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Points of Pride

$60K

median starting salary of College of Business graduates
23:1

student to faculty ratio in 300-level courses
100%

All classes are taught by full-time faculty and industry professionals
80%

of faculty hold terminal degrees

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2025-26 Advancing Research and Creative Scholarship (ARCS) award winners announced

The associate vice president for Research and Graduate Studies is pleased to announce the winners of the 2025-26 Advancing Research and Creative Scholarship (ARCS) awards.

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Dr Ashley Waring-Sparks

Dr. Ashley Waring-Sparks named interim director of CeMaST

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Employer registration opens for 2025 fall career fairs

Illinois State University IFAMA Global Case Competition Winning Team -Students and Co-advisors

Champion Redbird team heads to Brazil to defend its title at global ag conference

Sep5

Graduate School Series: Grad School Game Plan

9/5/25 at 3:00 PM

Sep19

Accounting Career Fair

9/19/25 at 1:00 PMBone Student Center

Oct7

Fall Internship and Career Fair

10/7/25 at 2:00 PMBone Student Center

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