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Welcome to the Office of the Provost

The Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost serves as the chief academic officer with responsibility for academic and senior-level internal leadership.

Our Mission:  Illinois State University prepares diverse, engaged, and informed members of society through collaborative teaching, scholarship, and service.

Our Vision: Illinois State University will be a national leader in student-focused education connecting teaching, research, innovation, and intercultural understanding. 

llinois State University Mission Statement, endorsed by the Academic Senate February 21, 2024 and approved by the Board of Trustees May 10, 2024.

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From waste heat to quantum innovation: Advancing spintronics article thumbnail
The team led by Dr. Justin Bergfield, associate professor of physics, undergraduate researcher Runa Bennett, and AFRL senior research scientist Dr. Joshua Hendrickson has uncovered how quantum interference—a phenomenon where particles behave like waves and either reinforce or cancel each other—can efficiently generate a “spin-voltage” to control the flow of quantum information. 

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