university's relatively high standing in regional, national, and world rankings. In 2007, the library received the John Cotton Dana
Library Public Relations Award, an award given to only seven libraries nationwide.
Milner Library administers the Dr. Jo Ann Rayfield University Archives, which houses selected official records from university departments and organizations, faculty and student publications and local history materials including a collection from the Adlai Stevenson family
. The archives also houses an Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD).
Additional library facilities include book storage both on and off-site as well as a fully staffed preservation
department.
The Milner Library was named for Angeline “Ange” Vernon Milner (1856–1928), a Bloomington-Normal native and the first full-time librarian of Illinois State Normal University. Milner is credited with organizing the university's initial collection of more than 40,000 items and was a prolific author of more than seventy articles and short monographs in library and education journals during her tenure as University Librarian from 1890 to 1927. The current library building, the third in the university's history, opened in 1976.
Hamilton and Whitten Hall in South Campus features lifestyle floors such as Upper-class and Graduate, Student Nursing, and Speech Pathology and Audiology. Constructed in 1959, the facility was named for Alma H. Hamilton, the first recipient of an Illinois State Normal University bachelor degree, and Jennie Whitten, the former head of the Foreign Language Department. As of Fall 2011, both Hamilton and Whitten hall are scheduled to be decommissioned following the summer session of 2012.
Atkin and Colby Hall, also located in South Campus, includes floors for Foreign Language, History, Political Science, and Honors House. Both Atkin and Colby Halls were built as female-only dorms in 1962 but are now co-ed. They were named for Edith Irene Atkin, Illinois State Normal University mathematics professor from 1909–1940 and June Rose Colby, English professor from 1892–1932. As of Fall 2011, both Atkin and Colby are scheduled for decommission following the Summer 2012 semester. While the future remains unknown for the land they stand on, Atkin and Colby hall will remain in use for the 2011/2012 school year as well as the welcoming place for incoming preview students in summer of 2012.
Haynie, Wilkins, and Wright Hall are located in West Campus, adjacent to Redbird Arena and Hancock Stadium. Also known as "The Tri Towers", they feature floors for ROTC, Wellness, Substance-Free, and Quiet. These halls are the most remote residence facilities on campus and are known for housing a majority of athletes because of their close proximity to practice areas. They were built in 1962 and named for Martha D.L. Haynie, the first female Illinois State Normal University professor, Daniel Wilkins, principal of the Female School Institute of Bloomington in the 1850s, and Simeon Wright, one of the University’s founders.
Hewett and Manchester Hall are located in East Campus. Both are coed, though until recently Hewett was all-female. Each have floors for Art, Business, Communication, Co-Sciences, Curriculum and Instruction, Geo-Environmental, Information Technology, Math, Music, Service and Leadership, Substance-Free, Quiet, and International House. These dorms were recently renovated in 2008–09. Built in 1966, they were named for Edwin C. Hewett, the third University president, and Orson L. Manchester, Illinois State Normal University dean from 1911 to 1928.
Watterson Towers
is not only the largest residence hall on campus, it is also one of the tallest student residence halls in the world, and provides the highest vantage point in Illinois between Chicago and St. Louis. Watterson features areas for Wellness, Quiet, Substance-Free, and Restricted Visitation. Built between 1968 and 1970, the facility is named for Arthur W. Watterson, a geography faculty member and chair. The food court has finished undergoing renovations which was completed in time for the Fall semester of 2010. At the end of the Spring 2010 semester, the residence hall portion of the building also began renovations, starting with the top houses working their way down, with an expected completion date of Fall 2012.
Three major residence halls, Dunn, Barton, and Walker Hall, were demolished in 2008 to provide space for the Student Fitness, Kinesiology and Recreation Center.
The "New" Cardinal Court
Following the decommissioning of Hamilton-Whitten and Atkin Colby halls, University Housing Services has erected new residence halls over what used to be the Cardinal Court Apartments. These new living areas will feature apartment style living for upperclassmen and bring in a new chapter for students living at Illinois State University.
and The Indy, the latter being an alternative weekly publication.
ISU owns a public radio station WGLT
("News, Blues and All That Jazz"), which broadcasts on 89.1 in Normal, 103.5 in Peoria
, and by streaming audio. The call letters are from keywords of the school's motto: "Gladly-Learn-Teach." and maintains a student radio station, WZND. On January 20, 2010 WZND changed its format from a dual format (Rock and Jamz) to a college shuffle format. The station broadcasts on channels 4 & 5 in the residence halls and on the web. TV-10, a part of the School of Communication, provides the only live local television newscast produced entirely in Bloomington-Normal.
Illinois State University also boasts one of the largest student spirit organizations in the United States, RED ALERT
. This registered student organization has over 4,100 members, roughly one fourth of the student body. The group was founded in 2006 to promote student involvement in university athletics and has grown exponentially.
ISU is also the home of the Gamma Phi Circus
, the oldest collegiate circus
in the world, founded in 1929. It is one of two collegiate circuses in the US; the other is run by Florida State University
.
The Student Government Association at Illinois State University is a unique governing body for the ISU Student Body. It is unique in that it sends 21 voting student members to serve on the Academic Senate which is composed of student, faculty, staff, and administrators. This place in the shared governance of the University is rare among universities giving ISU Students a major voice on campus.
Greek organizations
Fraternities
Social:
Alpha Epsilon Pi
Alpha Sigma Phi
Delta Chi
, Farmhouse
, Delta Sigma Phi
, Alpha Tau Omega
, Alpha Gamma Rho
, Sigma Phi Epsilon
, Tau Kappa Epsilon
, Pi Kappa Alpha
, Phi Kappa Psi
, Gamma Iota Sigma
, Sigma Chi
Social/Cultural: Kappa Alpha Psi
, Alpha Phi Alpha
, Alpha Psi Lambda
, Iota Phi Theta, Sigma Lambda Beta
, Omega Psi Phi
, Phi Beta Sigma
Professional/Music: Delta Omicron
, Delta Phi Lambda
, Pi Sigma Epsilon
, Farmhouse
, Phi Mu Alpha, Alpha Kappa Psi
, Delta Sigma Pi
, Gamma Iota Sigma
Service: Alpha Phi Omega
,
Sororities
Social:
Alpha Gamma Delta
, Alpha Delta Pi
, Sigma Sigma Sigma
, Gamma Phi Beta
, Gamma Phi Beta
, Phi Sigma Sigma
, Chi Omega
, Delta Delta Delta
, Zeta Tau Alpha
, Sigma Gamma Rho
, Ceres
, Pi Beta Phi
Social/Cultural: Zeta Phi Beta
, Delta Sigma Theta
Service: Epsilon Sigma Alpha
Music: Tau Beta Sigma
, Sigma Alpha Iota
, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia
Delta Omicron
team championship and in 2005 its team won the American Forensic Association
team championship. Illinois State has been selected as the host of the 2011 NFA National Championship. Famous alumni include Nelsan Ellis of HBO's True Blood.
The Illinois state co-ed cheerleading
team has competed at both NCA and UCA nationals in co-ed Division 1. In 2002 they placed 2nd in the nation in co-ed Division 1 at UCA nationals in Orlando, FL. In 2001 they placed 3rd in the nation in co-ed division 1 at UCA nationals in Orlando, FL. They have appeared on ESPN
and in American Cheerleader Magazine.
The Illinois State Club Baseball team was ranked No. 18 in the country in the spring of 2010 for much of the year, but ultimately finished second in the Great Lakes South Conference behind the University of Illinois. The Redbirds compiled a 15–5 overall record, including 9–4 in conference.
The Illinois State University Mock Trial Team has enjoyed continue success since its inception in 1987. The team competes in intercollegiate tournaments sponsored by AMTA (American Mock Trial Association). In 2004, they won the National Championship after defeating Gonzaga Unversity in the final round. The team is consistently ranked as a top 5 team in the Midwest.
Williams Hall itself was featured in the 1980's film Ghostbusters
.
The Illinois State University Alumni Center, located at 1101 N. Main in Normal, is designed to serve over 170,000 alumni of Illinois State University, as well as current students, faculty/staff, and the Bloomington/Normal community.
Public university
A public university is a university that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government, as opposed to private universities. A national university may or may not be considered a public university, depending on regions...
in Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
; it is located in the town of Normal
Normal, Illinois
Normal is an incorporated town in McLean County, Illinois, United States. It had a population of 52,497 as of the 2010 census. Normal is the smaller of two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area...
. ISU is considered a "national university" that grants a variety of doctoral degrees and strongly emphasizes research; it is also recognized as one of the top ten largest producers of teachers in the US according to the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education. The ISU athletic teams
Illinois State Redbirds
The Illinois State Redbirds are the athletic teams that represent Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois. Teams play at the NCAA Division I level . The football team competes in the Missouri Valley Football Conference while most other teams compete in the Missouri Valley Conference...
are members of the Missouri Valley Conference
Missouri Valley Conference
The Missouri Valley Conference is a college athletic conference whose members are located in the midwestern United States...
and the Missouri Valley Football Conference and are known as the "Redbirds," in reference to the state bird, the cardinal
Cardinal (bird)
The Cardinals or Cardinalidae are a family of passerine birds found in North and South America. The South American cardinals in the genus Paroaria are placed in another family, the Thraupidae ....
.
History
ISU was founded as a training school for teachers in 1857, the same year Illinois' first Board of Education was convened and two years after the Free School Act was passed by the State Legislature. Among its supporters were judge and future Supreme Court Justice, David DavisDavid Davis (Supreme Court justice)
David Davis was a United States Senator from Illinois and associate justice of the United States Supreme Court. He also served as Abraham Lincoln's campaign manager at the 1860 Republican National Convention....
and local businessman and land holder Jesse W. Fell
Jesse W. Fell
Jesse W. Fell was a Bloomington, Illinois businessman and land owner instrumental in the establishment of communities throughout Central Illinois and for the founding of Illinois State University. A close friend of Abraham Lincoln it was Fell who urged him to challenge his opponent, Stephen A...
whose friend, Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and...
, was the attorney hired by the Board of Education to draw up legal documents to secure the school's funding Founded as Illinois State Normal University, its name was reflective of its primary mission as a teacher training institution (at that time called a normal school
Normal school
A normal school is a school created to train high school graduates to be teachers. Its purpose is to establish teaching standards or norms, hence its name...
). Classes were initially held in downtown Bloomington
Bloomington, Illinois
Bloomington is a city in McLean County, Illinois, United States and the county seat. It is adjacent to Normal, Illinois, and is the more populous of the two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area...
, occupying space in Major's Hall. It had previously been the site of Lincoln's "lost speech
Lincoln's Lost Speech
The speech known as Abraham Lincoln's "Lost Speech" was given on May 29, 1856, in Bloomington, Illinois. Traditionally regarded as lost because it was so engaging that reporters neglected to take notes, the speech is believed to have been an impassioned condemnation of slavery...
". The school moved to its current campus in 1860 in what was then the village of North Bloomington, which was chartered as "Normal" in 1865.
In 1964 as the institution expanded and moved toward a full liberal arts
Liberal arts
The term liberal arts refers to those subjects which in classical antiquity were considered essential for a free citizen to study. Grammar, Rhetoric and Logic were the core liberal arts. In medieval times these subjects were extended to include mathematics, geometry, music and astronomy...
curriculum, its name was changed to Illinois State University at Normal, and in 1968, to Illinois State University.
In accordance with its mission, the school's motto was originally "and gladly wold he lerne and gladly teche," in the Middle English spelling of Geoffrey Chaucer
Geoffrey Chaucer
Geoffrey Chaucer , known as the Father of English literature, is widely considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages and was the first poet to have been buried in Poet's Corner of Westminster Abbey...
which has since been updated to modern English in the gender-neutral form "Gladly we Learn and Teach."
Academics and Organizations
Though originally a teachers' college, ISU has grown into a university offering a range of programs at the bachelor, master, and doctoral levels.The English Department focuses on an interdisciplinary approach named "English Studies
English studies
English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language , English linguistics English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language (including literatures from the U.K., U.S.,...
", which includes various literature in English, writing/composition
Composition (language)
The term composition , in written language, refers to the collective body of important features established by the author in their creation of literature...
theories, cultural studies
Cultural studies
Cultural studies is an academic field grounded in critical theory and literary criticism. It generally concerns the political nature of contemporary culture, as well as its historical foundations, conflicts, and defining traits. It is, to this extent, largely distinguished from cultural...
, K-12
K-12
K–12 is a designation for the sum of primary and secondary education. It is used in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand where P–12 is also commonly used...
English education, linguistics
Linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics can be broadly broken into three categories or subfields of study: language form, language meaning, and language in context....
, TESOL
TESOL
TESOL may refer to:* The acronym "Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages", used in English as a Foreign or Second Language * TESOL Inc., a professional organization based in the United States for people working in this field...
.
In December 2009, The Society of Actuaries named Illinois State University one of the Centers of Actuarial Excellence in North America for its Actuarial Science program.
ISU's History Education program, housed in the History Department, has been cited as one of the leaders in that field. Premised on the philosophy that future history teachers should learn their craft from historians, immersing themselves not just in content knowledge but in historical method
Historical method
Historical method comprises the techniques and guidelines by which historians use primary sources and other evidence to research and then to write histories in the form of accounts of the past. The question of the nature, and even the possibility, of a sound historical method is raised in the...
too, the History Education program has served as a model for similar programs at other universities.
The visual art education program has been a thriving presence in the related professional field. The National Art Education Association (NAEA) Student Chapter received the national award for Outstanding Student Chapter in 2002 and again in 2003 and 2007—the only school to have received this award multiple times. Many students have held the national position of NAEA Student Chapter President, as well as faculty holding national board positions.
The ISU School of Music's Wind Symphony has released ten albums with Albany Records
Albany Records
Albany Records is an American classical music record label focusing particularly on contemporary classical music. It was established by Peter Kermani in 1987, and is based in Albany, New York.-External links:**...
. The College of Education delivers programs in several departments and units, including Curriculum and Instruction, Special Education, Educational Administration and Foundations; coordination of the Council for Teacher Education; and dissemination of research. The College is also one of 85 in the nation that maintains laboratory schools; the Thomas Metcalf and University High schools serve as sites for clinical training and include pre-kindergarten through 12th grade education for approximately 1,000 students in the community.
ISU also houses the Mennonite College Of Nursing, as well as a Speech Pathology and Audiology program and a Special Education program. The current president of Illinois State University, Clarence Alvin Bowman, PhD, is the former chairman and head of the Speech Pathology and Audiology Department. It operates the Eckelmann-Taylor Speech and Hearing Clinic and a program that works with Metcalf Laboratory School and other area schools to train future therapists in providing services to schoolchildren at the graduate and postgraduate level.
The Special Education Assistive Technology Center (SEAT Center) at ISU produces the Assistive Technology Outcomes and Benefits Journal (ATOB) in collaboration with the Assistive Technology Industry Association
Assistive Technology Industry Association
The Assistive Technology Industry Association is a not-for-profit membership organization of manufacturers, sellers and providers of technology-based assistive devices and/or services, for people with disabilities. ATIA represents the interests of its members to business, government, education,...
. ATOB is a peer-reviewed annual publication, first published in 2004. It publishes articles related to the outcomes and benefits of assistive technology for persons with disabilities across the lifespan. ISU's Department of Politics and Government publishes a journal called Critique.
Rankings
ISU was ranked 156th in the 2011 US News ratings. Among public universities in Illinois, only two schools, both from the University of Illinois systemUniversity of Illinois system
The University of Illinois is a system of public universities in Illinois consisting of three campuses: Urbana-Champaign, Chicago, and Springfield. Across its three campuses, the University of Illinois enrolls about 70,000 students. It had an operating budget of $4.17 billion in 2007.-System:The...
, ranked higher. ISU was ranked the 95th best public in-state university value and 60th public out-of-state value by Kiplinger's Personal Finance
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
Kiplinger's Personal Finance is a magazine that has been continuously published, on a monthly basis, from 1947 to the present day. It was the nation's first personal finance magazine, and claims to deliver "sound, unbiased advice in clear, concise language"...
in the January 2011 issue. ISU is also ranked as the 216th best national university in the US by the Washington Monthly, and as the 83rd best public university in the national universities category by US News & World Reports.
Demographics
As of the fall of 2011, total enrollment at Illinois State University was reported as 20,762, with 18,254 undergraduate students and 2,508 graduate students. The division of gender was 57% female to 43% male, and 93% of all undergraduates were between the ages of 17 and 24. Thirteen percent of all students were from minority groups, including 1,073 African-Americans, 391 Asians or Pacific Islanders, 677 Hispanics, 66 Native Americans or Alaskans, and 429 international students from 65 countries. The middle 50% of enrolled students in 2008 earned ACT scores between 22 and 26.The Quad
The quad is a popular site for small special events including movies and concerts and Festival ISU, where campus organizations set up tables with games, prizes, and information about their organizations. Lined with benches and shady trees, the site is a popular spot for students to relax, study, and play informal games of sports.
The ISU Quad is also host to the Fell Arboretum, which is part of a 490 acre site that represents over 154 species of tree. The Fell Arboretum has won the Tree Campus USA award in 2008.
Milner Library
Milner Library contains a collection of more than 1.5 million volumes and an ever-increasing number of electronic materials accessible via the Internet to students and faculty. The library's collection is distinguished by materials related to educational theory and policy, curriculum development, and issues related to special education and assistive technology. The Special Collections include extensive Circus and Allied Arts materials and a children's literature collection that features more than 100 first edition volumes signed by author Lois LenskiLois Lenski
Lois Lenski was a popular and prolific American writer of children's and young adult fiction.One of her projects was a collection of regional novels about children across the United States...
. Milner Library is also a selective federal depository for government information. Combined Milner's collections contribute to the university's relatively high standing in regional, national, and world rankings. In 2007, the library received the John Cotton Dana
John Cotton Dana
John Cotton Dana was an American librarian and museum director whose main objective was to make the library relevant to the daily lives of the citizens and to promote the benefits of reading...
Library Public Relations Award, an award given to only seven libraries nationwide.
Milner Library administers the Dr. Jo Ann Rayfield University Archives, which houses selected official records from university departments and organizations, faculty and student publications and local history materials including a collection from the Adlai Stevenson family
Stevenson family
The Stevenson family is an American family from Illinois that has included an unusual proportion of unusually notable politicians in the Democratic Party.-Notable members:*Adlai Ewing Stevenson I...
. The archives also houses an Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD).
Additional library facilities include book storage both on and off-site as well as a fully staffed preservation
Preservation (library and archival science)
Preservation is a branch of library and information science concerned with maintaining or restoring access to artifacts, documents and records through the study, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of decay and damage....
department.
The Milner Library was named for Angeline “Ange” Vernon Milner (1856–1928), a Bloomington-Normal native and the first full-time librarian of Illinois State Normal University. Milner is credited with organizing the university's initial collection of more than 40,000 items and was a prolific author of more than seventy articles and short monographs in library and education journals during her tenure as University Librarian from 1890 to 1927. The current library building, the third in the university's history, opened in 1976.
University Residence Halls
Illinois State University currently provides ten residence halls that house about 6,000 students. Administered by the ISU's Office of Residential Life, these facilities include lifestyle floors that serve communities of residents with shared interests.Hamilton and Whitten Hall in South Campus features lifestyle floors such as Upper-class and Graduate, Student Nursing, and Speech Pathology and Audiology. Constructed in 1959, the facility was named for Alma H. Hamilton, the first recipient of an Illinois State Normal University bachelor degree, and Jennie Whitten, the former head of the Foreign Language Department. As of Fall 2011, both Hamilton and Whitten hall are scheduled to be decommissioned following the summer session of 2012.
Atkin and Colby Hall, also located in South Campus, includes floors for Foreign Language, History, Political Science, and Honors House. Both Atkin and Colby Halls were built as female-only dorms in 1962 but are now co-ed. They were named for Edith Irene Atkin, Illinois State Normal University mathematics professor from 1909–1940 and June Rose Colby, English professor from 1892–1932. As of Fall 2011, both Atkin and Colby are scheduled for decommission following the Summer 2012 semester. While the future remains unknown for the land they stand on, Atkin and Colby hall will remain in use for the 2011/2012 school year as well as the welcoming place for incoming preview students in summer of 2012.
Haynie, Wilkins, and Wright Hall are located in West Campus, adjacent to Redbird Arena and Hancock Stadium. Also known as "The Tri Towers", they feature floors for ROTC, Wellness, Substance-Free, and Quiet. These halls are the most remote residence facilities on campus and are known for housing a majority of athletes because of their close proximity to practice areas. They were built in 1962 and named for Martha D.L. Haynie, the first female Illinois State Normal University professor, Daniel Wilkins, principal of the Female School Institute of Bloomington in the 1850s, and Simeon Wright, one of the University’s founders.
Hewett and Manchester Hall are located in East Campus. Both are coed, though until recently Hewett was all-female. Each have floors for Art, Business, Communication, Co-Sciences, Curriculum and Instruction, Geo-Environmental, Information Technology, Math, Music, Service and Leadership, Substance-Free, Quiet, and International House. These dorms were recently renovated in 2008–09. Built in 1966, they were named for Edwin C. Hewett, the third University president, and Orson L. Manchester, Illinois State Normal University dean from 1911 to 1928.
Watterson Towers
Watterson Towers
Watterson Towers, a student residence hall at Illinois State University, is one of the tallest dormitories in the world. Located in Normal, Illinois, at the corner of Fell and Beaufort Streets, it was completed in 1967. The 28-story complex holds over 2,200 students and stands at 91m . Watterson...
is not only the largest residence hall on campus, it is also one of the tallest student residence halls in the world, and provides the highest vantage point in Illinois between Chicago and St. Louis. Watterson features areas for Wellness, Quiet, Substance-Free, and Restricted Visitation. Built between 1968 and 1970, the facility is named for Arthur W. Watterson, a geography faculty member and chair. The food court has finished undergoing renovations which was completed in time for the Fall semester of 2010. At the end of the Spring 2010 semester, the residence hall portion of the building also began renovations, starting with the top houses working their way down, with an expected completion date of Fall 2012.
Three major residence halls, Dunn, Barton, and Walker Hall, were demolished in 2008 to provide space for the Student Fitness, Kinesiology and Recreation Center.
The "New" Cardinal Court
Following the decommissioning of Hamilton-Whitten and Atkin Colby halls, University Housing Services has erected new residence halls over what used to be the Cardinal Court Apartments. These new living areas will feature apartment style living for upperclassmen and bring in a new chapter for students living at Illinois State University.
Student life
The school publishes two newspapers, The Daily VidetteThe Daily Vidette
The Daily Vidette is the daily newspaper for the Illinois State University community published five days a week in print and online...
and The Indy, the latter being an alternative weekly publication.
ISU owns a public radio station WGLT
WGLT
WGLT is a public radio station owned by Illinois State University and broadcasting on 89.1 MHz at Normal, Illinois. It broadcasts primarily jazz and news, plus a large amount of blues...
("News, Blues and All That Jazz"), which broadcasts on 89.1 in Normal, 103.5 in Peoria
Peoria, Illinois
Peoria is the largest city on the Illinois River and the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, in the United States. It is named after the Peoria tribe. As of the 2010 census, the city was the seventh-most populated in Illinois, with a population of 115,007, and is the third-most populated...
, and by streaming audio. The call letters are from keywords of the school's motto: "Gladly-Learn-Teach." and maintains a student radio station, WZND. On January 20, 2010 WZND changed its format from a dual format (Rock and Jamz) to a college shuffle format. The station broadcasts on channels 4 & 5 in the residence halls and on the web. TV-10, a part of the School of Communication, provides the only live local television newscast produced entirely in Bloomington-Normal.
Illinois State University also boasts one of the largest student spirit organizations in the United States, RED ALERT
Red Alert
-Warning systems:Notable warning systems that use red alerts are:* The Homeland Security Advisory System * The BIKINI state * An emergency broadcast bullentin used by the Emergency Management of Ontario, in Ontario, Canada-Music:...
. This registered student organization has over 4,100 members, roughly one fourth of the student body. The group was founded in 2006 to promote student involvement in university athletics and has grown exponentially.
ISU is also the home of the Gamma Phi Circus
Gamma Phi Circus
Gamma Phi Circus, sponsored by Illinois State University, is the oldest collegiate circus in the United States. It began as the Gamma Phi fraternity, founded in 1929 by ISU gymnastics instructor Clifford "Pop" Horton. The fraternity's first circus performance took place in 1931...
, the oldest collegiate circus
Circus
A circus is commonly a travelling company of performers that may include clowns, acrobats, trained animals, trapeze acts, musicians, hoopers, tightrope walkers, jugglers, unicyclists and other stunt-oriented artists...
in the world, founded in 1929. It is one of two collegiate circuses in the US; the other is run by Florida State University
Florida State University
The Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...
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The Student Government Association at Illinois State University is a unique governing body for the ISU Student Body. It is unique in that it sends 21 voting student members to serve on the Academic Senate which is composed of student, faculty, staff, and administrators. This place in the shared governance of the University is rare among universities giving ISU Students a major voice on campus.
Greek life
Illinois State's Greek community was established in 1967. About 13% of the population participates in Greek life. Greek organizations provide students with a wide range of academic, social, and leadership opportunities.Greek organizations
Fraternities
Social:
Alpha Epsilon Pi
Alpha Epsilon Pi
Alpha Epsilon Pi , the Global Jewish college fraternity, has 155 active chapters in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Israel with a membership of over 9,000 undergraduates...
Alpha Sigma Phi
Alpha Sigma Phi
Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity is a social fraternity with 71 active chapters and 9 colonies. Founded at Yale in 1845, it is the 10th oldest fraternity in the United States....
Delta Chi
Delta Chi
Delta Chi or D-Chi is an international Greek letter college social fraternity formed on October 13, 1890,at Cornell University, initially as a professional fraternity for law students. On April 29, 1922, Delta Chi became a general membership social fraternity, eliminating the requirement for men...
, Farmhouse
Farmhouse
Farmhouse is a general term for the main house of a farm. It is a type of building or house which serves a residential purpose in a rural or agricultural setting. Most often, the surrounding environment will be a farm. Many farm houses are shaped like a T...
, Delta Sigma Phi
Delta Sigma Phi
Delta Sigma Phi is a fraternity established at the City College of New York in 1899 and is a charter member of the North-American Interfraternity Conference. The headquarters of the fraternity is the Taggart Mansion located in Indianapolis, Indiana...
, Alpha Tau Omega
Alpha Tau Omega
Alpha Tau Omega is a secret American leadership and social fraternity.The Fraternity has more than 250 active and inactive chapters, more than 200,000 initiates, and over 7,000 active undergraduate members. The 200,000th member was initiated in early 2009...
, Alpha Gamma Rho
Alpha Gamma Rho
Alpha Gamma Rho is a social-professional fraternity in the United States, with 75 university chapters including chapter in Mindanao State University, Philippines...
, Sigma Phi Epsilon
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Sigma Phi Epsilon , commonly nicknamed SigEp or SPE, is a social college fraternity for male college students in the United States. It was founded on November 1, 1901, at Richmond College , and its national headquarters remains in Richmond, Virginia. It was founded on three principles: Virtue,...
, Tau Kappa Epsilon
Tau Kappa Epsilon
Tau Kappa Epsilon is a college fraternity founded on January 10, 1899 at Illinois Wesleyan University with chapters in the United States, and Canada, and affiliation with a German fraternity system known as the Corps of the Weinheimer Senioren Convent...
, Pi Kappa Alpha
Pi Kappa Alpha
Pi Kappa Alpha is a Greek social fraternity with over 230 chapters and colonies and over 250,000 lifetime initiates in the United States and Canada.-History:...
, Phi Kappa Psi
Phi Kappa Psi
Phi Kappa Psi is an American collegiate social fraternity founded at Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania on February 19, 1852. There are over a hundred chapters and colonies at accredited four year colleges and universities throughout the United States. More than 112,000 men have been...
, Gamma Iota Sigma
Gamma Iota Sigma
Gamma Iota Sigma is a college academic fraternity, founded on April 16, 1966 at Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.Gamma Iota Sigma is an international professional fraternity organized to promote, encourage and sustain student interest in insurance, risk management and actuarial science as...
, Sigma Chi
Sigma Chi
Sigma Chi is the largest and one of the oldest college Greek-letter secret and social fraternities in North America with 244 active chapters and more than . Sigma Chi was founded on June 28, 1855 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio when members split from Delta Kappa Epsilon...
Social/Cultural: Kappa Alpha Psi
Kappa Alpha Psi
Kappa Alpha Psi is a collegiate Greek-letter fraternity with a predominantly African American membership. Since the fraternity's founding on January 5, 1911 at Indiana University Bloomington, the fraternity has never limited membership based on color, creed or national origin...
, Alpha Phi Alpha
Alpha Phi Alpha
Alpha Phi Alpha is the first Inter-Collegiate Black Greek Letter fraternity. It was founded on December 4, 1906 at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Its founders are known as the "Seven Jewels". Alpha Phi Alpha developed a model that was used by the many Black Greek Letter Organizations ...
, Alpha Psi Lambda
Alpha Psi Lambda
Alpha Psi Lambda Fraternity , is a co-educational, Latino-oriented Greek letterintercollegiate fraternity. It was the first such organization for Latino college students in the United States...
, Iota Phi Theta, Sigma Lambda Beta
Sigma Lambda Beta
Sigma Lambda Beta is the largest Latino-based social fraternity established on cultural understanding and wisdom. Founded on April 4, 1986 at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, the organization is committed to create and expand multicultural leadership, promote academic excellence, advance...
, Omega Psi Phi
Omega Psi Phi
Omega Psi Phi is a fraternity and is the first African-American national fraternal organization to be founded at a historically black college. Omega Psi Phi was founded on November 17, 1911, at Howard University in Washington, D.C.. The founders were three Howard University juniors, Edgar Amos...
, Phi Beta Sigma
Phi Beta Sigma
Phi Beta Sigma is a predominantly African-American fraternity which was founded at Howard University in Washington, D.C. on January 9, 1914, by three young African-American male students. The founders A. Langston Taylor, Leonard F. Morse, and Charles I...
Professional/Music: Delta Omicron
Delta Omicron
Delta Omicron is a co-ed international professional music honors fraternity whose mission is to promote and support excellence in music and musicianship.-History:...
, Delta Phi Lambda
Delta Phi Lambda
Delta Phi Lambda is an Asian-interest sorority that expands from the Southeast to the Midwest regions of the United States. It was founded by Anh Ngoc Nguyen and six other women at the University of Georgia on December 5, 1998....
, Pi Sigma Epsilon
Pi Sigma Epsilon
'ΠΣΕ ' is the only national, professional fraternal organization in sales, marketing, and management in the United States. The fraternity was developed by four members of the Sales and Marketing Executives association of Atlanta, Georgia...
, Farmhouse
Farmhouse
Farmhouse is a general term for the main house of a farm. It is a type of building or house which serves a residential purpose in a rural or agricultural setting. Most often, the surrounding environment will be a farm. Many farm houses are shaped like a T...
, Phi Mu Alpha, Alpha Kappa Psi
Alpha Kappa Psi
ΑΚΨ is the oldest and largest professional business fraternity. The Alpha Kappa Psi Fraternity was founded on October 5, 1904 at New York University, and was incorporated on May 20, 1905...
, Delta Sigma Pi
Delta Sigma Pi
ΔΣΠ ' is one of the largest co-ed professional business fraternities. Delta Sigma Pi was founded on November 7, 1907 at the School of Commerce, Accounts and Finance, New York University, New York, New York and is currently headquartered in Oxford, Ohio...
, Gamma Iota Sigma
Gamma Iota Sigma
Gamma Iota Sigma is a college academic fraternity, founded on April 16, 1966 at Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.Gamma Iota Sigma is an international professional fraternity organized to promote, encourage and sustain student interest in insurance, risk management and actuarial science as...
Service: Alpha Phi Omega
Alpha Phi Omega
Alpha Phi Omega is the largest collegiate fraternity in the United States, with chapters at over 350 campuses, an active membership of approximately 17,000 students, and over 350,000 alumni members...
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Sororities
Social:
Alpha Gamma Delta
Alpha Gamma Delta
Alpha Gamma Delta is an international women's fraternity, who are mainly sluts, founded in 1904 at Syracuse University. The Fraternity promotes academic excellence, philanthropic giving, ongoing leadership and personal development, and a spirit of loving sisterhood. Also known as "Alpha Gam" and...
, Alpha Delta Pi
Alpha Delta Pi
Alpha Delta Pi is a fraternity founded on May 15, 1851 at Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia. The Executive office for this sorority is located on Ponce de Leon Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia. Alpha Delta Pi is one of the two "Macon Magnolias," a term used to celebrate the bonds it shares with Phi Mu...
, Sigma Sigma Sigma
Sigma Sigma Sigma
Sigma Sigma Sigma , also known as Tri Sigma, is a national American women’s sorority with membership of more than 100,000 members. Sigma Sigma Sigma is a member of the National Panhellenic Conference and hosts chapters on more than 110 college campuses and 89 alumnae chapters in communities all...
, Gamma Phi Beta
Gamma Phi Beta
Gamma Phi Beta is an international sorority that was founded on November 11, 1874, at Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York. The term "sorority," meaning sisterhood, was coined for Gamma Phi Beta by Dr. Frank Smalley, a professor at Syracuse University.The four founders are Helen M. Dodge,...
, Gamma Phi Beta
Gamma Phi Beta
Gamma Phi Beta is an international sorority that was founded on November 11, 1874, at Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York. The term "sorority," meaning sisterhood, was coined for Gamma Phi Beta by Dr. Frank Smalley, a professor at Syracuse University.The four founders are Helen M. Dodge,...
, Phi Sigma Sigma
Phi Sigma Sigma
Phi Sigma Sigma , colloquially known as "Phi Sig," was the first collegiate nonsectarian fraternity, welcoming women of all faiths and backgrounds...
, Chi Omega
Chi Omega
Chi Omega is a women's fraternity and the largest member of the National Panhellenic Conference. Chi Omega has 174 active collegiate chapters and over 230 alumnae chapters. Chi Omega's national headquarters is located in Memphis, Tennessee....
, Delta Delta Delta
Delta Delta Delta
Delta Delta Delta , also known as Tri Delta, is an international sorority founded on November 27, 1888, the eve of Thanksgiving Day. With over 200,000 initiates, Tri Delta is one of the world's largest NPC sororities.-History:...
, Zeta Tau Alpha
Zeta Tau Alpha
Zeta Tau Alpha is a women's fraternity, founded October 15, 1898 at the State Female Normal School in Farmville, Virginia. The Executive office is located in Indianapolis, Indiana...
, Sigma Gamma Rho
Sigma Gamma Rho
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. was founded on the campus of Butler University on November 12, 1922, by seven school teachers in Indianapolis, Indiana...
, Ceres
CERES
CERES may refer to:* California Environmental Resources Evaluation System * Centre for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies of the University of Toronto...
, Pi Beta Phi
Pi Beta Phi
Pi Beta Phi is an international fraternity for women founded as I.C. Sorosis on April 28, 1867, at Monmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois. Its headquarters are located in Town and Country, Missouri, and there are 134 active chapters and over 330 alumnae organizations across the United States and...
Social/Cultural: Zeta Phi Beta
Zeta Phi Beta
Zeta Phi Beta is an international, historically black Greek-lettered sorority and a member of the National Pan-Hellenic Council.Zeta Phi Beta is organized into 800+ chapters, in eight intercontinental regions including the USA, Africa, Europe, Asia and the Caribbean...
, Delta Sigma Theta
Delta Sigma Theta
Delta Sigma Theta is a non-profit Greek-lettered sorority of college-educated women who perform public service and place emphasis on the African American community. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority was founded on January 13, 1913 by twenty-two collegiate women at Howard University...
Service: Epsilon Sigma Alpha
Epsilon Sigma Alpha
Epsilon Sigma Alpha International is a collegiate and service organization for women and men ages 18 and older. The organization states that its purpose "is to inspire leadership and service by bringing good people together to pursue programs and projects that make a positive difference locally,...
Music: Tau Beta Sigma
Tau Beta Sigma
Tau Beta Sigma is a co-educational national honorary band sorority dedicated to serving college and university bands. The Sorority, headquartered at the historic Stillwater Station in Stillwater, Oklahoma, numbers over 3,500 active members in 145 active chapters, and over 40,000 alumni...
, Sigma Alpha Iota
Sigma Alpha Iota
Sigma Alpha Iota , International Music Fraternity for Women. Formed to "uphold the highest standards of music" and "to further the development of music in America and throughout the world", it continues to provide musical and educational resources to its members and the general public...
, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia is an American collegiate social fraternity for men with a special interest in music...
Delta Omicron
Delta Omicron
Delta Omicron is a co-ed international professional music honors fraternity whose mission is to promote and support excellence in music and musicianship.-History:...
Nationally ranked teams
The ISU Forensics Individual Events team is one of the most successful forensics individual events teams in the country. In 1995, 1999, and 2000 it won the National Forensic AssociationNational Forensic Association
The National Forensic Association is a national intercollegiate organization designed to promote excellence in individual events and debate. The NFA sponsors the NFA Nationals as well many other regional tournaments throughout the year. The 2008 NFA national tournament was hosted by Tennessee...
team championship and in 2005 its team won the American Forensic Association
American Forensic Association
The American Forensic Association was founded in 1949 in Chicago. It took over the National Debate Tournament from the United States Military Academy in 1966...
team championship. Illinois State has been selected as the host of the 2011 NFA National Championship. Famous alumni include Nelsan Ellis of HBO's True Blood.
The Illinois state co-ed cheerleading
Cheerleading
Cheerleading is a physical activity, sometimes a competitive sport, based on organized routines, usually ranging from one to three minutes, which contain the components of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and stunting to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games or to participate...
team has competed at both NCA and UCA nationals in co-ed Division 1. In 2002 they placed 2nd in the nation in co-ed Division 1 at UCA nationals in Orlando, FL. In 2001 they placed 3rd in the nation in co-ed division 1 at UCA nationals in Orlando, FL. They have appeared on ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
and in American Cheerleader Magazine.
The Illinois State Club Baseball team was ranked No. 18 in the country in the spring of 2010 for much of the year, but ultimately finished second in the Great Lakes South Conference behind the University of Illinois. The Redbirds compiled a 15–5 overall record, including 9–4 in conference.
The Illinois State University Mock Trial Team has enjoyed continue success since its inception in 1987. The team competes in intercollegiate tournaments sponsored by AMTA (American Mock Trial Association). In 2004, they won the National Championship after defeating Gonzaga Unversity in the final round. The team is consistently ranked as a top 5 team in the Midwest.
Sports
The school's fight song is "Go You Redbirds," a song written specifically for ISU and frequently played at sporting events. The Alma Mater song, also played at sporting events from time to time, is "Glory Hast Thou," written to the tune of Haydn's "Austrian Hymn," and better known as the tune used for "Deutschlandlied," the German national anthem.Folklore and Legends
The ghost of Angeline V. Milner, the university's first librarian, is said to haunt the former library building, now called Williams Hall. Built in 1940, the building was named in honor of Milner who served as University Librarian from 1890 until her retirement in 1927. Personnel working in the book storage and archives facilities formerly housed in Williams Hall reported encounters with what they believe to be ghost of Milner.Williams Hall itself was featured in the 1980's film Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters is a 1984 American science fiction comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. The film stars Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, and Rick Moranis and follows three eccentric parapsychologists in New York City, who start a...
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Notable alumni and faculty
See List of notable Illinois State University alumniThe Illinois State University Alumni Center, located at 1101 N. Main in Normal, is designed to serve over 170,000 alumni of Illinois State University, as well as current students, faculty/staff, and the Bloomington/Normal community.
University Presidents
- Charles E. HoveyCharles Edward HoveyCharles Edward Hovey was an educator, college president, pension lobbyist and a brevet major general in the United States Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
(1857–1862) - Richard Edwards (1862–1876)
- Edwin C. Hewett (1876–1890)
- John W. Cook (1890–1899)
- Arnold Tompkins (1899–1900)
- David Felmley (1900–1930)
- Harry A. Brown (1930–1933)
- Raymond W. Fairchild (1933–1955)
- Robert G. Bone (1956–1967)
- Samuel J. Braden (1967–1970)
- David K Berlo (1971–1973)
- Gene BudigGene BudigGene Budig was the president of Major League Baseball's American League from to , when the presidencies of the American League and the National League were abolished.Budig graduated from the University of Nebraska...
(1973–1977) - Lloyd Watkins (1977–1988)
- Thomas Wallace (1988–1995)
- David Strand (1995–1999)
- Victor BoschiniVictor BoschiniVictor J. Boschini, Jr., is the current chancellor at Texas Christian University. He assumed office as the university's tenth chancellor on June 1, 2003. He also holds the rank of professor of education....
Jr. (1999–2003) - Al BowmanAlvin BowmanClarence Alvin Bowman is an American academic and current President of Illinois State University . He was trained in, and still teaches upper-level classes in, speech pathology....
(2004 – present)
Points of interest
- Fell ArboretumFell ArboretumThe Fell Arboretum is an arboretum located across the campus of Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois.The arboretum began in 1867 when Jesse W. Fell, the university's founder, obtained $3,000 from the state legislature for campus landscaping. He planted 1,740 trees on campus that year and...
- Constitution TrailConstitution TrailThe Constitution Trail is a multi-use rail trail located in Illinois. It occupies an abandoned Illinois Central Gulf Railroad corridor that runs through the 'Twin Cities' of Bloomington and Normal in McLean County, Illinois....
- Bowling and Billiard Center
- Redbird ArenaRedbird ArenaDoug Collins Court at Redbird Arena is a 10,200 seat multi-purpose arena in Normal, Illinois. Built in 1989, the building is notable for its use of a Teflon-coated roof that gives off a "glow" during night events...
- Bone Student Center
- Normal Public Library
- Milner Library
- Illinois State University Planetarium
- Student Fitness and Kinesiology Recreation Building
- University Galleries
- John W. Cook HallJohn W. Cook HallJohn W. Cook Hall, or Cook Hall, is a building which resembles a castle on the Quad of Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois. Cook Hall, named for the university's fourth president, has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since the winter of 1986.Cook Hall is one of...
- University High School (Normal)University High School (Normal)University High School , located in Normal, Illinois, is one of two "laboratory schools" of the College of Education at Illinois State University designed for research and teacher-training; the other is Thomas Metcalf School, an elementary school...
- Hancock StadiumHancock StadiumHancock Stadium is a 9,500-seat multi-purpose stadium in Normal, Illinois. It opened in 1963. It is home to the Illinois State University Redbirds football team.- History :...
Further reading
- Freed, John, “The Founding of Illinois State Normal University: Normal School or State University?,” Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society, 101 (Summer 2008), 106–26.
- Freed, John B. Educating Illinois: Illinois State University, 1857–2007. Virginia Beach, VA: Donning Company Publishers, 2009.