News and College Life

Our old greenhouse, which has been closed to the public for the last 7 years due to safety concerns, is finally slated for demolition to make way for a new building (with a new greenhouse on the roof).  To preserve the impressive specimens within, the plants were all transported to a temporary location, where they'll reside until the new building is completed.  Here a mover is seen moving a large plant out of the greenhouse into the moving truck.

News Article: https://news.illinoisstate.edu/2025/09/green-with-envy-greenhouse-move-benefits-student-access-plant-health/

In an effort to help make campus safer for pedestrians, Illinois State University partnered with the Town of Normal, Ty Lin transportation planning, and All Together community engagement to plan and implement quick-build projects.  These projects aim to measure the impact that permanent modifications to busy intersections on campus have on pedestrian safety and traffic; the findings of these studies will be used to make permanent modifications at a later time.  In this image, you can see staff and students painting art on the street to increase crosswalk visibility.  Students are confidently using this long crosswalk now that half of the crosswalk is closed to cars, since the right-turn slipway (the concrete and orange barriers) will remain closed during the study.  Cars and in intimidating truck wait impatiently for their turn to go.

Gallery: https://www.flickr.com/photos/illinois_state/albums/72177720329273843

News Article: https://news.illinoisstate.edu/2025/09/campus-safety-quick-build-projects-are-now-live/

Staff and family enjoyed the annual picnic which included games, dancing, food and socializing.

Executive Director of the Office of Enrollment Management John Marfield steps away from the University of Utah Counselors Conference on September 8, 2025.

Urban Design Fundamentals Instructor Molly Robinson helps Micaela Feltl with a perspective sketch on State Street in downtown Salt Lake City on Monday, September 22, 2025. Urban Design Fundamentals has multiple classes where students go to various areas of downtown to discuss design, accessibility and other architectural and community details.

A member of the band displays a small version of the school mascot on his instrument.

Roses placed at the base of Stony Brook University's September 11 Memorial.

Three students hug together in celebration of their sorority invitations on Bid Day.

Two students excitedly embrace as sisters for the time at Bid Day.

Members of the Furman Conservative Society placed small American flags around the fountain at the front gate in honor of September 11 on Wednesday evening, September 10, 2025.