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A student works on a laptop at a study table

New Milner Library tool highlights open access publishing opportunitiesTo help the Illinois State community identify eligible titles and better understand the terms of these agreements, Milner Library has launched Open Journal Finder, a new search tool for finding information about potential publication venues. ...

Meet your Staff Council and say hello with hot cocoaCome grab a hot coffee or cocoa and say hello to your inaugural Staff Council members. Browse information and pick up swag from our employee affinity groups. ...

Dr Logan Miller draws a measuring tape across a commemorative stone for David Strother in El Paso

ISU anthropologist helps identify burial site of first Black man to vote in IllinoisAmong the gravestones of Evergreen Cemetery in El Paso, about 20 miles north of Illinois State University, a mystery more than a century old has been put to rest. ...

Fell Hall's collegiate-style tower rises above the tree line

Tip of the Hat, October 2026Join us in celebrating these new, promoted, reclassified, and retiring staff members. ...

boxes of toys for donation to Toys for Tots

Toys for Tots donations requested for 2026 toy driveIllinois State University the Staff Council partner with Toys for Tots of McLean County in support of the 2026 toy drive. ...