Street view of the Normal Theater.

Illinois State University Speaker Series

Series Schedule

The Illinois State University Speaker Series seeks to bring innovative and enlightening speakers to the campus with the aim of providing the community with a platform to foster dialogue, cultivate enriching ideas, and continue an appreciation of learning as an active and lifelong process.

Fall 2018

The Fall 2018 University Speaker Series at Illinois State will examine a wide variety of issues including youth empowerment, race, open scholarship, the Russian Revolution, and bridging the interfaith barrier.

  • Portrait of Shirley Steinberg. Shirley Steinberg
    Research professor of critical youth studies
    Listening To Their Generation: Advocacy and Support with Youth
    7 p.m. September 4
    Escalante Room, Vrooman Center
  • Portrait of Terrell Strayhorn. Terrell Strayhorn
    Founding CEO of Do Good Work Educational Consulting
    Race (Still) Matters…and So Do You!
    4 p.m. September 13
    Braden Auditorium, Bone Student Center
  • Portrait of Jessica Lynn Jessica Lynn
    Transgender advocate and activist
    A message of transgender acceptance
    5 p.m. September 26
    Schroeder Hall, room 130
  • Portrait of Eboo Patel. Eboo Patel
    Founder of Interfaith Youth Core
    7 p.m. October 9
    Center for the Performing Arts Concert Hall
  • Portrait of Kathleen Fitzpatrick Kathleen Fitzpatrick
    Professor of English, author
    Working in Public: Open Scholarship and Generous Thinking
    5:30 p.m. October 25
    Circus Room, Bone Student Center
  • Portrait of Mark Steinberg. Mark Steinberg
    Professor of history and Slavic languages
    The Russian Revolution as Utopian Leap
    7 p.m. October 25
    Old Main Room, Bone Student Center
  • Portrait of Theresa Payton. Theresa Payton
    Leading cybersecurity and IT strategy expert
    Hype or Reality? Your Workplace and Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, & The Internet of Things
    7:30 p.m. October 29
    Center for the Performing Arts Concert Hall
    Adlai E. Stevenson Memorial Lecture Series