Illinois State University's campus is in the twin-city community of Bloomington-Normal near the geographic center of the state, 137 miles southwest of Chicago and 164 miles northeast of St. Louis. The Utne Reader, a 240,000-circulation, Minneapolis-based magazine, named Bloomington the "most enlightened" community in Illinois. Learn more about the Bloomington-Normal community.
Founded in 1857, Illinois State University was the first public university in the state and its one of the Midwest's oldest institutions of higher education. It is a residential university with more than 20,000 students whose emphasis is on undergraduate study.
The College of Applied Science and Technology (CAST) is the second largest college on campus with more than 3,611 students in 42 majors. There are six departments and two schools in the College: the Departments of Agriculture; Criminal Justice Sciences; Health Sciences; Family and Consumer Sciences; Technology and Military Science, and the Schools of Information Technology and Kinesiology & Recreation.
Administrative/Professional (AP) appointments are primarily for the purpose of mission support and include a wide range of responsibilities, for example: academic advisors, computer laboratory coordinators, etc. Managerial and executive positions including deans, directors, and vice presidents are also in this category. View AP Vacancies
Civil Service positions are governed by the State Universities Civil Service System. Candidates must demonstrate their ability to perform by passing a test specifically designed for the job. Areas of Civil Service employment are: Office Support, Paraprofessional, and Building Service. View Civil Service Vacancies
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