Multicultural Programs
& Services
Student Government Association
206 Bone Student Center
Campus Box 3090
Normal, IL 61790-3090
Phone: (309) 438-7346
TDD (309) 438- 2762
Facsimile: (309) 438-3147
Email: Leadership.Service@ilstu.edu
Sponsors of Leadership Revolution support the effort to continue providing participants with a professional quality conference that focuses on developing revolutionary leaders.
Leadership and Service, a unit of the Dean of Students Office, helps students find their way by providing a number of exciting opportunities for life-long learning, self-exploration, community understanding, and engaged citizenship. Leadership and Service coordinates numerous opportunities for students to develop leadership skills and a civically engaged lifestyle.
The Association of Residence Halls (ARH) serves as the voice of the students living in the residence halls at Illinois State University. ARH serves as the umbrella organization for Area Governments and Unities. These organizations are represented in all four areas of campus (West Campus, East Campus, South Campus, and Watterson Towers).
The Campus Involvement Ambassadors (CIA) is a registered student organization supported by the Student Involvement Center. As ambassadors of the Student Involvement Center, CIA serves more than 300 student run organizations by providing workshops and serving students interested in getting involved on campus. Every CIA member is an experienced student leader and takes an active role in the implementation of CIA’s services and events.
The Career Center is a valuable central resource for our students, alumni, and faculty, and for a wide variety of employers in search of well-prepared candidates. We assist students in deciding on a major, plus the exploration of satisfying career opportunities that match their talents, interests, and goals. The Career Center Staff also helps individuals to develop job search skills in order to pursue full-time positions, plus internships/cooperative education, and part-time jobs.
Diversity Advocacy, a unit of the Dean of Students Office, facilitates a supportive campus environment in which underrepresented students can flourish academically and socially by participating in programs and taking advantage of services designed to better recruit, educate, and retain them. Diversity Advocacy is responsible for initiating and encouraging programs that contribute to a broader understanding of diversity at Illinois State University. The Office facilitates and promotes cultural and educational programs that celebrate, embrace and enhance student, faculty, and staff knowledge and understanding of individuals and groups that makeup the mosaic of American society and other nations.
Student Government Association
The Student Government Association is the official student governing body of Illinois State University. The members of the Student Government Association are committed to proactively effecting change in the best interests of the student body; furthering the cultural and social growth of the student body; and generally advocating the interests of the student body to Illinois State University and the community. It is composed of 34 students who serve as representatives, staff members, and leaders in the shared governance system, ensuring the “student voice” is heard.
The University Program Board (UPB) is Illinois State University source for campus activities. The UPB is committed to establishing student-driven programs focused on the social, cultural, educational, and recreational growth of Illinois State University students and the surrounding community. The University Program Board provides the campus with programs such as Festival ISU, major concerts, diversity programming, family-friendly programming, Homecoming, and philanthropic opportunities, as well as the opportunity for students to get involved in organizing these events to build leadership skills.