Adlai E. Stevenson III visited the ISU campus on September 29 to celebrate the opening of a new exhibit featuring the Stevenson Collection at Milner Library. The Collection includes approximately 300 artifacts, including political memorabilia such as campaign buttons, handwritten drafts of Adlai E. Stevenson II’s famed acceptance speech for the 1952 Democratic presidential nomination, and a hat that belonged to Adlai E. Stevenson, who served as Vice President of the United States under Grover Cleveland from 1893 to 1897. As he delivered remarks to an audience that included President Bowman, Provost Presley, and McLean County Museum of History Executive Director Greg Koos, Stevenson presented to ISU a Stevenson family Bible that had been given to Vice President Stevenson as a wedding gift from his mother. Click Read More for more photos.

Mike Huhndorf, an ISU Biological Sciences doctoral student, has participated in the recent discovery of six new species: a bat, a rodent, two shrews, and two frogs. He was a member of an expedition led by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) in the Democratic Republic of Congo this past winter. The forest survey was conducted between January and March 2007 and included participants from WCS, the Field Museum in Chicago, the National Centre of Research and Science in Lwiro, and the World Wildlife Fund. Huhndorf is affiliated with the Field Museum. “The most interesting thing about this trip was, obviously, we were able to discover so many new species in such a short time,” said Huhndorf. “Also amazing was the extent of the forest itself. Most forests in the region are only isolated remnants of much larger forests, but this one was largely intact.” Click Read More for more photos.

The College has just hired Daniel Enomoto, who will join CAS-IT on September 17th. Enomoto has a BS from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana and several years of experience supporting the IT needs of five departments in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the U of I. “Daniel brings with him an impressive list of accomplishments and skills. I know he will be an asset to our already strong CAS-IT team,” said Ann Beck, Associate Dean for Research, Technology, and Facilities. Enomoto’s primary assignment will be Stevenson and Williams Halls, where he will help to support the technology-related needs of five CAS departments and the College office. “Daniel is a bright, personable, and capable young man who has experience supporting both Windows and Macintosh desktop computers. This is great news for faculty and staff in Stevenson and Williams,” said Jim Kalmbach, Associate Chair of the Department of English.

Lori Riverstone-Newell is a new Assistant Professor in the Department of Politics and Government. She received her Master’s in Public Administration and her PhD in Political Science from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, where she taught for three years before coming to ISU. Lori has a strong background in nonprofit development and management. She served as the assistant editor of an international academic journal for three years and as the manager of the NEH-funded Tennessee Newspaper Project for four years. Her research interests include public administration, regional cooperation, and federalism. Although she misses her Tennessee family, friends, and students, she says that Bloomington-Normal is “already starting to feel like home. Everyone has been so warm and friendly, I couldn’t ask for a better reception.” In her free time, Lori enjoys reading, cooking, and spending time with her husband, Matthew, and her two teenagers, Nick and Zack.