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| Adlai Stevenson III |
Adlai E. Stevenson III, former U.S. Senator and current Chair of SC&M Investment Management Corporation in Chicago, was on campus Wednesday, October 12, for a meeting of the Stevenson Center Advisory Board and to discuss two current initiatives he is working on that could benefit Illinois State University faculty and students. The first is a partnership among financial institutions, manufacturing firms, and universities in both China and Midwestern states a partnership that works through the Midwest U.S. China Association (MWCA), which includes universities in the exchange of faculty and students between Chinese and Midwest U.S. educational institutions such as Illinois State. Senator Stevenson's second initiative is to work to make his father’s home in Libertyville, Illinois a place for the study of democratic systems of government.
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Flame Statue outside
Stevenson Hall | The College of Arts and Sciences has officially adopted the Policy and Guidelines for Partner Accommodations, an action establishing best practices for the College regarding partner hiring and accommodation. During the Fall Address, Dean Olson reported on the status of the policy—which was then in draft form—and invited suggestions and comments. Since then, the policy has been reviewed by several College bodies. “After addressing concerns and suggestions that derived from the input process in the draft policy, we asked the Council of Chairs and the College Council for their formal endorsement of the policy and both bodies unanimously endorsed it,” said Dean Olson. The Policy and Guidelines for Partner Accommodations is just one of the 24 recommendations that the College committed to implementing after the Implementation Committee developed concrete actions that addressed issues raised by the Underrpresented Groups Task Force.
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| James Bennett |
James W. Bennett, renowned author and English alumnus, will be publishing a new book this month entitled How the Bible was Built. Free of theological or sectarian slant, How the Bible was Built gives a factual overview of the Bible's construction. The book was penned by the late Charles Merrill Smith, a pastor of Wesley Methodist Church in Bloomington in the 1960s who wrote several successful books including How to Become a Bishop without Being Religious, which reached the New York Times bestseller list. Smith wrote the book in response to his teenage granddaughter’s questions. The manuscript was discovered after Smith’s death and has now been reworked for a wider audience by Bennett. "It's a unique and delightful story," said Bennett. "It was found in the attic, written in spiral notebooks, and then cobbled back to life."
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| TV-10 | WZND and TV-10—Illinois State University’s student-run radio station and student television station—received three prestigious Silver Dome Awards from the Illinois Broadcaster’s Association during the IBA-University Conference on Friday, September 30, at the Bone Student Center. More than 250 radio and television students from around the state attended. "Our student television and radio stations are a continual source of pride for the College," said Dean Olson. "The fact that they were awarded three Silver Dome Awards–the top award given by the IBA–is testament to the quality of their programming."
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| CAS Fundraising Efforts |
At the College of Arts and Sciences Fall Address, Dean Olson reported on the success of the College’s fundraising efforts over the past year. Drastic reductions in state funding of public universities over the past few years has made it necessary for the College to supplement funding through increased fundraising efforts. Dean Olson declared the past year’s fundraising efforts a success. “Cash gifts to the College totaled $1,340,439—an increase over last year’s gift totals and almost double what we received just three years ago,” said Dean Olson. “Financial commitments to the College totaled close to $2 million. These fundraising totals are even more impressive considering the fact that for half the fiscal year our fundraising process has been in post-campaign mode.”
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| Dr.Aaron Pitluck | Aaron Pitluck joins the Department of Sociology as an assistant professor. Previous to coming to ISU, he had significant teaching experience, having in four countries taught courses that have ranged from small intensive seminars to large lecture classes. Dr. Pitluck’s areas of specialization include global finance, economic sociology, the Asia-Pacific area, and social theory. His dissertation research focused on speculative activity in global financial markets in Malaysia. He earned his PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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