Notable Alumni
Illinois State University’s alumni are accomplishing great things all over the globe. The accomplishments are more than just winning an Academy Award, starring in a major motion picture or becoming a professional athlete. There are notable alumni right in your very own neighborhood.
Illinois State University alumni have changed the lives of students in their own local school district, developed new forms of technology that have transformed the everyday living, and founded or helped with programs that have bettered the world.
Active Alumni
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Alumni News
Radical roots and enduring activism: Milestones in LGBTQIA+ history at Illinois State University
This timeline traces the evolving landscape of queer presence, activism, and institutional change at Illinois State University and beyond, from early organizing efforts in the 1960s through the tumultuous 2020s. Drawing on newspaper and newsletter reports, oral history interviews, university archives, and first-person recollections, it highlights both the setbacks and triumphs that have defined this resilient community's fight for understanding, equity, and justice across more than six decades.
Alum, former mayor who advocated for Juneteenth holiday to be recognized
During 14 years as a City of Bloomington elected official, including the last four as mayor, Mboka Mwilambwe ’94, M.S. ’96, sought to unite residents from different backgrounds through community events and shared spaces.