Editing Illinois State University (section)

==Campus==
[[File:Illinois State University Main Quad.jpg|alt=Illinois State University Main Quad|thumb|Illinois State University main quad]]
[[File:Cookhall.JPG|thumb|[[John W. Cook Hall]]]]

Initially designed by [[William Saunders (botanist)|William Saunders]],<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Freed |first1=John |title=Educating Illinois: Illinois State University, 1857-2007 |journal=Educating Illinois |date=2009 |publisher=The Donning Company Publishers |location=Virginia Beach, VA |page=67 |edition=2nd |url=https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/eil/1/ |access-date=May 19, 2022}}</ref> the Illinois State University campus quadrangle (commonly known as The Quad), is a popular outdoor venue for students and the local community. Lined with benches and shady trees, the site is a popular spot for students to relax, study, and play informal games of sports. Outdoor events such as the annual RSO showcase, Festival ISU<ref>{{cite web |title=Festival ISU |url=https://deanofstudents.illinoisstate.edu/events/festival-isu/ |website=Festival ISU |publisher=Dean of Students, Illinois State University |access-date=May 19, 2022 |archive-date=February 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230223064456/https://deanofstudents.illinoisstate.edu/events/festival-isu/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> and Concerts on the Quad<ref>{{cite web |title=Concerts on the Quad |url=https://finearts.illinoisstate.edu/concerts-quad/ |website=Concerts on the Quad |publisher=Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts |access-date=May 19, 2022 |archive-date=March 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302221825/https://finearts.illinoisstate.edu/concerts-quad/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> are popular in the campus community. [[John W. Cook Hall]], or Cook Hall, is a building built in 1898 that resembles a castle on the [[Quadrangle (architecture)|Quad]] of Illinois State University in [[Normal, Illinois]]. Cook Hall, named for the university's [[John Williston Cook|fourth president]], has been listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] since the winter of 1986.

The ISU Quad is also host to the [[Fell Arboretum]], which is part of a 490-acre site that represents over 154 species of trees from the state of Illinois. Trees on the north side of the quad are from Northern Illinois, and those on the south side of the quad from southern parts of the state. The Fell Arboretum is part of the Arbor Day Foundation's Tree Campus Higher Education Institution.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tree Campus High Education |url=https://arboretum.illinoisstate.edu/tree_campus/index.php |website=Fell Arboretum |publisher=Fell Arboretum, Illinois State University |access-date=May 19, 2022}}</ref>

Illinois State University has six residence halls, one apartment complex, and dedicated apartments for upper class and graduate students. Facilities are administered by the ISU's University Housing Services.<ref>{{cite web |title=Residence Halls - Locations |url=https://housing.illinoisstate.edu/locations/ |website=Living in Residence Halls |publisher=University Housing Services, Illinois State University |access-date=May 19, 2022}}</ref>