Events Calendar
All members of the Illinois State State University Community are Welcome!
You need not be a member of the University Club to attend.
Spring Semester 2023
The University Club meetings and speaker presentations are being held in-person in the Faculty/Staff Commons located on the second floor in the Bone Student Center. Our meetings start with a social hour, beginning at 3:30 p.m., with complimentary hors d'oeuvres and drinks available for purchase, followed at 4:30 p.m. by a short presentation by our speaker. Support for University Club programming is provided by the Office's of the President and Provost.
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Friday January 27, 2023
"Open Discussion"
Meeting in the Faculty/Staff Commons from 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. All our members and guests are cordially invited to attend. An update on the programs and activities planned for this semester will be presented by the University Club Officers. -
Friday February 10, 2023
"University Update" by ISU Provost Tarhule.
ISU Vice-President of Academic Affairs and Provost Aondover Tarhule will give a talk, “University Update”, at 4:30 p.m. on Friday February 10 at the University club in the Faculty/Staff Commons located on the second floor of the Bone Student Center. Illinois State University has done very well in spite of the stresses imposed by the pandemic. ISU has been forward looking and continues to progress. Provost Tarhule will provide the administration's perspectives on the future directions of the University.
The University Club is the only University-wide social group available for all ISU faculty, staff, administrative professionals, civil service staff and annuitants. We meet on alternate Fridays from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Faculty/Staff Commons in the Bone Student Center. Our meetings start with a social hour, beginning at 3:30 p.m., with complimentary hors d'oeuvres and drinks available for purchase, followed at 4:30 p.m. by a short presentation by our speaker.
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Friday February 24, 2023
“Picas and Points of Pride on the Printed Page: Readings Across Fifteen Years at the Publications Unit and Beyond”
ISU Publications Unit Director Steve Halle will give a talk entitled, “Picas and Points of Pride on the Printed Page: Readings Across Fifteen Years at the Publications Unit and Beyond” at the University Club on Friday February 24 at 4:30 p.m. in the Faculty/Staff Commons in the Bone Student Center.
Dr. Halle has played a significant role in editing, publishing, and supporting hundreds of literary and scholarly books, journals, and newsletters over the years for publications like the award-winning journal Obsidian: Literature & Arts in the African Diaspora, SRPR (Spoon River Poetry Review), and Mandorla: Nueva Escritura de las Américas / New Writing from the Americas and presses like FC2, PRESS 254, Downstate Legacies, and the award-winning co•im•press, among others. In addition to collaborating with authors and editors on these projects, Dr. Halle and his Publications Unit colleague Holms Troelstrup also create applied learning experiences where students from the Department of English's publishing studies and creative writing programs collaborate with staff and receive hands-on experience and mentoring that shapes their transition from students to emerging professionals in the field. For this presentation, Dr. Halle will share and discuss several of the literary publications that have affected him the most during his publishing career thus far.
The University Club is the only University-wide social group available for all ISU faculty, staff, administrative professionals, civil service staff and annuitants. We meet on alternate Fridays from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Faculty/Staff Commons in the Bone Student Center. Our meetings start with a social hour, beginning at 3:30 p.m., with complimentary hors d'oeuvres and drinks available for purchase, followed at 4:30 p.m. by a short presentation by our speaker.
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Friday March 31, 2023
“A Dialogue with Five Recent University Club Scholars”
Five recent University Club Scholars return to describe how their academic lives and careers have progressed. These superb students are pursuing careers in English, Criminal Justice Sciences, Nursing, Social Work and Mathematics Education. University Club Scholars are selected on the bases of personal intellectual growth, leadership, stewardship, and global citizenship. These five scholarship recipients will discuss their experiences in an informal panel discussion on Friday March 31 at 4:00 p.m. in the Faculty/Staff Commons in the Bone Student Center.
The University Club is the only University-wide social group available for all ISU faculty, staff, administrative professionals, civil service staff and annuitants. We meet on alternate Fridays from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Faculty/Staff Commons on the second floor of the Bone Student Center. Our meetings start with a social hour, beginning at 3:30 p.m., with complimentary hors d'oeuvres and drinks available for purchase. On Friday March 31 the panel discussion with our Scholars will begin at 4:00 p.m., a half hour earlier than usual.
All are welcome. You need not be a University Club member to attend. -
Friday April 14, 2023
Speaker pending. Meeting in the Faculty/Staff Commons from 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
The title for the presentation is: Pending
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Friday April 28, 2023
"University Club Scholarship Awards Ceremony" will be held at 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. in the Faculty/Staff Commons.
Ten $500 scholarships will be awarded at the "University Club Scholarship Awards Ceremony" at 3:30 p.m. Awardees, their families, guests and University Club Members and ISU faculty and staff are invited to attend. We are pleased that we are able to honor some exceptionally talented ISU students that have been involved in serving the University and local community.
2022 Events
Fall Semester 2022
University Club Zoom meetings and speaker presentations:
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Friday September 2, 2022
"Open Discussion" via Zoom at 3 p.m. All our members and guests are cordially invited.
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Friday September 23, 2022
"The Illinois Symphony Orchestra partners with the ISU School of Music" via Zoom at 3 p.m.
Illinois Symphony Orchestra’s Executive Director, Trevor Orthmann, Jean Miller, Dean of the Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts and Dr. Adriana Ransom, Director of the School of Music, will discuss the new partnership of the Illinois Symphony Orchestra with ISU’s School of Music at the University Club on Friday September 23 at 3 p.m. via Zoom. Trevor Orthmann states, “The Illinois Symphony Orchestra is excited to begin a new partnership with ISU’s Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts and School of Music as we strive to provide a strong foundation for the continued growth of exceptional orchestral performances and music education programs. Our partnership with ISU strengthens our mission as we inspire our community through these transformative live music experiences.” (Excerpt from the ISU Report).
The Zoom link for the presentation is: https://illinoisstate.zoom.us/j/95056247701
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Friday October 14, 2022
“The Solar Car Experience” via Zoom at 3 p.m.
As part of a new format for our Zoom meetings we will begin with a brief social/chat period (3:00 to 3:15 p.m.), with the program beginning at 3:15 p.m.
Michael Smith and other student members of the Illinois State University Solar Car Team will give a presentation entitled, “The Solar Car Experience” at the meeting University Club on Friday October 14 at 3:15 p.m. via Zoom. For over a decade, the ISU Solar Car Teams have built, tested and raced against other solar car teams nationally and internationally, with impressive success. The team will give us an inside look at the process. Quoting Michael Smith, “Being a part of team solar car is a constantly rewarding experience, as well as being one of the coolest projects you can ever work on. There's always something that needs to be figured out and it’s up to us both to figure it out and implement the solution. Also being a part of a team of people who are just as interested as you makes making friends really easy. When you're around a group of really reliable, talented, and well-meaning individuals it just rubs off on you and makes you better.” The Solar Car team is mentored and supervised by James Dunham, Department of Physics.
The Zoom link for the presentation is: https://illinoisstate.zoom.us/j/95764743475
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Friday November 4, 2022
“Illinois Tutoring Initiative: An Illinois Approach to Learning Renewal in the Post-Pandemic Era” via Zoom at 3 p.m.
As part of a new format for our Zoom meetings we will begin with a brief social/chat period (3:00 to 3:15 p.m.), with the program beginning at 3:15 p.m.
Dr. Christy Borders, Director of the Illinois Tutoring Initiative, Illinois State University and Kim Champion, Institutional Partner Office Coordinator will give a presentation entitled, “Illinois Tutoring Initiative: An Illinois Approach to Learning Renewal in the Post-Pandemic Era” at the University Club on Friday November 4 at 3:15 p.m. via Zoom. The Illinois Tutoring Initiative (ITI) is one of four state pillars designed in conjunction with the Illinois P-20 Council’s development of a Learning Renewal Resource Guide to support the learning and social/emotional well-being of students in the wake of the pandemic. Illinois State University leads and coordinates the $25 million federally funded initiative delivered statewide via 7 institutions of higher education. The ITI screens, hires, trains, supports, and supervises tutors at schools most impacted by the pandemic.
The Zoom link for the presentation is: https://illinoisstate.zoom.us/j/94815398068
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Friday December 2, 2022
“Ecosystem Services From Trees: the EAC's Tree Corps as a public health and economic development strategy” via Zoom at 3 p.m.
As part of a new format for our Zoom meetings we will begin with a brief social/chat period (3:00 to 3:15 p.m.), with the program beginning at 3:15 p.m.
The Ecology Action Center’s (EAC) Executive Director Michael Brown will give a presentation entitled, “Ecosystem Services From Trees: the EAC's Tree Corps as a public health and economic development strategy” at the meeting of the University Club on Friday December 2 at 3:15 p.m. via Zoom. He will give an overview of the rapid growth of the Tree Corps, the EAC's effort to plant at least 10,000 trees annually for at least 10 years in a row. Trees are the most cost-effective means to improve local air quality and simultaneously help ensure continued economic growth in the Bloomington-Normal and McLean County community.
The Zoom link for the presentation is: https://illinoisstate.zoom.us/j/93328623423
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Spring Semester 2022
University Club Zoom meetings and speaker presentations:
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Friday February 4, 2022
"Open Discussion" via Zoom at 3 p.m. All our members and guests are cordially invited.
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Friday February 25, 2022
"Cyber Threats Targeting You (and Everyone You Know)" via Zoom at 3 p.m.
Dan Taube, Interim Chief Information Security Officer, Illinois State University will give a presentation entitled " Cyber Threats Targeting You (and Everyone You Know)" at the University Club Friday February 25 at 3 p.m. via Zoom. In 2021, the total number of reported data breaches in the United States surpassed all of 2020 by the month of September. Social engineering where individuals are targeted and compromised were the leading cause of these data breaches. Join the Interim Chief Information Security Officer for the University, Dan Taube, to learn about the threats facing the ISU members and how everyone plays a part in defending against them.
The Zoom link for the presentation is: https://illinoisstate.zoom.us/j/98105559872
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Friday March 18, 2022
Interdisciplinary Inquiry with a Multispecies World: Human-Animal Studies & Contemporary Art" via Zoom at 3 p.m.
What do the fields of human-animal studies and contemporary art have to do with one another? In this talk Ruth K. Burke, Assistant Professor of Video, will discuss how her creative research rooted in the interdisciplinary field of human-animal studies informs her pedagogical philosophy and teaching. Burke will discuss "Seeds" a 2021 student-produced documentary, her work with the ISU Horticulture Center and with Sunnyside Community Garden in West Bloomington, and the upcoming Fall 2022 Special Topics course "Taking the Bull by the Horns: Animals & Contemporary Art"
The Zoom link for the presentation is: https://illinoisstate.zoom.us/j/99826240809
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Friday April 8, 2022
“From Twins to Opposites: Exploring the Cultural History of Chocolate and Vanilla”
Dr. Kathryn Sampeck, Associate Professor of Anthropology, will present a talk based in part on her recent Fulbright Award research "From Twins to Opposites: Exploring the Cultural History of Chocolate and Vanilla" at the University Club at 3 p.m. Friday April 8 at via Zoom.
This talk will begin in pre-Columbian Latin America to show how cacao and vanilla were ecologically and semantically intertwined. Colonial dynamics in the sixteenth century not just separated these twins but pit them against each other as opposites of blackness versus whiteness. My recent research indicates that the separation of cacao from vanilla production parallels their transformation into metaphorical opposites and contrasting culinary uses, and all of these processes were rooted in the entrenchment and elaboration of racial ideologies. Latin American cuisine created worldwide connections through taste yet at the same time deepened global ruptures and reinforced inequalities through racialized practices in food production, commerce, and consumption.
The Zoom link for the presentation is: https://illinoisstate.zoom.us/j/91297560265
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Friday April 29, 2022
"University Club Scholarship Awards Ceremony" will be held at 3 p.m. via Zoom.
Thirteen $500 scholarships will be awarded at the "University Club Scholarship Awards Ceremony" at 3 p.m. via Zoom. Awardees, their families, guests and University Club Members and ISU faculty and staff are invited to attend via Zoom. The competition was particularly strong this year and we are pleased that we are able to honor some exceptionallly talented ISU students that have been involved in serving the University and local community.
The Zoom link for the presentation is: https://illinoisstate.zoom.us/j/94741418525
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