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May 27, 2008 - Vol.7, No. 10

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In this month's issue

Trustees to hold July meeting at new Alumni Center
Register for the Homecoming Town & Gown 5K Run
Two ISU alumnae nominated for Tony Awards
Legendary Coach Will Robinson passes away
Lab school teachers earn recognition

Summer construction prompts newsletter

Three Redbirds sign NFL free-agent contracts
Nominations due for Alumni Awards
Commencent honors 3,700 graduates
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Illinois State in the News

Trustees approve tuition, fees and room/board rates

Valley All-Sports Trophy returns to Illinois State

Trustees approve naming the Dr. Sol Shulman Atrium
Trustees approve naming the Mary and Jean Borg Center for Reading and Literacy
Illinois Shakespeare Festival opens June 27
Pod CastMark Swerdlik on National Guard program for returning soldiers
 
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Early family experience inspires LaKeisha Coleman to become a nurse

From the first time she can remember, LaKeisha Coleman knew she wanted to be a nurse.  Her grandmother was a diabetic on dialysis, and she sat the then nine-year old Coleman down at the kitchen table to explain what to do if she became unresponsive, how to roll insulin in her hands and what amount to give. 

 

 

Read more about Coleman's nursing career.
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New Mennonite grad Angela Baird joins Africa Hope

Angela Baird will put her new nursing degree from Mennonite College of Nursing to work by joining Africa Hope, a ministry of New Mission Systems International, working with church, government and civic institutions in Kenya.

 

Read more about Baird's future plans.

Upcoming Alumni Events

6/6 "Relatively Close" Premiere in Chicago
6/12 Dallas Alumni Networking
6/19 Legacy of Leadership - Student Leader Alumni Event
6/27 Drum Corps International
6/27 Big Red Golf Classic

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