Bradley will plan to resume on-campus classes for the fall semester of the 2020-2021 school year, according to a press release sent out by the university Monday afternoon. The release states that the university will be working through a series of plans to reinstate safe…
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This afternoon, the university sent out details to all students regarding the $400 one-time grant through the federal CARES Act Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund, which bestows Bradley $2.1 million in direct relief for eligible students affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The grants will be…
The university announced this afternoon how it would distribute its allocated $2.1 million of emergency grant funding from the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund to students. The aim of the CARES Act federal relief money is to help students with expenses related to campus disruptions…
The 2019-2020 school year will always be remembered by its abrupt ending due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there were many other notable events that took place, from the men’s basketball winning its second consecutive Missouri Valley Conference to the string of…
A week after Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker announced an extension of the stay-at-home-order, a judge in Southern Illinois issued a temporary injunction for state Rep. Darren Bailey, who claimed the extension subjects citizens to irreparable harm. In his daily briefing on April 27, Pritzker turned…
Jeffrey Blade, the CEO of Matilda Jane Clothing, was appointed as the next chief financial officer (CFO) by Bradley’s incoming president Stephen Standifird as his first hire. He will assume his position starting on May 1, when Standifird also enters his dual presidential duties. Blade…
Student Senate announced they passed two resolutions involving accessibility on campus and textbook access in a press release on April 25. While nothing has been approved by the university yet, Student Senate created an outline of how the resolutions would be implemented. Accessibility of Future…
In order to retain campus pride without actually being on campus, the Student Activities Office held its annual Leadership Awards virtually on April 27. Organizations like Alumni Affairs, OLLI, Residential Living, Parent’s Association, Student Senate, ACBU, Campus Recreation, Student Activities and Greek life helped present…
As Bradley University makes significant changes during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is also postponing sabbaticals, a period of time where professors take paid time off from teaching to focus on projects such as writing books or research that helps with their field of study. “Under…
The ability to have in-person counseling sessions through Bradley University’s Student Support Services may have stopped, but the need certainly has not. Student Support Services has adapted to offer students alternative options to cope with the changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Counseling services are…