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Founder’s Day

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ISU News

ISU celebrates Founder’s Day

Image courtesy of Illinois State University NORMAL, Ill. – On Thursday, February 15, Illinois State University held its annual Founder’s Day celebration. The event began with the bell ringing tradition and proceeded with a faculty and staff appreciation luncheon and awards ceremony. As the program commenced, President for the Division of Student Affairs Dr. Levester Johnson welcomed the audience to the Brown Ballroom. He introduced Interim President Dr. Aondover Tarhule […]

todayFebruary 19, 2024

ISU News

ISU prepares for celebration of Founder’s Day

NORMAL, Ill. - The first Founder's Day at Illinois State University was held in 1909, with the tradition expanding in 1913 with events to honor the university's first president, Charles Hovey.  The schedule of events for this year's celebration begins with the Founding Celebration Bell Ringing Ceremony in the Prairie Room of the Bone Student Center.  "The Old Main Bell on the quad will be available for people to go […]

todayFebruary 9, 2023

ISU News

Founders Day: The Bells keep ringing

NORMAL, Ill.- Every time a bell rings an angel gets their wings, but Illinois State University gets another year older. ISU celebrated its 163rd birthday on Feb. 20, 2020 in the Brown Ballroom at the Bone Student Center. Looking back on the year there were some highs and lows. ISU President Larry Dietz said a low of this year was when students expressed their concern of diversity and lack of […]

todayFebruary 21, 2020

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Founders Day: A rich Illinois State University tradition

NORMAL - Thursday marked another Founder's Day on the campus of Illinois State University, and to kick off the festivities, many gathered in the middle of the quad for the annual Bell Ringing Ceremony. Founder's Day was created to remember the founding of the university back in year 1857. However, the event has evolved and now also showcases all the university has accomplished over the past year. The ringing of […]

todayFebruary 22, 2019