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2026 Civic Engagement Awards

Nominations for Illinois State University’s annual Civic Engagement Awards can be submitted through March 12, 2026. Individuals and organizations will be recognized at the Civic Engagement Celebration on April 6.

Learn more about the categories and nominations.

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A student working as volunteer on a Alternative Breaks trip.

Make a #RedbirdImpact with Alternative Breaks

During an Alternative Spring Break trip to Memphis, Tennessee, in 2024, students worked with Living Lands & Waters to collect 46,032 pounds of trash in 4 days. Watch the video and learn more!

Apply for Alternative Breaks.

Illinois State University recognized for student voting

Illinois State University was named a 2024 ALL IN Most Engaged Campus for College Student Voting by the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge.

Visit the Redbird Voter Guide.

Picture of line on election day.

Types of Civic Engagement

Discover the ways Illinois State practices civic engagement and some examples from actual projects.

Explore Types of Civic Engagement

News and Events

See what's happening with civic engagement at Illinois State.

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2026 Earth Day Breakfast tickets on sale

Tickets are now on sale for the 2026 Earth Day Breakfast at Illinois State University. The Breakfast will take place on Earth Day, Wednesday, April 22, 2026, from 8-10 a.m. in the Brown Ballroom of the Bone Student Center. 

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Students standing in line to vote

Vote in the March 17 primary election
Young woman walking across quad

Call for proposals: (Re)Design Your Course for Civic Engagement and Sustainability
a wide shot of the audience and stage of Braden Auditorium where Dick Durbin and Ray LaHood are seated onstage for Democracy Dialogues event

Democracy Dialogues series celebrates 250 years of the Declaration of Independence
Mar25

Pathways & Perspectives

3/25/26 at 4:00 PMBone Student Center
Mar27

Conversations Café

3/27/26 at 12:00 PMFell Hall
Mar27

STEM for the Public Good Seminar: Algorithms and Social Justice

3/27/26 at 1:00 PMSchroeder Hall

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