Illinois State University (ISU) is a public research university in Normal,Illinois. It was founded in 1857 as Illinois State Normal University and is the oldest public university in Illinois. The university emphasizes teaching and is recognized as one of the top ten largest producers of teachers in the US according to the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education. It is classified among "R2:Doctoral Universities –High research activity".
A normal school or normal college is an institution created to train teachers by educating them in the norms of pedagogy and curriculum. Many such schools have since been called teacher training colleges or teachers' colleges,but in Mexico,continue to be called normal schools,with student-teachers being known as normalistas. Many schools require a high school diploma for entry,and may be part of a comprehensive university. Normal schools in the United States,Canada,and Argentina trained teachers for primary schools,while in Europe,the equivalent colleges typically educated teachers for primary schools and later extended their curricula to also cover secondary schools.
Northern Illinois University (NIU) is a public research university in DeKalb,Illinois. It was founded as Northern Illinois State Normal School in 1895 by Illinois Governor John P. Altgeld,initially to provide the state with college-educated teachers. In addition to the main campus in DeKalb,it has satellite centers in Chicago,Naperville,Rockford,and Oregon,Illinois.
Chicago State University (CSU) is a predominantly black (PBI) public university in Chicago,Illinois. It includes an honors program for undergraduates,and offers bachelors and masters degrees in the arts and sciences. CSU was founded in 1867 as the Cook County Normal School,an innovative teachers college. Eventually the Chicago Public Schools assumed control of the school from the county and it became Chicago Teachers College (CTC). Northeastern Illinois University began as a branch campus in 1949. In 1951,the State of Illinois began funding the college,and assumed control in 1965,transforming it into a comprehensive state college. In 1967,it became Chicago State University. CSU is a member of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
Charles Alexander McMurry (1857–1929) was an American educator,pioneer in American Herbartianism,and brother to Frank Morton McMurry.
Charles Edward Hovey was an educator,college president,pension lobbyist and a brevet major general in the United States Army during the American Civil War.
Charles De Garmo was an American educator,education theorist and college president.
The Illinois Museum of Natural History was founded as the Museum of the Illinois State Natural History Society at the Illinois Normal School,Bloomington,Illinois,in 1858. The museum operated until 1877 on the third floor of what became Illinois State University Old Main building.
Richard Edwards was a Welsh American educator from Ceredigion (Cardinganshire). Emigrating to the United States with his family when he was a child,Edwards studied at the State Normal School in Bridgewater,Massachusetts and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy,New York. He then led a number of schools:the Boys' High School in Salem,Massachusetts (1853–1854);the State Normal School in Salem (1854–1857);the Normal School in St. Louis,Missouri (1857–1861);Illinois State Normal University (1862–1876);and Blackburn University(1891–1893). From 1887 to 1891,he served as the Illinois Superintendent of Public Instruction.
June Rose Colby was an American professor of literature. She was the first female faculty member and third woman hired as an instructor at Illinois State Normal University,and was a supporter of the Suffragist movement.
David Kenneth Berlo was an American communications theorist. He taught at Michigan State University and later served as president of Illinois State University.
Edwin C. Hewett was a professor and president at Illinois State Normal University,now known as Illinois State University. He was a prominent president in the early years of the university and an outspoken advocate for equal education.
John Williston Cook was an educator during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in the United States,specifically in Illinois. His work in education,specifically in association with the Herbartianism movement,had a lasting impact on the field at the time.
Arnold Tompkins (1849–1905) was an American educator and university president in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries,most known for his work at Illinois State Normal University and Chicago Normal School.
David Felmley was an American educator best known for his thirty-year-long tenure as the sixth president of Illinois State University,then known as Illinois State Normal University.
Samuel Edward Braden (1914–2003) served as the tenth president of Illinois State University in Normal,Illinois. He was recognized for his work during an incredibly tumultuous time in United States history,as life proved difficult amidst the Vietnam War. While controversial,his presidency was among several fleeting terms held by other university presidents during this time. He served at Illinois State University between 1967 and 1970,a mere three years. The average term of presidency at the university during this time was only five years,as many presidents sought to develop their professional achievements elsewhere.
Harry Alvin Brown was a college administrator and the seventh president of Illinois State Normal University in Normal,Illinois.
Lida Brown McMurry (1853–1942) was an American educator,author,YWCA founder,and prominent figure within American Herbartianism throughout the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Lura Eyestone (1872-1965) was an educator and author. She both attended and worked at Illinois State Normal University. The Eyestone School in Normal,Illinois,honors her contributions to education.
Angeline ("Ange") Vernon Milner was the first full-time librarian hired at Illinois State Normal University. She was also an author and a founding member of the Illinois Library Association.
