ILLINOIS STATE E-LUMNI NEWS
Volume 2, No. 3 December 19, 2002
GOT ANY LAST-MINUTE HOLIDAY SHOPPING?
If you're still looking for gift ideas for a fellow Illinois State alum (or if you want to give someone gift ideas for you!), take a close look at the Alumni Services Merchandise Web page.
A selection of high-end items (class rings, lamps, chairs) is available as well as clothing and gifts as low as $5.00. Each of the items on or linked to this page provides a small royalty to the Alumni Association or to the Student Alumni Council to support our programming on your behalf!
JOIN FELLOW ALUMNI TRAVELING TO NOVA SCOTIA, ITALY, AND IRELAND
In the New Year, are you looking for something really exciting to do? Then join some of your fellow alumni on a fantastic cruise through New England into Nova Scotia . . . an eight-day, educational adventure to the Chianti region of Italy . . . for seven nights in Kinsale, the gourmet capital of Ireland!
Alumni Services works with some of the best tour companies around to provide these exciting group travel opportunities at special costs. For more information on currently scheduled trips, see www.IllinoisState.edu/alumniservices/travel/.
NEW SIGHTS ON CAMPUS - TAKE A PEEK!
When we initially asked for items you'd like to see in the E-LUMNI NEWS, many of you responded that you'd like to know about new buildings and features on campus. With so much going on in this regard, here is your sneak preview of:
1. the recently completed Center for the Performing Arts, located on the Quad between Williams Hall and Centennial East. Here are a few shots of the completed building:
www.illinoisstate.edu/alumniservices/EnewsCPA.shtml
2. the plans and construction progress for the new College of Business building. COB has a provided some terrific information on their Web site.
Take a look:
UNIVERSITY WEB PAGE HAS ALL-NEW LOOK
While you're surfing new sights, take a look at the new and improved Illinois State University home page if you haven't been there lately: www.IllinoisState.edu. Stay tuned in late winter/early spring for the completely revised Alumni site!
ARE YOU PART OF AN ILLINOIS STATE LEGACY FAMILY?
Did your parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, cousins, and who knows else graduate from Illinois State (or Illinois State Normal University)? If you're part of what's known as a "legacy family," we'd like to hear your stories and see your pictures! As you may know, we publish a legacy family photo in each issue of the ILLINOIS STATE alumni magazine. Get the family together over the holidays all decked out in Illinois State clothing, or create a pose that reflects your Illinois State pride, and then send your legacy family photo to assistant director Susan Callahan in Alumni Services, Campus Box 3100, Normal, IL 61790-3100.
(Note: Only photo prints can be used for the magazine -- not digital images. You are welcome to send scans by E-mail as a preview. Photo prints will be returned.)
THE PANTAGRAPH IS LOOKING FOR A FEW GOOD ALUMNI. . .
Kelly (Lantau) Josephsen '99, a former VIDETTE editor, is now the Illinois State University "beat" reporter for THE PANTAGRAPH newspaper in Bloomington. She's currently working on a story about what alumni remember from their days at good old ISU and would especially like to hear from some alumni who have moved far away from McLean County, Illinois. Would you like to tell Kelly your story? If so, please e-mail her at
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INTRODUCING: ASK ALUMNI SERVICES (AND GET AN ANSWER)
This will become a regular feature of the E-LUMNI NEWS. . . your opportunity to ask a question and get an answer. We're looking for items that you think may be of interest to ALL alumni who read this (and we'll try to answer individual queries as well). To begin, we'll provide a couple of samples:
QUESTION: Some time ago I filled out a survey for an alumni directory and sent in my order for one of the books and CD-ROMs. I haven't received
anything yet. What gives?
- Jane Q. Alumna, Bedford Falls, Illinois
ANSWER: This one's easy for us to answer, Jane. After a lot of hard work entering all the data you and most of your fellow 148,426 alumni sent us, we sent the data off to our publishing company in mid-October. The book and CD-ROM are in production and should be delivered in February.
Thanks, alumni, for the great response!
QUESTION: How do I get a copy of my transcript?
- John Alumnus, West Suburb, Illinois
ANSWER: A great question, John -- one we get quite often! Fortunately the Registrar's office provides an excellent summary explanation on their Web site, and we've made it a regular link on the Alumni Services site.
Check it out at www.registrar.ilstu.edu/students/current/transcripts/.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Details on alumni events can be found on our Events Calendar Web page.
