Dr. Romeo B. Garrett is a name that is synonymous at Bradley University with diversity and inclusion, as his name is on the building that houses the Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI). Fittingly, the story of Garrett’s journey to Bradley and his impact on…
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School and work already ramp up the average schedule, but when it comes to keeping busy during the pandemic, some just start by doing what they love. One student, Imani Shamsuddin, has a business to show for it. Shamsuddin, a junior theatre performance major, has…
It may seem surprising to students, but animation professor Brent Wiley started out his education with plans to go on to medical school. While progressing through the curriculum to become a physician at the University of Kansas and taking art classes on the side, he…
What started as a simple fascination with technology as a child went on to become a career. David Lennie has had a long run on the Hilltop, with his time in the Bradley community going back to 1988. He graduated with a communications degree in…
Bradley health sciences major Jacob McGiles has been awarded as an Illinois Student Laureate for his involvement on campus, and he has the titles to prove it. The Illinois Student Laureate awards recognize seniors from each 4-year degree-granting institution in Illinois for their leadership and…
The common saying goes that one should be the change they wish to see in the world, and Juan Ríos Vega, an assistant professor of education at Bradley, is one of many who applies it in his own way – through the medium of children’s…
No university is an island. The hands of thousands of faculty go into its infrastructure to mold the growth of the students within their environment. There’s no way students could learn the names of them all, which only raises the question of what it takes…
A key for creativity is to draw inspiration from anywhere – family, nature or the deepest desires. Ask Sophia Newton, a senior English major with a literary studies concentration, and she will tell you, she finds inspiration from the city of Peoria and her ballet…
A behavior. An attitude. An outlook on the community around you. It’s the small things in life that can have big impacts later on. For Emma Knaup, that small thing is helping others, and her impact has arrived in the form of recognizing her work.…
Bradley President Stephen Standifird will likely be remembered as the president who took over during a pandemic; the president who guided administration through back-to-school procedures during his first month in office. “If I would have known what I’d be walking into before I agreed to…