April 2003
April 14, 2003
SIUE Small Business Centers To Offer Workshops
(EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.) The Small Business Development Centers at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and at SIUE's East St. Louis Center will continue offering its "Start-Up Basics (SUB) Workshops at both locations during the latter part of April. The SUBs are free but reservations are required.
Sponsored by the SIUE School of Business, SUBs offer tools to the potential entrepreneur who needs to know the basics of starting a small business. Here are the scheduled SUBs:
o SIU Edwardsville, Room 1118, 200 University Park Drive-8:30-10:30 a.m. and 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 17-9-11 a.m. Saturday, April 19.
o East St. Louis Center, 411 E. Broadway, East St. Louis, Room 1013-9-11 a.m. Wednesday, April 16-1-3 p.m. Tuesday, April 29
For reservations, call the SIUE Small Business Development Center, (618) 650-2929.
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April 17, 2003
Carrie Carducci Named SIUE, Illinois Student Employee Of The Year
Carrie Carducci of Powell, Ohio, a front desk supervisor in the Student Fitness Center, recently was named the SIUE Student Employee of the Year only to find she also had been named the State Of Illinois Student Employee of the Year, a first for an SIUE student.
Carducci, a junior studying Kinesiology and Health Education, received the state designation from the Midwest Association of Student Employment Administrators (MASEA). MASEA presented Carducci with a congratulatory letter, a check for $75, and a certificate honoring her selection.
Employed at the Student Fitness Center since December 2001, Carducci was promoted to her current position in November 2002. As a front desk supervisor, she sells memberships, program services and merchandise, maintains a membership filing system, coordinates student staff interviews, and assists in the hiring and training of Student Fitness Center student employees.
In nominating the 21-year-old SIUE cross country and track standout, Fitness and Outdoor Recreation Assistant Director Aimee Knitter said Carducci was one of the most reliable and professional student staff members in the Office of Campus Recreation. "Fitness Center patrons will leave a conversation with Carrie feeling as though they were able to speak their mind and get their message across," Knitter said. "In addition, she ensures that something will be done about their concerns."
Carducci also has been able to manage multiple commitments. In addition to working for Campus Recreation, Carducci has been a four-year member of the SIUE women's cross country and track and field teams. She has provisionally qualified in the 3,000-meter steeplechase for the NCAA Division II Track and Field Championships, scheduled at Korte Stadium on May 22-24.
She is secretary for the SIUE Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and has spearheaded several programs sponsored by the committee, including the Athletic Pen Pal program and a community event in which SIUE student-athletes will work with students at Woodland Elementary School in Edwardsville.
Runners-up for the SIUE Student Employee of the Year were Gabriel Dubois of Mackinaw, Summer Finkbiner of Marshall, Lisa Bauer of Virden, and Melissa Dickson of Moro.
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April 17, 2003
International Trade Center To Conduct Trade Agreement Seminar
(EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.) The Illinois Trade Office (ITO), of the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity, and the International Trade Center (ITC) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will conduct a US-Chile and US-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Seminar from 8 a.m.-noon Wednesday, April 30, 2003. Deadline for registration is April 25.
The seminar will include a live videoconference with the U.S. Embassy in Santiago, Chile, and presentations by representatives of the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Singapore Trade Commission, as well as a panel discussion with international marketing representatives from the Illinois Trade Office.
International Trade Center Director Silvia Torres said the seminar will present answers to questions about the free trade agreements between the United States and Chile and with Singapore. "Chile is one of Latin America's most dynamic and promising markets," Torres said. "Its strength and attractiveness lie in the transparency of its regulation and the predictability of its decision-makers. The FTA will bring new opportunities to exporters interested in doing business in Chile.
"Singapore will improve market access to U.S. providers of professional services such as legal, financial, architectural, engineering, and surveying services," she said. "The U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement will lock in Singapore's current duty-free treatment on almost all U.S. products."
Admission is $15 and registration is required. Continental breakfast and parking will be provided; space is limited. For more information, contact the SIUE International Trade Center: (618) 650-2452 or by e-mail: sitorre@siue.edu.
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April 22, 2003
SIUE Students Given Awards At Honors Convocation
(EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.) More than 270 students at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville were recognized recently at the annual Honors Convocation with special awards for academic achievement.
Each year at the convocation, the SIUE Foundation recognizes graduating male and female students with the highest four-year grade-point averages.
This year's awards for highest academic excellence went to: A. Lauren Hood of McLeansboro, majoring in Biological Sciences; Joanne M. Olson of Aurora, majoring in English Language and Literature; and Mitchell Rentfro of Strasburg, majoring in Economics and Finance and Policy Analysis. The award is the highest honor that SIUE gives one of its faculty members. Hostetler received a $2,000 prize and will be given a plaque of recognition at the May 10 spring commencement.
In addition, other faculty were cited with Teacher Recognition Awards: Kay Gaehle, a lecturer in the SIUE School of Nursing, and Paul Brunkow, an assistant professor of Biological Sciences. Each will receive a $500 prize at the convocation.
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April 22, 2003
SIUE Corn-To-Ethanol Plant Wins Construction Award
(EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.) The National Corn-To-Ethanol Research Pilot Plant (NCERPP), constructed on the campus of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville to research cost effective ways to produce alternative fuels, has won the 2003 Regional Excellence Award from the St. Louis Construction News and Review (CNR) in the science/research category.
The plant, located in SIUE's University Research and Technology Park, was constructed with $20 million in state and federal funds. Research at the plant is aimed at finding ways to significantly reduce the cost of producing ethanol, a renewable transportation fuel made from corn. It is expected to be operational later this year.
The CNR award was given for design excellence, construction efficiency and creativity, industry inclusiveness, and the "positive impact of those projects to the region's economy and quality of life."
The NCERPP won over two other finalists on the campus of Washington University in St. Louis: the Laboratory Sciences Building and Whitaker Hall for Biomedical Engineering. The judges said SIUE's plant "used bi-state contractors to solve global environment concerns and bring the educational world and community together."
Rod Bothast, a Biological Sciences research professor at SIUE and director of the plant, accepted the award at a recent ceremony. "This award represents the many efforts and dedication of the employees of the University Research and Technology Park, SIUE, Washington Group International, which was the architect and engineering firm for the project, and the many contractors who all contributed to this new and unique facility," Bothast said.
"The NCERPP has a very important role to play in reducing this country's dependence on foreign oil, improving the environment, and promoting rural development."
Bothast said continued growth in the renewable fuel market requires not only finding low-cost methods of producing ethanol from corn, but also new methods of converting low-cost renewable feedstocks into ethanol. "The NCERPP will advance the role of bioconversion by developing and demonstrating the next generation of advanced technologies making possible low-cost and sustainable biobased industrial products, biofuels, and biopower."
The judges for the CNR competition were Terry Hampton, president of TM2 Construction, representing the minority community; Deborah Henry, representing the St. Louis chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction; Vern Remiger, president of Arcturis and president of the American Institute of Architects-St. Louis; Rick Swanson, of Swanson Masonry, president of the Midwest Council of the American Subcontractors Association; and Peter Downs, editor of CNR.
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April 28, 2003
The Honest-To-Goodness Truth Promises To Delight Young And Old. It's TRUE!
(EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.) Libby Louise Sullivan is in big trouble with her mama. She was caught in a lie and mama had to sit her down and tell her the virtues of being truthful.
But, that's when the bigger trouble began.
It's all part of the fun, with a dose of education, in the St. Louis Black Repertory Company's production of The Honest-To-Goodness Truth at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 3, in the Katherine Dunham Hall theater.
The production is sponsored by the SIUE Friends of Theater and Dance, with help from TheBANK of Edwardsville, as part of A Season for the Child, the annual theater series for the family.
Children will delight in the story of Libby who quickly learns that telling the truth and being a "tattletale" are two very different things. Through difficult experience Libby learns she's "gotta' tell the truth, gotta' use tact, gotta' tell it clean, but don't be mean, tell the truth without fail, and don't be a tattletale."
Written by award-winning St. Louis children's author Patricia C. McKissack and adapted for the stage by Gregory S. Carr, The Honest-To-Goodness Truth delivers a simple moral about truth and kindness wrapped in a story to which children will relate. Ms. McKissack has written more than 50 books with the help of her husband, Fredrick, who does the research.
A Season for the Child returns Oct. 25 with the Piwacket Theater for Children's production of Hansel and Gretel.
Tickets are $5; for more information or to order tickets, call the SIUE Fine Arts box office, (618) 650-2774.
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April 28, 2003
P. Medon Named Dean Of New SIUE School Of Pharmacy
(EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.) Philip Medon has been named dean of the new Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy, effective July 1.
Medon, currently executive director of the University of Louisiana-Monroe's College of Pharmacy Medicaid Outcomes Research and Evaluation program, has been in the field of pharmacology and toxicology since 1972-first as a research pharmacologist with Miles Laboratories and then as an educator at the University of New Mexico College of Pharmacy, the University of Illinois College of Pharmacy in Chicago, and at ULM.
He earned a bachelor of science in Pharmacy in 1968 at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science, and a master of science and a doctorate, both in Pharmacology, in 1971 and 1972, respectively, at Purdue University.
"Dr. Medon brings a wealth of experience to his work as founding dean of our new School of Pharmacy," said SIUE Provost Sharon Hahs. "He has served in several administrative roles at Louisiana, which makes him eminently qualified to take on SIUE's newest school. We look forward to welcoming him to our campus and working with him."
Medon said coming to SIUE is a homecoming to the Midwest. "My wife, Chris, and I feel like we're coming home," Medon said. "We have very fond memories of our years at Purdue University and at the University of Illinois in Chicago. We love the people of the Midwest and we're glad to be back," Medon said. "But, professionally, I feel like I'm coming home because our focus here at SIUE will be teaching, much like the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science where I earned my bachelor of science in Pharmacy in 1968."
Before taking his current position, Medon had been associate dean of Student and Professional Affairs. He also has held other administrative positions at the ULM College of Pharmacy including director of Research and Graduate Studies, director of the Pharmaceutical Research and Technical Services Center, coordinator of the Division of Continuing Pharmacy Education, and coordinator of the Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology.He also is a professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology at ULM.
Medon has received several honors during his career, including a service award from the College of Pharmacy and Health Science at Northeast Louisiana University in 1996 and the Researcher of the Year Award from NLU's Alumni Association in 1989, to name two. He and his wife, Chris, have two daughters-Jennifer, of Monroe, and Carrie, of Ft. Worth, Texas.
SIUE's School of Pharmacy program is a four-year professional curriculum, offered in a 2 + 2 format. The first two years will consist of study on the SIUE campus; years three and four will take place on three regional clinical campuses in Central and Southern Illinois. One of these regional clinics will be in Springfield, adjacent to the SIU School of Medicine. The academic program will seek accreditation by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education.
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April 30, 2003
International Travel With SIUE, SIUC Experts Is Set For May And June
(EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.) Southern Illinois University students, their families, alumni, seniors, and other community members are headed for ancient Greece and Egypt in May, June, and July with the university's Expeditions in the Ancient World programs. These unusual programs, now in their 21st year, offer expertly organized sojourns, led by a team of professors in various fields of ancient culture.
The Egypt programs (May 13-24 or June 22-30) will take up to 35 participants to Cairo, Luxor, and Aswan, Egypt. The trip includes site visits to ancient Egypt's wonders, temples and tombs, a re-enactment of the ancient mummification rituals, carving and painting hieroglyphic tablets, a camel ride into the Sahara at dusk, a visit with Bedouins, and a three-day luxury Nile cruise.
The Greece programs (May 23-June 7 or July 1-8) takes in Athens, Mycenae, Delphi, Troy, the west coast of Turkey, and the Greek islands of Samos and Kos. Activities include climbing the Acropolis and exploring temples and museums guided by an art historian. Travelers also will re-enact the trial of Socrates, run an Olympic race in the stadium at Delphi, build ancient sundials on the beach, create pottery in a shop on Samos, and re-enact an ancient play in an ancient theater on the island of Kos.
A slide presentation about the programs will be conducted at two Edwardsville locations:
o 7 p.m. Thursday, May 1, SIUE's Peck Hall, Room 2414
o 11 a.m. Saturday, May 3, Edwardsville Public Library, 112 South Kansas St.
Students may earn two to six semester hours of credit in a variety of subjects for participating, and may apply for financial aid through the university.
Robert Hahn, the SIU Carbondale philosophy professor who founded and directs the programs, has organized the trips to optimize participants' experience. "Both programs offer a blend of archaeological site visits each morning, with free afternoons for relaxing, swimming and shopping, and a lecture series in the evening before dinner," Hahn said. "The programs provide five-star accommodations all the way.
During the program's two decades, SIU has taken more than a thousand travelers on trips to ancient cultures, and the participants' praise is resounding. One traveler said: "The trip to Egypt was all we had hoped for and a lot more. The program was great, faculty members were superb, and fellow travelers were wonderful."
In creating the programs and directing them for two decades, Hahn says he has hoped to give people "who like programs on the Learning Channel, the Discovery Channel, and PBS, a chance to experience their wonders in real time." The programs' success, he says, lies also in its "truly interdisciplinary, team taught, and hands on approach, applied in an effort to help us all understand more deeply both other cultures and our own."
The programs' Web site is: http://www.siu.edu/~nmc/hahn/origins.html. Those interested also may contact SIUE Professor Nancy Ruff by e-mail: nruff@siue.edu, or by calling: (618) 650-3649 for more information.
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University Honors Former Student Who Died In Iraq
The university carillon sounded 12 times and the SIUE alma mater was played over the Stratton Quad at noon last week to honor U.S. Marine Cpl. Evan James of LaHarpe, a former SIUE student who drowned in a canal during the fighting in Iraq.
James, 20, was a sophomore studying Kinesiology and Health Education to become a physical fitness trainer, said Assistant Professor Brian Butki, one of James' instructors.
According to a military spokesman, James was one of two Marines from a Central Illinois Reserve unit who went underwater in the Saddam Canal in southeastern Iraq on March 25, while preparing a safe place for soldiers to draw water. Both bodies were recovered later in the week.
The spokesman said it appeared that James' unit was not under fire at the time. James served with the 6th Engineer Support Battalion, based in Peoria. The Saddam Canal runs parallel with the Euphrates River near An Nasiriyah, about 100 miles north of the Kuwaiti border.
Speech Comm. Major 'Makes a Difference' With Senior Project
Senior Assessment projects are an excellent way to bring to bear all the skills learned throughout a student's college career, but it's a bonus if the project's outcome makes a real difference in society.
That's the way Amanda Powers, a senior in Speech Communications, looked at her project-creating a marketing campaign for last week's Celebrate Abilities Week. With input from Speech Professor Kevin McClearey and help from two other classmates, Karie Doughty and Katie Serrano, Powers sought and received a proclamation from the Madison County Board to declare March 24-30 as "Celebrate Abilities Week."
SIUE requires each senior to complete a senior assignment that demonstrates proficiency in the student's major. Each assignment is a scholarly collaboration between a senior student and a dedicated faculty member, fostering creativity and self reliance.
As luck would have it, Powers was to make her senior project presentation March 19, the same night the board was to approve a new rule allowing public comment at board meetings. Powers' presentation was the first one under the new rules. "The wording of the presentation emphasized the strong relationship between Madison County and the university, and their mutual interest in recognizing the abilities of persons with disabilities," McClearey said.
"The presentation and the work all three of them put into the project was exemplary and this was a chance to showcase the talents of our students," McClearey said.
Powers said later she was thrilled to make the presentation, if not terribly nervous. "We emphasized three points," Powers said. "We stressed the importance of the events during the week, including the 5K Roll, Run, Walk in downtown Edwardsville and the wheelchair basketball game at the university. We also pointed to the strong connection between the county board and the university and the importance of recognizing that persons with disabilities also have other abilities."
In addition to the county board presentation, the three students also sent letters to mayors of several cities and towns in Madison County asking for similar proclamations. That part of the project resulted in proclamations in Edwardsville, East Alton, Worden, and Wood River.
"I wanted to do something that would make a difference and we did," Powers said. "It was exciting to participate in the democratic process, but I'm also thrilled that people with disabilities were recognized throughout the county and in several communities."
Veteran White House Journalist To Speak April 8
For a woman, it hasn't been easy getting to the front row of the White House briefing room. But with grit, talent, and a fair amount of chutzpah, award-winning reporter and columnist Helen Thomas broke barriers and made it to that seat.
Outspoken, direct and a fixture in the White House press corps since the Presidency of John F. Kennedy, Thomas will offer "Wit and Wisdom from the Front Row at the White House," at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, in Meridian Ballroom as part of the university's Arts & Issues series.
"With the world events that are unfolding, Ms. Thomas' appearance at SIUE could not possibly be more timely and relevant," said John Peecher, assistant director of development for the College of Arts and Sciences and coordinator of Arts & Issues. "Her perspectives are likely to be thought-provoking, fascinating, and, undoubtedly, challenging."
After 57 years as a correspondent for UPI-including an appointment in 1974 as the news organization's White House bureau chief-Thomas now writes as a columnist for Hearst newspapers. She joined UPI and the Washington press corps in 1943, and for 12 years wrote radio news for UPI. Eventually, she covered the news of the federal government, including the Department of Justice, the FBI, Health and Human Services, and Capitol Hill.
In November 1960, she began covering then President-elect John F. Kennedy, following him to the White House in January 1961 as a member of the UPI team. It was during this first White House assignment that Thomas began closing Presidential news conferences with "Thank you, Mr. President."
Thomas was the only woman print journalist traveling with President Nixon to China during his breakthrough trip in January 1972. Since then she has traveled to China with former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and Presidents Ford, Reagan, and George H. Bush. She has the distinction of having traveled around the world several times with Presidents Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan and George H. Bush, during the course of which she covered every economic summit.
Among Thomas' accomplishments are: served as president of the Women's National Press Club; was the first woman officer of the National Press club; become the first woman officer of the White House Correspondents Association and its first woman president; and received the 1998 International Women's Media Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award. In November 1976 she was named by the World Almanac as one of the 25 most influential women in America.
"There can be no question, Helen Thomas has been a trailblazer for women journalists," Peecher said.
Additionally, Thomas was the first recipient of the Helen Thomas Lifetime Achievement Award established by the White House Correspondents Association, and honored by President and Mrs. Clinton at the association's annual dinner in 1998.
Thomas has received 30 honorary doctorates from many colleges and universities including Brown, Northeastern University, and Michigan State University. She has delivered lectures and speeches on the White House and the Presidency throughout the country and is the author of Dateline White House and Front Row at the White House.
Tickets for Helen Thomas' Arts & Issues appearance are $8. For ticket information, call (618) 650-2626, or, from St. Louis toll-free, (888) 328-5168, Ext. 2626; visit the series' Web site: www.siue.edu/ARTS_ISSUES; or e-mail jpeeche@siue.edu.
Admission includes free parking with the presentation of a ticket stub in the lots behind the Morris University Center or Katherine Dunham Hall.
Tennessee Williams' Poetry Shines Through In Summer & Smoke
Elma Winemiller, the lonely, unmarried minister's daughter, is hopelessly in love with her childhood crush, John Buchanan, a brilliant but undisciplined doctor.
Seems like a good storyline for a Tennessee Williams play? It is. Summer and Smoke is the next offering of SIUE's University Theater and Director Chuck Harper says the play may be melodramatic but the richness of Williams' skill with dialogue shines through.
Summer and Smoke (anyone's guess what that means) opens at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 18, and continues at the same curtain time April 19, 25, and 26, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 27, all at the Katherine Dunham Hall theater.
Some might say the plot is pure Williams-the physical, pleasure-seeking John, who represents Alma's repressed sexual longing, woos Alma, who in turn embodies an emotional capacity foreign to John-but the playwright's poetry is still worth the price of admission.
"This is a very melodramatic play that may seem silly at times in this day and age, but I want the actors to embrace that," Harper said.
"If the actors embrace the characters, the audience will be right there with them. If the characters are totally believable to the audience, they'll be right there with John and Alma to the end, hoping that these two will find love and happiness," Harper said.
"The audience must be on their side and the only way to create that for the audience is for the actors to totally buy into the characters they are playing."
As for the set, the central piece in this 1948 play is a stone figure of an angel in a park fountain. "Our set designer, Jim Dorethy, is creating the angel as a set piece that can be lit from any angle including from within," Harper explained. "We couldn't do the angel as a two-dimensional figure. It must reflect the emotional quality of each scene.
"The one mistake we could make is to mess with Tennessee Williams' stage directions," Harper said. "For example, he waxes rhapsodic about the sky, so we're creating a stylized skyline that has geometric shapes suggesting a village in the distance, but they're actually hanging pieces and you can see the sky through the pieces."
The costumes, Harper said, will be realistic to the time of the play-1912-and the set will be utilitarian for creating various settings. "This is the first time I've had the opportunity to direct a Tennessee Williams play," Harper said. "I'm excited about the prospects and I know the cast is, so I'm just hoping that it all works.
"We're not creating any concepts that deviate from the playwright's vision. It's a fairly straightforward play and we're going to perform it to the best of our ability."
Tickets are $7; senior citizens, $5, and may be obtained by calling the SIUE box office, (618) 650-2774.
People's Law School Set For Wednesdays In April
Night free sessions with legal experts will be offered during April as part of the SIUE People's Law School. The sessions are co-sponsored by the Student Legal Services Advisory Board, the Madison County Bar Association, and the Illinois State Bar Association.
Two sessions will be conducted on each of four Wednesdays-April 2, 9, 16, and 23-from 7-8 and 8-9 p.m., all in Room 2002 of SIUE's Morris University Center. The sessions are open to the public. A complete schedule follows:
• April 2-The Courts and How They Operate-The Hon. Dan Stack, circuit judge of the Third Judicial Circuit; Traffic and DUI Citations-Edwardsville attorney Ron Slemmer.
• April 9-Bankruptcy and Debt Relief-Granite City attorney Dennis J. Orsey; Wills and Durable Powers of Attorney -Highland attorney Matt Homann.
• April 16-Landlord/Tenant Rights and Responsibilities-Alton attorney Barb Goeben; Buying/Selling a Home: How a Lawyer Can Help-Granite City attorney Phillip Theis.
• April 23-Juvenile Courts and Termination of Parental Rights-Granite City attorney Morgan Scoggins; Collecting On a Debt-Edwardsville attorney Lawrence Taliana.
Complimentary parking will be available in Visitors' Lot B; light refreshments will be served. For more information, call the Kimmel Leadership Center, (618) 650-2686.
The Web Radio Station Is 'On The Air'.. uh .. Internet
For all intents and purposes, the microphone and the audio board could be part of a traditional radio station, but instead of being connected to a transmitter, the sound of SIUE's new Web Radio station goes out through the internet.
The station went "on the air" in late January and it already seems to have garnered a listenership, at least on campus. "I do my show from 9 to 10 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays, and I get phone calls," says Derek Jamison, a senior majoring in Computer Management Information Systems and a dee-jay with the station.
Last week, the chancellor helped with a "grand opening" at the station. Jamison said the grand opening was to make more people on campus aware of the station.
His computer background seems to make him a natural for this work, but he insists the dee-jay experience is a hobby to him. "I have always enjoyed music and I enjoy working with computers, so working at the station is a a lot of fun for me," Jamison said. "I just try to enjoy the experience."
Jamison, who plays a mix of "neo-soul," hip-hop, and R &B on his show,"Focus On This," goes by his last name only on-air, "I use my last name only because that's what all my friends know me as." During a recent show, Jamison said he received an e-mail from a friend in Hawai'i. "My friend said we were coming in loud and clear."
Web Radio student advisor Robert Trumpbour, an assistant professor of Mass Communications, said the project was headed by Lisa Herman, a graduate assistant in the Mass Comm. department. "Because it's not a traditional station, the students have the leeway to play the kind of music they want without following a restricted format," Trumpbour said.
"That way the listener gets a wide variety of music, talk, and programs you wouldn't on a station such as KMOX or WSIE," Trumpbour said. "But this makes for a great training ground if any of these students want to work in radio internships. They'll be more familiar with the radio station atmosphere."
As for appropriate Web radio behavior, the students learn accepted on-air guidelines as part of the training. "Even though Web radio is not governed by the FCC, we train the students to learn FCC guidelines for acceptable behavior on the air. They follow a code of ethics just as announcers on other broadcast outlets."
'Peace By Piece' Students Meet Miss America
The message was about youth violence, abstinence, and steps to achieve success, but the speaker was an unlikely source of experience in these matters.
The speaker was Miss America Erika Harold, a native of Champaign-Urbana, who recently came to East St. Louis Senior High School to speak with students. She also had time to meet with students from the East St. Louis Charter School's Peace by Piece program. Harold, currently on a national speaking tour, spoke of "Preventing Youth Violence and Bullying: Respect Yourself, Protect Yourself."
For Harold, the road to Miss America was preceded by years of racial and sexual harassment. "My home, where I lived with three younger brothers and sisters, was vandalized numerous times," Harold said. "In high school, the most frightening thing I experienced was when I learned of my classmates' plans to put their lunch money together to buy a rifle to shoot me."
Harold also encouraged the students to define themselves as individuals by abstaining from drugs, sex, and alcohol. "The choices I made brought about self-empowerment and self-respect."
The Peace by Piece program, in conjunction with the SIUE East St. Louis Charter School, places emphasis on prevention of youth violence. The program was instituted to teach strategies of coping with violence, drugs, and anger. Since its inception three years ago, the program has worked to educate participants in more appropriate ways to deal with stressful situations rather than interpersonal violence.
Thus far, the program has made a tremendous impact on East St. Louis Charter school students. "In the Peace by Piece program we can talk about our personal problems, it helps build our self-esteem, and most importantly, it helps keep our attitudes under control," said Charter School student Ramon Richard. The Peace by Piece program is a 10-week program that convenes two days out of the week at the Charter School.
Not only does Miss America encourage students to take an active role in the prevention of youth violence, but also compels educators and school officials to implement an anti-harassment curriculum aimed at providing young people with the tools necessary to improve interpersonal relations among peers.
"We have been fortunate enough to have secured the Peace by Piece program for three years now," said Patrice Wilkes, faculty associate/case management coordinator. "Unfortunately, this is their final year and the project is seeking grants at this time." Peace by Piece is not alone in its' mission to combat youth violence. Efforts are joined by Miss America to institute more programs and curriculums such as this one.
As her time with the students came to a close, the reigning Miss America presented students with a unique farewell. Harold concluded the event singing the opera piece, Habenera, that won her the crown,
For the students, the visit with Miss America was a chance to see first hand the effects of violence and how it can be overcome. For the Peace by Piece participants, they departed the event with a new outlook on life. Miss America presented a final challenge to the students: "Define yourselves on your own terms. You have the power to decide if you are going to be a statistic or successful. Which one do you choose?" --
K. Werner Wins Faculty-Staff Kimmel Service Award
Kay Werner, chair of A Book In Every Home campaign, is recipient of the 2003 Kimmel Community Service Award for Faculty and Staff. Werner is manager of Information Technology at the East St. Louis Center.
A Book In Every Home fosters a love of reading through donations of age-appropriate books to children in the St. Clair County Head Start program, the SIUE East St. Louis Child Development Center, and the SIUE Early Childhood Center. Books also are given to children in the Riverbend Head Start and Family Services program. The campaign delivers books to some 3,000 preschool children annually in Southwestern Illinois.
Werner also has been involved in several other volunteer efforts including serving on the boards of Anderson Hospital in Maryville, the SIUE Friend of Music, and the River Bluffs Council of the Girl Scouts of America. She also was instrumental in establishing a chapter of Dress for Success in Southern Illinois.
Werner will receive the award at the April 3 Kimmel Leadership Awards Banquet, sponsored by SIUE and the Belleville News-Democrat. She will join other volunteers from Southwestern Illinois, who will receive Kimmel awards in five categories (see below).
To be eligible for the faculty-staff honor, a nominee must have been a full-time, continuing employee of the university for at least two years and demonstrated continuous service to a single community agency, organization, or business for at least two years.
Growing up in a rural area, Werner's parents took an active role in the community, each serving as school board member, helping with political campaigns, serving their church, and sharing both their homes and resources with others. "Given these wonderful role models," Werner said, "I saw first hand that community service takes personal time, passion, and a commitment to others. By their example, I also learned the worth and the responsibility of being involved.
"Our small, rural community was a better place because of them."
Werner said her service on numerous boards and committees is time well spent. "Each has given me an opportunity to serve those in need, to advance my passion in the knowledge that literacy is fundamental to school and life success, to promote good health as a goal for the entire community, and to recognize that women and families need support to achieve self-sufficiency.
"Being involved in community service is one of the most enriching things I have done," Werner said. "I have learned so much from so many. Truly, I have gained far more than I have given."
Tickets for the April 3 banquet, scheduled in Meridian Ballroom, are $30 per person. For more information about tickets or about ordering them, call the Office of Conferences and Institutes, (618) 650-2660.
Kimmel Community Award Winners Announced
Several Southwestern Illinois residents will receive Kimmel Community Service Awards at the April 3 Kimmel Leadership Awards Banquet..
The annual award was established to recognize outstanding community members for dedication and contributions to community volunteer service as exemplified by Carol Kimmel, a former member of the SIU Board of Trustees, who for most of her adult life has given freely of her time and talent to volunteerism.
This year there were five winners in the following categories: social service-social welfare, environmental and civic betterment, regional leadership, agency-organizational concerns, and special populations. Those nominated must have demonstrated a variety of community service contributions for an extended period; demonstrated outstanding voluntary community service, as well as a commitment to the citizens of Illinois or Missouri; and must document leadership roles and responsibilities.
This year's winners are:
Agency-Organizational Concerns---Jan Goodwin
Special Populations (posthumously)---Prentice Johnson
Regional Leadership---Jim Maher
Social Service-Social Welfare---Rev. Obie Rush
Environmental-Civic Betterment---Wayne Schlosser
Kimmel Scholarship Winner Announced
Preston E. Williams, of Florissant, Mo., a sophomore majoring in Liberal Studies, has been named recipient of the 2003 Carol Kimmel Scholarship. The scholarship program is co-sponsored by the Belleville News-Democrat.
The annual scholarship was established to recognize students for their outstanding leadership and community volunteer service contributions, in addition to academic excellence.
Criteria for winning the scholarship includes maintaining a 3.0 cumulative grade point average and demonstrating volunteer contributions within the last two years in leadership, service, and/or citizenship, including leadership in a student organization or at least one elected office; and more than 30 hours of nonpaid service to a community agency or community organization. The scholarship provides one full year of tuition at the SIUE in-state rate.
A licensed minister, Williams has been very active since last year as president of the Maranatha Christian Ministry, a student organization on campus. As a minister/mentor with the Shalom Church City of Peace in St. Louis, Williams has conducted worship services, performed youth counseling and mentoring, and worked with other ministers at the church to provide activities for youngsters.
He also has volunteered with the Student Leadership Development Program (SLDP), helping prepare food baskets for needy families. Also through the SLDP, Williams has worked with elementary students as a tutor for the Open Doors program and has performed maintenance and custodial services for Salus Place, a recovery and rehabilitation home for former drug addicts and those with HIV. He also has served as a student mentor for the Office of Special Services in its "Lifting As We Climb Program." In addition, Williams has been active with the SIUE Gospel Choir.
Quoting John Maxwell, author and motivational speaker, Williams said "leadership has less to do with position than it has with disposition," when he refers to his volunteer activities. "For nearly two years I've held a 'disposition' of leadership," Williams said. "This 'disposition' has been and is one of dedication, humility, and discipline.
"As a licensed minister and community servant, it is my desire to arrive at a position in which I can help others to reach their maximum potential," Williams said. "And, I believe education is a primary necessity in arriving at that position."
Williams will be recognized Thursday, April 3, at the Kimmel Leadership Awards Banquet.
SIU/SDM Students Rank In Top Five Of Part II Exams
Calling it "a remarkable and noteworthy achievement," Dr. Ann Boyle, acting dean of the School of Dental Medicine, has announced that for the third time in the past five years, SDM students have ranked as one of the top five U.S. dental schools in test scores on their National Board Dental Exams Part II.
For the second consecutive year, the SIU/SDM students have ranked fourth nationally. "This speaks volumes about the hard work and commitment of our students and our faculty," Boyle said. "The test scores are evidence of the student's genuine interest in mastering their course work, and the quality of our educational program."
Passing the Part II exam is a requirement for licensure in the United States. "The scores are indicative of the measure of student preparedness, as well as the quality of the SIU dental school," Boyle said. Historically, students from the SIU dental school in Alton score high nationally on the exams. Overall, the Class of 2003 achieved the highest overall class average ever for the school.
Boyle noted that this year's scores continue a positive trend on board scores. "For the past seven years, our students have consistently ranked in the top quarter of the nation's dental schools, and now the top five for the third time in five years," she said. "In effect, the bar is higher now at the SIU School of Dental Medicine."
Additionally, the Class of 2003 earned a 100-percent pass rate. SIU/SDM students have earned the highest possible pass rate on four of the past six exams. They have earned a 95-percent or better pass rate for the past 10 years.
MSW Program Receives Accreditation From CSWE
The SIUE Master of Social Work Program has been awarded accreditation by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). The Council is the national accrediting organization for social work educational programs in the United States.
Achievement of accreditation affirms the quality of SIUE's MSW program, said Professor Thomas Regulus, chair of the SIUE Department of Social Work. "The accreditation standards set by the CSWE indicates a level of quality program performance that is recognized nationwide by the higher education community."
Regulus pointed out that graduation from an accredited social work program is a requirement for licensing to practice social work in many states including Illinois and Missouri. "The university's MSW program, implemented in 1997, serves students in both states," Regulus said, "but primarily in the St. Louis and Southwestern Illinois region.
"The Department of Social Work's MSW program sees its active presence in the Southwestern Illinois region as a force for social change and for the development of greater social and economic justice among the region's diverse population," Regulus said. "Within this vision, the MSW program's mission is to preserve, promote, and achieve the social well being of all individuals, families, groups, and communities through the education of competent and ethical advanced social work practitioners.
"Our mission includes strengthening the profession of social work and supporting the social and economic development of Southwestern Illinois through scholarship and public service."
Regulus said approximately 150 social workers have graduated from the program over the past five years. "The Metro-East Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers and many social work practitioners and agencies in the Metro East and St. Louis area have been supporters of and instrumental in the development and growth of the program."
The program currently prepares students for practice with children and families, and in health, mental health, and disability services. A school social work certification program is expected to be added to the curriculum in the next academic year. For more information about enrollment in the MSW program, call the SIUE Department of Social Work, (618) 650-5758.
Nine-Month Chopin Concert Series Comes To A Close
Two more chances remain to hear world class concert pianist Ian Hobson on campus-tonight and tomorrow night-as he brings to a close his nine-month series of recitals performing the solo piano works of Frédéric Chopin.
The series of nine recitals began last fall and have been produced by the Department of Music, under the guidance of Professor Allan Ho, a musicologist in the department.
The back-to-back concerts are both at 7:30 p.m. in Katherine Dunham Hall theater. The series, Frédéric Chopin: Evolution of a Genius, has been presented chronologically, following stages in the Polish composer's life and career. The final concerts are titled: 1841-1844: Faltering Health, Breakup with Sand and 1844-1849: Last Concerts (Given in the British Isles), Declining Health and Death.
The April 1 recital includes: Allegro de concert in A Major, Op. 46; Prelude in C-sharp Minor, Op. 45; Tarantelle in A-flat Major, Op. 43; Fugue in A Minor; Impromptu in G-flat Major, Op. 51; Scherzo in E Major, Op. 54; Ballade in F Minor, Op. 52; Mazurkas, Op. 56, Nos. 1-3; Nocturnes, Op. 55, Nos. 1-2; Waltz in A Minor; Moderato in E Major; Berceuse in D-flat Major, Op. 57; and Polonaise in A-flat Major, Op. 3.
The April 2 recital includes: Mazurkas, Op. 59, Nos. 1-3; Barcarolle in F-sharp Major, Op. 60; Waltzes, Op. 64, Nos. 1-3; Nocturnes, Op. 62, Nos. 1-2; Mazurkas, Op. 63, Nos. 1-3; Galopp [marquis] in A-flat Major; Polonaise-Fantaisie in A-flat Major, Op. 61; Mazurka in A Minor, Op. 67, No. 4; Mazurka in G Minor, Op. 67, No. 2; Mazurka in F Minor, Op. 68, No. 4; and Sonata in B Minor, Op. 58.
Called one of the greatest pianists of our time, Hobson's programs consistently demonstrate a repertoire that spans centuries and demands a command of styles and scholarly vision. His recordings and recitals encompass a cross section of works.
Hobson also has performed the Chopin and Moscheles concertos at the Bard Music Festival, and has presented recitals in the United States, England, and Europe, featuring diverse works such as Beethoven's complete sonatas, excerpts from Gershwin's Song Book, Schumann's major piano works, Ravel's Gaspard de la nuit, and Prokofiev's Sonata No. 7, to name a few.
Tickets are $7; students and senior citizens, $6. For ticket information, call the SIUE Department of Music, (618) 650-3900.
Carducci, Jaquez Provisionally Qualify for NCAA Championships
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville's Carrie Carducci (Powell, Ohio) and Jennifer Jaquez (Aurora) both provisionally qualified for the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships in their respective events Saturday (4/5) at the Gatorade Classic in Cape Girardeau, Mo.
The NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships will be held May 22-24 at SIUE's Korte Stadium.
Carducci topped the provisional qualifying time in the 3,000-meter steeplechase by finishing with a time of 11:29.70. Jaquez ran the 400-meter hurdles in a provisional qualifying time of 1:03.31.
On the men's side, David Droege (Nashville) was close to qualifying in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. Jeff Fearday (Teutopolis) and Kevin Koller (Centralia) each were close to qualifying in the 400-meter dash.
Coach Darryl Frerker was pleased with his team's overall performance in its first outdoor meet of the year. "It was a good start to our outdoor season," he said. "There were a lot of personal records. Across the board, the individuals did real well."
Provisional qualifying times place individuals on a national performance list by event. Only the top performers in the nation advance to the NCAA Championships. Carducci, Jaquez and the rest of the SIUE track team will attempt to improve their personal marks at the Cougar Classic this Saturday (4/12).
Cougars Prepare For GLIAC Crossover
After a conference doubleheader with Missouri-St. Louis on Tuesday (4/8), the SIUE softball team will head to Battle Creek, Mich., for the GLVC-GLIAC Crossover to be held Saturday (4/12) and Sunday (4/13).
SIUE, 24-7 and 8-2 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference, rebounded from its conference loss at Quincy will a three-game sweep of non-conference opponents. The Cougars defeated Mississippi Women then swept Alabama-Huntsville, the 16th-ranked team in the nation.
SIUE, tied with Lewis in the GLVC standings, will try to continue its winning ways Tuesday (4/8) when it plays a doubleheader at Missouri-St. Louis. UMSL is 9-13-1 overall and 3-5 in the GLVC. "Every conference game is important at this time," Coach Sandy Montgomery said.
The Cougars then face Gannon, Saginaw Valley and Ashland on Saturday (4/12) at the crossover tournament. SIUE will play Grand Valley and Wayne State (Mich.) on Sunday (4/13). "This will be a tough tournament," Montgomery said. "We are currently fourth in our region, and the three teams ahead of us will be there."
Koree Claxton (Rantoul) went 4 for 6 from the plate in SIUE's two wins at Alabama-Huntsville. She drove in five runs and hit two home runs. RyAnn Spann (Bethalto) improved her season record to 15-3, including both wins over Alabama-Huntsville. Spann started game one and picked up the win in relief in the eight-inning nightcap.
Cougars Play At McKendree, Quincy
The SIUE women's golf team will play in the McKendree Invitational on Friday (4/11) and Saturday (4/12) and will follow that with an appearance at the Lady Hawk Invitational in Quincy on Sunday (4/13) and Monday (4/14).
SIUE is coming off a fourth-place finish at the Bellarmine Invitational and a seventh-place finish at the NKU Spring Invitational.
Katie Farrell (Princeton) led the Cougars and finished tied for third at Bellarmine will a two-round score of 173. Farrell also led the team at NKU, where she finished tied for 21st overall.
Deanna Bock (Edwardsville) carded a two-day score of 183 at Bellarmine, which was good for 13th overall.
Cougars Search for First Win
The SIUE men's tennis team will look for its first win of the season this week. SIUE (0-5) plays host to Illinois-Springfield on Wednesday (4/9) at 3 p.m. before playing Missouri-St. Louis on Thursday (4/10) at 3:30 p.m.
The UM-St. Louis match is a makeup from a postponed match earlier this year. The Cougars then travel to Saint Joseph's and Lewis on Saturday (4/12) for two Great Lakes Valley Conference matches.
"The Illinois-Springfield match will be tough, but hopefully we'll come out playing well and get us prepared for UMSL," Coach Bill Logan said.
Cougars End Season With 9-5 Record
The SIUE women's tennis team ended its 2002-2003 season with a 9-5 record. SIUE's record includes its 7-5 record in the fall and its 2-0 record this spring.
Seniors Keli Keener (Bethalto) and Katy McKay (Caseyville) each finished their final season with a 12-4 individual record. Keener was tabbed All-Great Lakes Valley Conference last fall at the GLVC Tournament.
"I'm proud of the women's team," Coach Bill Logan said. "They finished on a winning note. At 9-5, they can look forward to next season in a positive way."
SIUE will return Coryn Reich (Newton), Allison Coats (Belleville), Chrissy Yingst (Belleville) and Gina Wohltman (Effingham) to next year's team. "The girls returning have all improved, and I'm looking forward to next season with them," Logan said.
Cougars Begin Road swing
The SIUE baseball team defeated Southern Indiana Sunday (4/6) in what was the first game of a 12-game road trip. SIUE, 14-14 overall and 8-9 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference, will play at Kentucky Wesleyan on Wednesday (4/9) before traveling to non-conference foes Lincoln and Rockhurst.
The Cougars split a doubleheader with Kentucky Wesleyan (13-12, 5-9 GLVC) earlier this season at Roy Lee Field.
"We need to continue to play better," Coach Gary Collins said.
SIUE then plays a single game at Lincoln on Friday (4/11) before playing a three-game series with Rockhurst that includes a doubleheader Saturday (4/12) and a single game Sunday (4/13).
Ryan Spurgeon (Bethalto) leads the pitching staff with a 1.71 ERA. He earned his first win of the season Sunday (4/6) in SIUE's 9-2 victory at Southern Indiana after throwing seven innings and allowing two runs on two hits. "Spurgeon pitched a great game Sunday," Collins said.
Jason Kessler (Mattoon) continues to lead the team in hitting with a .406 batting average.
Cougar Baseball Looks To Pass .500 Mark
The SIUE baseball team has a chance to surpass the .500 barrier for the first time since the third game of the season when it plays host to Quincy in a single game at Roy Lee Field on Wednesday (4/2). The first pitch is scheduled for 2:30 p.m.
The Cougars are coming off a three-win road trip at Lewis to bring their overall record to 12-12 and their Great Lakes Valley Conference record to 6-7. Quincy (14-10, 6-3 GLVC) is coming off a four-game sweep of Bellarmine that helped launch the Hawks into fourth place in the conference standings. "They always get up for us," said Coach Gary Collins. "I hope we can get up for them."
Following Wednesday's game, the Cougars then play a home-and-home series with Southern Indiana. The teams square off Saturday (4/5) at noon at Roy Lee Field, then will finish the two-game series Sunday (4/6) in Evansville, Ind.
USI is near the bottom of the conference standings with a 2-7 GLVC record. "Neither of us has been playing very well, so I don't know what to expect," Collins said.
Jason Kessler (Mattoon) is pacing the Cougar offense with a .385 batting average. He also has a team-high 19 RBIs and is tied for the team lead in home runs with two. Luke Humphrey (Rantoul) is second on the team with a .360 batting average and has hit all five of SIUE's triples. Ryan Spurgeon (Bethalto) leads the pitching staff with a 1.86 earned run average. Brian Keating (St. Louis), who threw a no-hitter two weeks ago, has a 2-2 record with a 2.42 ERA.
Softball Travels To Quincy
The SIUE softball team will play at Quincy on Wednesday (4/2) before traveling outside of the Great Lakes Valley Conference for matchups against Mississippi Women and Alabama-Huntsville.
SIUE (20-6, 7-1 GLVC) went 9-1 in its recent 10-game home stand. Its only loss came Sunday (3/30) in extra innings against Northern Kentucky. "I'm pleased with the 9-1 record," said Coach Sandy Montgomery. "But with the goals and expectations of our team, we do not want to lose at all."
Quincy is near the bottom of the conference standings with a 4-17 overall record and a 1-7 conference mark. "We want to get back on a winning track," Montgomery said.
SIUE will then play Mississippi Women on Saturday (4/5) before playing a doubleheader Sunday (4/6) against Alabama-Huntsville.
Alabama-Huntsville, the 16th-ranked team in the nation, has defeated several nationally ranked teams, including No. 1 Barry.
"This trip is a good chance to play good competition in the middle of the year," Montgomery said. "Alabama-Huntsville has beaten some good teams. We've battled them in games in the past, and we'll battle with them this weekend."
Junior Jenny Esker (Steeleville) leads the potent Cougar offense with a .475 batting average. She has a team-leading five home runs and 22 runs batted in. Freshman Holly Neuerburg (Orion) is hitting .379 and has driven in 20 runs. RyAnn Spann (Bethalto) leads a pitching staff that has a 1.51 team ERA. Spann has a 11-3 record and has recorded 87 strikeouts.
Dennis Hostetler Wins 2003 Teaching Excellence Award
It's a world in which students communicate with the instructor and with others in the class, and all of them provide discussion about the subject matter. Sounds ideal, doesn't it?
It's happening now across campus with WebCT software, and Dennis Hostetler, professor of Public Administration and Policy Analysis, has been a leader in bringing the system to SIUE faculty and in training them in its use.
Because of that work and the care he takes in the classroom to insure a quality education for his students, Hostetler is this year's recipient of the SIUE Teaching Excellence Award. The award is the highest honor that can be given an SIUE faculty member. Hostetler received a $2,000 award this past Sunday at Honors Convocation, and will receive a plaque of recognition at the May 10 commencement.
The Excellence Awards committee also gave Teaching Recognition Awards to Kay Gaehle, a lecturer in the School of Nursing, and to Paul Brunkow, an assistant professor of Biological Sciences. Each received a $500 award at the convocation.
Web CT gives students a variety of ways to enhance learning, Hostetler said, from online discussions to links with course material such as lecture notes, secondary readings, and student presentations. "The instructor can build a network of resources for each week's assignment," he said.
Hostetler said he builds in ways within the WebCT program to monitor how students are progressing. For example, students prepare feedback at the end of each week about what they have learned and how the instructor might improve his or her delivery. "This system of continuous feedback has transformed how I teach," Hostetler said. "It allows me to more effectively monitor what information students retain and has helped me remove many of the barriers between student and instructor."
As for the award, Hostetler said he's pleased he won. "I was impressed with the documentation the committee demands from nominees." Nominees were considered by members of a university-wide committee which made the final selections. Hostetler was praised by the committee as "a key" faculty member in the introduction and dissemination of technologies to aid student learning both inside and outside the classroom.
The committee also said Hostetler's teaching is characterized by "sensitivity" to the needs of his students and colleagues. "He stimulates active learning by providing a structured, non-threatening environment within the classroom, which supports the open exchange of ideas; he responds dynamically to student feedback as it is given."
Hostetler, who joined the SIUE faculty in 1975, earned a bachelor's at the University of Montana, and a master's and a doctorate in Political Science from the University of Iowa. The committee further noted that Hostetler transforms the process of learning from "faculty centered" to "student centered" (and) "garners high praise from both students and colleagues."
Brunkow, in his sixth year of teaching, received a bachelor of science in Zoology from the University of Washington and a doctorate in Zoology at Arizona State University. His teaching has been described as "challenging," "interesting," and "enlightening." Brunkow said he still is "excited" about coming to class. He describes his own teaching as "a dynamic process" with a main goal of helping "dispel the fear associated with advanced biology courses."
Gaehle, in her fourth year at SIUE, earned a master of science in Nursing at Saint Louis University. She has clinical experience in medical/surgical nursing, acute care, and pediatrics, and she focuses her research on medication administration safety and breast cancer detection. Her students describe her as "engaging, entertaining, and informative." The committee noted Gaehle's teaching has been characterized as sensitive to the needs of students. "She fosters engaged and active learning by providing a structured, non-threatening environment within the classroom and in clinical experiences," the committee said. One of her students said of her: "Kay Gaehle has a high degree of respect for all students inside and outside the classroom. She includes reasoning and examples behind all concepts so that students learn processes, not just memorizing."
Hostetler said his philosophy of teaching requires a connection with the experences and learning styles of the students. "Learning only occurs if students are actively engaged," he said. "The trick is to create a learning environment that stimulates students to become active participants in the interpretation and evaluation of course content. Just preparing lectures isn't enough anymore."
SIUE FY03 Budget Reserve Set At 2.9%; FY04 Uncertain
Gov. Rod Blagojevich began laying out his plan to address Illinois' budget crunch on April 9. Under his plan, SIUE's fourth-quarter budget would be reduced 2.9 percent; significantly lower than the 8 percent reserve asked for originally by the Bureau of the Budget.
The 2.9 percent ($1.982 million), was taken from unbudgeted funds from a carryover in the income fund and an increase in tuition income. In addition, the chancellor and the vice chancellors identified funds from within existing budgets to cover the reserve..
All public universities, except for the University of Illinois, had the same 2.9 percent reduction. The reduction for the U of I was 4.1 percent.
In his e-mail memo to employees last week, Chancellor Werner said: "In approaching the budget 'reserve' in this manner, we were able to avoid dipping into the 2 percent Contingency Fund which the University holds until late in the year."
The Contingency Fund is composed of various budget items that are very important to university operations such as funds for library materials, instructional equipment, and deferred maintenance projects. "I am very pleased that we will be able to proceed with these important items for FY03," Werner said.
As to FY04, Werner pointed out there will be lean times ahead but there is no specific information available at this time. "The Governor's address," Werner wrote, "while lacking specificity about individual institutions, implies significant reductions for higher education-a total of $112 million for public universities."
SIUE's Springfest Goes Public This Year At The SFC
Springfest is "going public" this year as SIUE invites residents of local communities to attend the annual festival, with this year's theme of "Waikiki Weekend," on Friday-Saturday, April 25-26, on the Student Fitness Center parking lot.
Students and employees still will enjoy the other usual activities in the Stratton Quadrangle from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursday, April 24. Student food booths will be offering lunch, the traditional "canoe" ice cream sundae will be served at noon, and inflatable games will provide even more fun. The Battle of the Bands takes place from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
From 6-11 p.m. Friday, the action moves to the Student Fitness Center parking lot with free carnival rides, inflatable games, food, and student booths offering plenty of springtime fun. At 7 that evening, the winner of the previous day's Battle of the Bands will perform. The headliner for the evening is one of the St. Louis Area's most popular bands, The Moneyshot.
Springfest continues from noon-6 p.m. Saturday, with rides and food, and the 105.7 The Point radio's Midwest Campus Tour playing host to various bands from noon-2 p.m. Dancers from Aloha Entertainment will perform the hula and will offer to teach anyone in the crowd how to do the traditional Hawai'ian dance. At 3 p.m. the runner-up band from the Battle of the Bands will perform, and then a DJ will keep the music rolling until 6 p.m.
Student organizations are sponsoring food booths and other activities, such as face painting, making a Hawai'ian lei, or offering photos to be taken against a "Hawai'ian background." Proceeds from the student booths will benefit the sponsoring organizations.
For more information, call the Kimmel Leadership Center, (618) 650-2781 or (618) 650-2686. Springfest is sponsored by the Springfest Committee and the SIUE Campus Activities Board.
Annual Service Awards Event To Honor Employees
Lyman Sanford Holden is in his 77th year of life-45 of which he has spent in the mathematics offices of this university.
Never met him? First of all, perhaps you know him by his nickname, Zeke, or, perhaps you've seen or heard him playing the tuba, or, you've heard about his love for teaching math and statistics. That's Professor Lyman Holden.
At the annual service awards ceremony today, Holden will be honored for 45 years of service to SIUE. According to the folks who have been coordinating this event for the past 20 some odd years, Holden is the only one who has been honored in the 45-year category.
"That's no accomplishment," Holden says with a grin. "That just means I outlasted everybody else." But, he is proud of his work at SIUE, which has included receiving the university's Teaching Excellence Award, the highest honor that can be bestowed by SIUE on one of its faculty members.
Above his desk in his Science Building office hangs a quote from Thomas Jefferson: "It is neither wealth nor splendor, but tranquility and occupation which give happiness." The tranquility comes from his music, and he couldn't enjoy his occupation more. "I'm planning to retire in 2004, but I don't relish the thought of getting up in the morning with nothing to do," he said. "So, I plan to stay busy.
"I used to be involved in National Science Foundation summer institutes, in which we taught other teachers," Holden said. "If we could get that kind of funding in the future, I would like to be involved in that." Holden and his wife, Loyce-who has written programs for hand-held graphing calculators-have co-authored articles for statewide and national math journals, something they'd both like to continue.
Beginning as a pre-med student at Oberlin College in Ohio, Holden took a calculus course at what is now known as Case Western Reserve University and switched to math education at Oberlin, where he earned a bachelor's in 1950. "I found I liked math more than the pre-med," he said. Holden became a junior high science teacher in Parma, Ohio, and then went on to a master's in math at The Ohio State University. He arrived at SIUE in 1958.
Playing the tuba also is something he plans to continue after retiring from teaching. "My Dad taught music at the Oberlin Conservatory, so music has always been a major part of my life," Holden said. "During my time at SIUE, music has allowed me to be part of the communication between the university and the outside community," he explained. "It has given me a chance to get out and see people I know and meet new people."
Holden's claim to musical fame was his involvement in the 1960s and 1970s with The Old Guys Jazz Band, a popular group in the St. Louis Area, comprised mostly of SIUE faculty or former faculty. Holden played tuba and shared piano duties with now-Emerita Associate Professor Jean Kittrell. Others in that group included Dan Havens and Jack Ades.
For the past 15 years, Holden has played in the Edwardsville Municipal Band and the New Horizons Band, which is the Lewis and Clark Community College community band. He also performs regularly with River Bend Brass, a brass ensemble that includes SIUE Mathematics and Statistics Professor Steve Rigdon.
"I can't imagine not teaching or playing music," Holden said. "It's difficult to describe, but they've become a big part of what I do."
More than 140 employees will be recognized at 2:30 p.m. today at the Annual Service Awards Reception on the second floor of the Morris Center. Those with service of 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and 45 years will be presented with catalogs from which they will be able to order some very nice gifts.
Listed below are the faculty and staff members who will be recognized at the reception:
45 YEARS: Lyman S Holden
30 YEARS: Judith A Bartel, Daniel L Corbett, Jeanette M Handling, Sang-Ki Kim, Frederick J Noel III, Karen A Take, Robert A Vanzo, Gloria A Walker, and Joseph A Weber
25 YEARS: Thomas P Anderson, Mary Ann Boyd, Richard B Brugam, Bernice Coleman, Tamara M Danks, Claudia M Davidage, James W Declue, Vickie L Edsall, Malcolm D Goldsmith, F. Richard Harrison, Donna K Ireland, Pamela K Jones, Janet K McReynolds, John F Oltmann, Jo Ann Ruyle, John F Schrage, Douglas M Sullivan, and Mary S Turner.
20 YEARS: Janet S Bateman, Ronnie A Burton, David C Caires, Suzanne L Eder, Linda S Etling, Loretta D Haynes, Barbara Hilliard, J. Calvin Jarrell, Tena M Jones, Elisabeth Kusmanoff, Stephen A Lochhaas, Norman M Mueller, Paula D Ogg, Vanessa G Outlaw, and Christina B Wilson.
15 YEARS: Nancy J Andrews, Katherine D Blackford, Susan Burmeister, Doris R Butts, Gregory J Conroy, Annie M Cooper, Nelda KCovington, Roger L Diepholz, Gary R Dunn, Jane A Floyd-Hendey, Ralph W Giacobbe, Jolynn K Gregor, Doris A Hardwick, Brad C Hofeditz, Shirley A Houston, Minnie L Huddleston, Krzysztof M Jarosz, Deirdre L Johnson, Janette R Johnson, Helen J Jones, King D Lambird, Eric M Langenwalter, Lonna M Logan, Judith A Malone, Joan Debbie Mann, Paula A Manny, Judith K Meyer, William P Meyer, Sheryl L Meyering, Anngela M Mosby, Kelly M Murphy, Ellen Nore, T K Parthasarathy, Jay W Patrick, Lynda L Pavia, Rhonda A Penelton, Laura L Perkins, Gerald J Pogatschnik, Brian A Ragen, Debra E Scheibal, Scott R Smith, Roberta J Stanford, Peggy S Thyer, Joyce A Toombs, Janina S Turley, James W Varady, Sherry L Venturelli, Darlene I Wagen, Alicia B Wainright, Theresa C Wasylenko, Jacqueline D Young, Rena Young, and Sofia Zamanou-Erickson.
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Business Course Looks At Ethics From Various Angles
The stock market was hot; investors were flush. The competitive fires kept the proverbial candle lit until well into the night as corporate officers and their employees racked their brains in an effort to squeeze out any advantage that would put them a little ahead.
Good, clean competition…the epitome of free-market capitalism. Then, things started to go very wrong.
An economic slowdown, worsened by an unsettled political climate and the pressure of terrorist acts at home and abroad slowed the stock market's torrid run. And as the markets receded from the record run of the 1990s, evidence of fraud emerged.
As one fraud followed another-Enron, Andersen, Worldcom, Tyco, Qwest and others-investors, once so confident in their holdings, saw their life savings wiped out. Employees saw their pension plans drained and company officers in handcuffs.
"In short, corporate greed had come to be acceptable behavior," said Madhav Segal, professor of Marketing. "Our corporate culture reached a point where ethical lapses were tolerated and greater importance was attached to profits over principle. Now we have to look at ways to change the culture, and higher education has to be part of the equation."
"(Higher education) has to admit that it bears some responsibility for the business climate and to devote time to teaching that in business there is an absolute right or wrong," said Jim Wilkerson, assistant professor of Management.
Segal, Wilkerson and Joe Michlitsch, associate professor of Management, formed a coordinating team to study the idea of a graduate-level ethics class. The coordinating team and nine additional School of Business faculty members volunteered to create and staff "Ethics and Corporate Responsibility in the World of Enron, Andersen and Worldcom" for graduate business students.
The first session of the course concluded in February. Students and faculty-with the help of area industry leaders-took a multi-disciplinary view of ethical decision-making, and incorporated current business events relating to ethics. "We intentionally took the multi-disciplinary approach," Segal said. "It gives us a chance to see the issues from multiple angles and with the benefit of varied backgrounds. It's not only an issue of what the regulations say, or how to properly develop an economic forecast. It is all those things and more. Most especially, it is a managerial issue."
"It's not just a matter of teaching our future executives to make wise choices," said Gary Giamartino, dean of the School of Business. "We need to teach students to better recognize an ethical dilemma. It could be that we've taken for granted that people know an ethical dilemma when they see it."
Brett Krug, a project engineer at Icon Mechanical in Granite City, who is pursuing an MBA, said it was the interdisciplinary approach that made the class work for him. "It was interesting to see the issue from different perspectives," he said. "Having faculty and business leaders from different backgrounds and industries illustrated that the issues of ethics and corporate governance are not just classroom theories, but are significant issues applicable to all corporations and industries."
Robert Cherhoniak, a full-time MBA student, said he learned a great deal about ethics in the corporate world, including how ethical practices translate to his own investor confidence. "As an investor, I'd be comfortable buying stock in Coke," he said. "Based on what we learned in the class, I know that the company has made decisions based on ethics and not expediency."
The course recently received funding from SIUE's Excellence in Graduate Education, a program that funds innovative graduate program initiatives. Segal said plans are being made to evaluate the course so that changes can be made for next year.
Anderson Scholarship Goes To Mark Robb Of Watson
Mark Robb, a senior from Watson, has been awarded the 2003-2004 James R. Anderson Housing Scholarship. The award is given annually to an academically motivated student with a G.P.A. of 3.0 or higher who has demonstrated civic leadership in community service and Housing activities.
Robb, who is majoring in Computer Information Systems, received the award at the spring honors convocation on Sunday. Robb also has been named to the Dean's List, is a co-leader of Campus Crusade for Christ, a member of the Association of Information Technology Professionals, and is involved in CSF Raking Leaves for the elderly.
Robb, a resident of Cougar Village, plans to graduate with a bachelor of science in December and pursue an MBA with a Computer Management Information Systems specialization at SIUE.
The James R. Anderson Housing Scholarship Award was created in memory of Anderson, a former associate director of University Housing. Recipients are granted a $500 per semester stipend. "We're pleased to be able to honor Jim in such a manner as this award," said Michael Schultz, director of University Housing.
"Jim believed not only in the value of education in and out of the classroom, but also valued family, community involvement, and service."
Charter School Student Enjoys Journalism Workshop
Chasity Love, an East St. Louis Charter School sophomore, recently participated in the Minority Journalism Workshop at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. The workshop was conducted by the Greater St. Louis Association of Black Journalists.
She was among more than 100 partcipants who were chosen based on an essay competition. "I enjoyed the workshop," Love said. "I enjoyed learning more about the different areas of communications, like print, radio, television, public relations, photojournalism, and Internet journalism."
Initially, Love began the workshop in the print division where she learned how to compose a paragraph, but eventually completed this year's workshop with Internet journalism. "The Internet journalism division taught me how to write a complete story and create a Web site."
The association was founded in 1976. The journalism workshop was dedicated to providing students hands-on experience in the field of communications. High school students and college freshmen from the Metro-East area were invited to participate. The topic for this years' workshop was HIV/AIDS.
Love also was given the opportunity to organize a press conference. "People with AIDS came to the press conference," Love said. "We were able to talk to them, and the families of people with AIDS, about how their lives changed because of the disease."
Love noted that everyone in the workshop produced stories about HIV/AIDS. She chose to write her article about AIDS in St. Louis. Her article is located on her Web site created at the workshop: http://www.geocities.com/moocow2227/MY_PAGE.html.
If Love is chosen to participate in next year's Minority Journalism Workshop, she says she will join the broadcasting division. However, for future plans, Love had this to say: "I might consider going into broadcasting, but I really want to teach mathematics."
Athletics Prepares For Community Day
The SIUE Athletics Department, led by the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, will sponsor a Community Day on April 25th at Woodland Elementary School.
SIUE student-athletes will be at Woodland School from 11:20 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. participating in numerous games and athletic activities with Edwardsville youth.
Third through fifth graders at Woodland will be invited to join in games such as soccer kick, four square, jump rope, knock-out, butts-up, hula hoop, and radar throw. The student-athletes aim to demonstrate the importance of a healthy lifestyle and life-long fitness.
Cougars To Play At GMC Stadium
The Cougar baseball team will play two key Great Lakes Valley Conference games this season at GMC Stadium in Sauget. The home of the Gateway Grizzlies will be the site for SIUE's night games against Indianapolis on Friday at 7 and Bellarmine on May 2nd at 7.
Softball Enters Final Weekend Of GLVC Play
After a non-conference game with Lincoln on Wednesday (4/23), the SIUE softball team will travel to Indianapolis on Saturday (4/26) and Saint Joseph's on Sunday (4/27) for doubleheaders.
SIUE, 33-9 and 13-3 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference, is currently tied with Northern Kentucky for first in the conference standings. "We need to finish conference play with four wins," Coach Sandy Montgomery said.
Indianapolis and Saint Joseph's are in the middle of the pack in the conference standings. Both are attempting to position themselves for the GLVC Tournament, which begins May 2 at the conference's top seed.
SIUE is coming off a sweep of Wisconsin-Parkside and split with Lewis. Junior Jenny Esker (Steeleville) continues to lead the GLVC in hitting with a .462 batting average. Esker has a GLVC-leading 61 hits and a .773 slugging percentage. Freshman Holly Neuerburg (Orion) is second with a .359 batting average, and freshman Shanna Waldo (Pekin) is third at .340 and a GLVC-leading 26 stolen bases. Senior RyAnn Spann (Bethalto) leads the pitching staff with a 19-5 record that includes 149 strikeouts.
Baseball Faces Busy Week
Thanks to some early-season rainouts, this has become a busy week for SIUE baseball. The Cougars will play a single game at Oakland City today, a single game at home against Missouri-St. Louis on Wednesday (4/23) and a four-game series with Indianapolis this weekend.
SIUE currently is eighth in the GLVC standings, while Indianapolis and Missouri-St. Louis are battling for the top spot in the conference. All games figure to be crucial as teams hope to lock in a spot in the six-team GLVC Tournament at the site of the No. 1 seed on May 9-11. Missouri-St. Louis is currently first in the GLVC standings. Game time for Wednesday's single game is 3 p.m at Roy Lee Field. "UMSL is the best team in the conference, and they're proving it," Coach Gary Collins said.
The Cougars will then play Indianapolis on Friday (4/25) at GMC Stadium in Sauget at 7 p.m. The series then moves back to Roy Lee Field for Saturday's (4/26) doubleheader and Sunday's (4/27) single, non-conference game.
SIUE is coming off a weekend in which it took two of three games at Saint Joseph's. Sophomore Craig Ohlau (Chester) pushed his batting average to a team-leading .350 last weekend. "Ohlau is swinging the bat well," Collins said.
Senior Brad Hinton (Clinton) picked up a win and a save against Saint Joseph's. "Hinton picked up a win and a save, and looked good doing it," Collins said. Hinton lowered his ERA to a team-low 2.29. His save at Saint Joseph's was his second of the season.
Cougars Play Host To SIUE Twilight
The SIUE women's and men's track teams will participate in its own SIUE Twilight meet, which will be held Saturday (4/26) at Ralph Korte Stadium. Field events are scheduled to get underway at 3 p.m. with running events at 4 p.m.
"Every year this meet grows in both numbers and quality," said Coach Darryl Frerker. "Across the board, there definitely will be quality competition."
The Cougars are coming off the Pacesetter Invitational at Indiana State. Carrie Carducci (Powell, Ohio) lowered her NCAA provisional qualifying time in the 3,000-meter steeplechase to 11:20.79. Carducci and the Cougars hope her time will be among the nation's best to qualify for the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships to be held at Korte on May 22-24.
"It (Pacesetter Invitational) was a decent meet for us," Frerker said. "Although we didn't have any additional qualifiers, we got experience that will only help us in the future."
Cougars Play Waiting Game
The SIUE women's golf team completed its regular season schedule with a seventh-place finish at last weekend's Illini Spring Classic in Champaign. The Cougars will wait one week to see if the team, or an individual, will be selected to participate in the NCAA Regional in Findlay, Ohio.
The top six teams in the region get a bid to the regional tournament, while the top-three players not on a top team get a bid as well.
Coach Larry Bennett said he expected Katie Farrell (Princeton), who is ranked high in the region, will have a good chance at receiving a bid for the second straight year. Farrell leads the Cougars with an 84.2 scoring average.
SIUE Finishes Seventh At Conference
The SIUE men's tennis team ended its season with a seventh-place finish at the Great Lakes Valley Conference Championships in Indianapolis this past weekend.
The Cougars were defeated by Indianapolis and Quincy before topping Lewis to end the season with a 4-10 overall record. "We are a young team and play in a tough conference," Coach Bill Logan said. "Everyone did the best they could under the circumstances."
The Cougars' roster consisted of all freshmen and sophomores except for junior Doug Kummer (Fenton, Mo.), who posted a 4-4 record playing primarily at No. 6 singles.
Freshman Steve Hupp (Edwardsville) and sophomore Andy Renner (Belleville) each led the team with seven victories. Freshman Daniel Lipe (Edwardsville) and sophomore Chris Rigdon (Glen Carbon) played to a 6-8 record in doubles action.
Freshman Matt Kuban (Pekin) recorded four victories playing No. 2 singles. He also paired with Kummer to go 2-3 in doubles.
"It was a learning year for us," Logan said. "Hopefully we'll stay injury-free next year, and we should improve throughout the off-season."
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NCAA Student-Athletes To Discuss Issues, Promote Leadership At Conference
Missy Koenig, a junior softball player, will be among the NCAA student-athletes who will meet next month to discuss student-athlete welfare issues and to enhance their leadership skills at the 2003 NCAA Leadership Conference, May 25-29, at the Coronado Springs Resort in the Walt Disney World Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida.
Koenig, of Mapleton, will attend the NCAA Leadership Conference, which is one of the largest non-competitive gatherings of NCAA student-athletes. This will be the seventh leadership conference that the NCAA has hosted for student-athletes who compete in fall, winter and spring sports in Divisions I, II and III.
The conference was designed as a forum for student-athletes to discuss key issues collectively, and to provide them with an opportunity to enhance skills, which will enable them to become more effective leaders and motivators when they return to their campuses. The conference also provides student-athletes with exercises to enhance their decision-making and problem-solving skills, and to improve planning and priority management.
During the five-day leadership conference, student-athletes have the opportunity to discuss a variety of topics, which include the demands and expectations of student-athletes; inclusion education; international student-athlete experiences; recruiting visits; student-athlete responsibility; party behaviors; trust gaps within intercollegiate athletics; and sportsmanship.
Following the leadership conference, the student-athletes will be asked to share their experiences and topic discussions with their campus student-athlete advisory committees, as well as other campus leaders. The participants are also asked to develop a strategic plan that will address or solve an issue on their campus or in their community, and implement the plan when they return to their campuses.
Criteria for selection include the student-athletes' demonstrated ability and strong desire to be a leader and the student-athletes' potential o benefit significantly from a leadership development experience. College and university officials who have CHAMPS/ Life Skills programs at their schools are encouraged to nominate student-athletes for the conference. Many of the participants selected for the leadership conference also are members of the student-athlete advisory committees in their athletic conference or on their campus.
The NCAA education services division directs the leadership conference. NCAA CHAMPS/Life Skills coordinators and other related athletic administrators and coaches participate as facilitators. In addition, NCAA committee members and Leadership Advisory Board members are invited to participate and assist with the dialogue sessions.
SIUE Men's Basketball Adds Crosby
Men's Head Basketball Coach Marty Simmons continued his signing of area players with the addition of Kris Crosby, a graduate of Belleville East Township High School. Crosby will join the Cougars next season with two years of eligibility.
A 6-foot-5-inch small or power forward, Crosby has been with the Blue Storm of Southwestern Illinois College for the last two seasons. "He's very athletic, a good defender, and plays hard," Simmons said. "And he comes from a good program at SWIC, which is a big plus."
Simmons said he hadn't settled on what position he wanted Crosby to play next season. "He could be a small forward or a power forward for us," Simmons said.
Crosby was an honorable mention All-State selection and team most valuable player his senior year at Belleville East. He also earned third team All-Metro honors. Crosby also ran track in high school, specializing in the high jump and sprints.
Softball Cougars Resume GLVC Play
After a weekend of battles at the GLVC-GLIAC Challenge, the SIUE softball Cougars are ready to return to Cougar Field.
SIUE will play host to Wisconsin-Parkside on Friday (4/18) before playing Lewis on Saturday (4/19). Both are scheduled doubleheaders, with Friday's game starting at 4 p.m. and Saturday's (4/19) at noon at Cougar Field.
SIUE, 30-8 overall and 10-2 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference, is in first-place in the league standings. Lewis is second with an 8-2 conference mark. Wisconsin-Parkside is in the middle of the pack with a 6-4 GLVC record. "Both schools will be tough," Coach Sandy Montgomery said. "Every conference game is important at this time."
SIUE is coming off a 4-1 performance against regional foes at the GLVC-GLIAC Crossover. Mary Heather White (Pulaski, Tenn.), a freshman, pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings and RyAnn Spann (Bethalto) picked up a save in SIUE's 1-0 victory against sixth-ranked Grand Valley State. "Mary Heather pitched really well against Grand Valley State," Montgomery said. "That was a great win for us."
SIUE also topped Ashland, Saginaw Valley and Gannon before falling 2-1 against Wayne State (Mich.). "We played well this weekend, even in the loss," Montgomery said.
Shanna Waldo (Peoria) posted a team-high .571 batting average in the tournament. She also stole five bases and scored six runs.
"Shanna had an exceptional weekend," Montgomery said. "She played aggressive, heads-up ball and helped us win some games."
Jenny Esker (Steeleville) continues to lead the team with a .471 batting average. The junior outfielder also is ranked 20th nationally in batting average. She has a team-leading 13 doubles, four triples and six home runs. Spann leads the pitching staff with an 18-4 record and a 1.61 ERA. Her 18 wins is among the top 30 nationally.
Cougars Travel To Indiana
The SIUE men's and women's track teams will head to the Pacesetter Invitational on Saturday (4/19). The meet, withe Indiana State as host, will feature many NCAA Division I schools.
"This meet obviously will be good competition for us," Coach Darryl Frerker said. "Our main focus at this meet is to qualify athletes for nationals."
Individual athletes will be aiming to join 400-meter qualifier Jennifer Jaquez (Aurora) and 3,000-meter steeplechase qualifier Carrie Carducci (Powell, Ohio) as the athletes who have provisionally qualified for nationals.
Meanwhile, Jaquez and Carducci will look to improve their times to better position themselves on the national performance list in their respective events.
Both teams are coming off the Cougar Classic last Saturday (4/12). The women's 4x400-meter relay team set a school record with a time of 3:56.59. "We again had numerous personal records in the meet," Frerker said. "It has just been a great start to our season. Hopefully, we can keep it going this weekend."
Baseball Returns To GLVC Play At Saint Joseph's
The SIUE baseball team will try to snap a four-game losing streak when it travels to Saint Joseph's on Friday (4/18) for the beginning of a three-game series with the Pumas.
SIUE, 15-18 overall and 8-9 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference, split a two-game series with Lincoln and was swept in a three-game series at Rockhurst. All five games were non-conference contests.
Joe Wargo (Streator) saw his first action of the season at Lincoln. He hit .353 and scored five runs in the five games. He was also 3 for 4 in stolen base attempts. Jason Kessler (Mattoon) continues to lead the team in offense with a .377 batting average. David Briesacher (Waterloo) leads the pitching staff with four wins. Briesacher has posted a 2.68 ERA and is second on the team with 26 strikeouts.
SIUE had a doubleheader scheduled for Wednesday (4/16) at Quincy, but the games were moved to April 30 because of a scheduling conflict.
Cougar Men's Tennis Take No. 7 Seed
SIUE men's tennis team is playing its best tennis of the season at a good time. SIUE has won three straight matches and is now preparing for the Great Lakes Valley Conference tennis championships, which will be held Friday (4/18) and Saturday (4/19) in Indianapolis, Ind.
After losing its first seven matches of the season, SIUE (3-7, 2-6 GLVC) picked up wins against the University of Chicago, Saint Joseph's and Lewis last weekend to play itself into the eight-team tournament.
Steve Hupp (Edwardsville) and Andy Renner (Belleville) lead the Cougars this season with five victories each. SIUE, the No. 7 seed in the championships, will play No. 2 seed Indianapolis at 9 a.m. Friday in round one of the GLVC Championships. The semifinals begin at 1 p.m. with the final set for Saturday (4/19) beginning at 9 a.m.
GLVC Men's Tennis Tournament At Indy (North Central H.S.) Friday
No. 1 N. Kentucky vs. No. 8 Lewis, 9 am
No. 2 Indianapolis vs. No. 7 SIU Edwardsville, 9 am
No. 3 Southern Indiana vs. No. 6 Quincy, 9 am
No. 4 Bellarmine vs. No. 5 Missouri-St. Louis, 9 am
Second Round, 1 p.m.
Sat., April 19
Final Round, 9 a.m.
Honors Convocation Cites More Than 270 Students
More than 270 SIUE students were recognized recently at the annual Honors Convocation with special awards for academic achievement.
Each year at the convocation, the SIUE Foundation recognizes graduating male and female students with the highest four-year grade-point averages. This year's awards for highest academic excellence went to: A. Lauren Hood of McLeansboro, majoring in Biological Sciences; Joanne M. Olson of Aurora, majoring in English Language and Literature; and Mitchell Rentfro of Strasburg, majoring in Economics and Finance.
Also during the April 13 ceremony, the SIUE Teaching Excellence Award was given to Dennis Hostetler, a professor of Public Administration and Policy Analysis. The award is the highest honor that SIUE gives one of its faculty members. Hostetler received a $2,000 prize and will be given a plaque of recognition at the May 10 spring commencement.
In addition, other faculty were cited with Teacher Recognition Awards: Kay Gaehle, a lecturer in the SIUE School of Nursing, and Paul Brunkow, an assistant professor of Biological Sciences. Each will receive a $500 prize at the convocation.
UCM Annual Chocolate Fund-Raiser Set For May 1-2
The third annual chocolate extravaganza, known as A Death by Chocolate Affair, is scheduled from 4-7 p.m. Friday, May 2, and from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, May 3, at the SIUE Religious Center.
Sponsored by the United Campus Ministry, with offices in the center, the event is an important fund-raiser, according to the Rev. Cherie Hambleton, UCM director.
"Members of the community are invited to tempt their taste buds with the pure enjoyment of chocolate," Hambleton said. "Local restaurants and establishments will be donating chocolate desserts and, for the cost of admission, folks can sample as much chocolate as they want.
"We anticipate more than 20 establishments will be supporting the event, but we'll also have chocolate treats from local kitchens."
Admission is $10; students and children under 12, $5. A "to-go" plate is $8; students and children, $5. For more information, call (618) 650-3248.
UCM on campus represents the United Methodist Church, the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), the Presbyterian Church (USA), the United Church of Christ, and the Church of the Brethren. United Campus Ministry integrates fellowship, service, study, and worship for students, faculty, and staff, to provide a place to grow and to be challenged, with acceptance and love.
The Honest-To-Goodness Truth Promises To Delight Young And Old. It's TRUE!
Libby Louise Sullivan is in big trouble with her mama. She was caught in a lie and mama had to sit her down and tell her the virtues of being truthful.
But, that's when the bigger trouble began.
It's all part of the fun, with a dose of education, in the St. Louis Black Repertory Company's production of The Honest-To-Goodness Truth at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 3, in the Katherine Dunham Hall theater.
The production is sponsored by the SIUE Friends of Theater and Dance, with help from TheBANK of Edwardsville, as part of A Season for the Child, the annual theater series for the family.
Children will delight in the story of Libby who quickly learns that telling the truth and being a "tattletale" are two very different things. Through difficult experience Libby learns she's "gotta' tell the truth, gotta' use tact, gotta' tell it clean, but don't be mean, tell the truth without fail, and don't be a tattletale."
Written by award-winning St. Louis children's author Patricia C. McKissack and adapted for the stage by Gregory S. Carr, The Honest-To-Goodness Truth delivers a simple moral about truth and kindness wrapped in a story to which children will relate. Ms. McKissack has written more than 50 books with the help of her husband, Fredrick, who does the research.
A Season for the Child returns Oct. 25 with the Piwacket Theater for Children's production of Hansel and Gretel.
Tickets are $5; for more information or to order tickets, call the SIUE Fine Arts box office, (618) 650-2774.
W. Shaw Named Associate Dean Of Arts & Sciences
Wendy Shaw, an associate professor of Geography and chair of that department, has been named associate dean of Academic Programs and Faculty Development for the College of Arts and Sciences, effective July 1.
Recipient of a Teaching Recognition Award in 1999, Shaw has taught classes in human and physical geography, world regions, history and philosophy of geography, and geography of development, to name a few.
A native of Oldham, England, near Manchester, Shaw was a scientific officer in the information retrieval unit for the U.K. Atomic Energy Authority when she moved to Arkansas in 1981.
Before joining the SIUE faculty in 1994, Shaw received a doctorate in Geography at the University of Georgia that same year, and a master's in geography and a bachelor's in secondary education, both from the University of Arkansas, in 1990 and 1988, respectively.
Shaw said she "will be supporting both undergradauate and graduate CAS studies" and overseeing research functions of the college. "I'll also be working to support diversity of faculty in recruitment and retention," she said. "I'll be working with the Women's Studies and African-American Studies programs in that regard."
When asked about the transition from teaching to an administrative post, Shaw pointed out that she was acting chair of Geography for a year and is now completing her third year as full-time chair. "I've been an advocate for Geography and now I will be an advocate for all the departments in CAS," she said.
"I'm very excited about this move," Shaw said. "I've been part of the College of Arts and Sciences from its inception and I've seen it develop under a collaborative model and I want to continue that tradition. I believe in an open collaborative approach."
P. Medon Named Dean Of SIUE School Of Pharmacy
After 20 years, the new dean of the SIUE School of Pharmacy is returning home. Well, in the sense that Philip Medon has lived in Indiana and in Chicago in the past, he's coming back to the Midwest.
"My wife, Chris, and I feel like we're coming home," said Medon, who has been at the University of Louisiana-Monroe College of Pharmacy for the past 20 years. "We have very fond memories of our years at Purdue University and at the University of Illinois in Chicago."
Medon was a David Ross Research Fellow at Purdue in 1971 and 1972, and was assistant professor of Pharmacology at the University of Illinois College of Pharmacy at the U of I's Medical Center from 1979-1981.
He also has been a research pharmacologist for Miles Laboratories and an assistant professor of Pharmacy at the University of New Mexico College of Pharmacy.
Since 1981 Medon has been teaching at ULM, where he currently is executive director of the College of Pharmacy Medicaid Outcomes Research and Evaluation program. He also has been associate dean of Student and Professional Affairs for the college.
"We love the people of the Midwest and we're glad to be back," Medon said. "But, professionally, I feel like I'm coming home because our focus here at SIUE will be teaching, much like the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science where I earned my bachelor of science in Pharmacy in 1968.
"It is the oldest pharmacy college in the country and they focus on teaching and training pharmacists, which is what we'll be doing here at SIUE."
Medon said he has heard from Southern Illinois pharmacists who say that a real shortage of phramacists exists in Southern Illinois. "We will be focused on training students to work in independent and chain pharmacies, and hospital sites in Southern Illinois," Medon said. "We will focus on keeping our graduates in the region and will seek students interested in patient care."
SIUE's School of Pharmacy program is a four-year professional curriculum, offered in a 2 + 2 format. The first two years will consist of study on the SIUE campus; years three and four will take place on three regional clinical campuses in Central and Southern Illinois.
One of these regional clinics will be in Springfield, adjacent to the SIU School of Medicine. The academic program will seek accreditation by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education.
"We are looking for students who are transferring after two years of college, students with a variety of experiences," he said "I've been involved with pharmacy since high school, when I worked in a drugstore. It's a great career.
"Other pharmacy colleges in the region are in St. Louis and Chicago, and graduates there tend to stay in the larger urban areas," Medon said. "As the need for pharmacists grows for the next 20 years, my goal is that the SIUE program will fill a real need for pharmacists in Southern Illinois."
Business Course Looks At Ethics From Various Angles
The stock market was hot; investors were flush. The competitive fires kept the proverbial candle lit until well into the night as corporate officers and their employees racked their brains in an effort to squeeze out any advantage that would put them a little ahead.
Good, clean competition…the epitome of free-market capitalism. Then, things started to go very wrong.
An economic slowdown, worsened by an unsettled political climate and the pressure of terrorist acts at home and abroad slowed the stock market's torrid run. And as the markets receded from the record run of the 1990s, evidence of fraud emerged.
As one fraud followed another-Enron, Andersen, Worldcom, Tyco, Qwest and others-investors, once so confident in their holdings, saw their life savings wiped out. Employees saw their pension plans drained and company officers in handcuffs.
"In short, corporate greed had come to be acceptable behavior," said Madhav Segal, professor of Marketing. "Our corporate culture reached a point where ethical lapses were tolerated and greater importance was attached to profits over principle. Now we have to look at ways to change the culture, and higher education has to be part of the equation."
"(Higher education) has to admit that it bears some responsibility for the business climate and to devote time to teaching that in business there is an absolute right or wrong," said Jim Wilkerson, assistant professor of Management.
Segal, Wilkerson and Joe Michlitsch, associate professor of Management, formed a coordinating team to study the idea of a graduate-level ethics class. The coordinating team and nine additional School of Business faculty members volunteered to create and staff "Ethics and Corporate Responsibility in the World of Enron, Andersen and Worldcom" for graduate business students.
The first session of the course concluded in February. Students and faculty-with the help of area industry leaders-took a multi-disciplinary view of ethical decision-making, and incorporated current business events relating to ethics. "We intentionally took the multi-disciplinary approach," Segal said. "It gives us a chance to see the issues from multiple angles and with the benefit of varied backgrounds. It's not only an issue of what the regulations say, or how to properly develop an economic forecast. It is all those things and more. Most especially, it is a managerial issue."
"It's not just a matter of teaching our future executives to make wise choices," said Gary Giamartino, dean of the School of Business. "We need to teach students to better recognize an ethical dilemma. It could be that we've taken for granted that people know an ethical dilemma when they see it."
Brett Krug, a project engineer at Icon Mechanical in Granite City, who is pursuing an MBA, said it was the interdisciplinary approach that made the class work for him. "It was interesting to see the issue from different perspectives," he said. "Having faculty and business leaders from different backgrounds and industries illustrated that the issues of ethics and corporate governance are not just classroom theories, but are significant issues applicable to all corporations and industries."
Robert Cherhoniak, a full-time MBA student, said he learned a great deal about ethics in the corporate world, including how ethical practices translate to his own investor confidence. "As an investor, I'd be comfortable buying stock in Coke," he said. "Based on what we learned in the class, I know that the company has made decisions based on ethics and not expediency."
The course recently received funding from SIUE's Excellence in Graduate Education, a program that funds innovative graduate program initiatives. Segal said plans are being made to evaluate the course so that changes can be made for next year.
R. Greenwalt Named Director Of Health Service
Riane Greenwalt, who has spent 16 years in academic clinical management in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area, has been named director of SIUE's Health Service, according to Narbeth Emmanuel, vice chancellor for Student Affairs.
Before joining the SIUE staff, Greenwalt had been with the Saint Louis University Institutional Review Board since 2001, facilitating and processing human research protocols for the SLU Department of Medicine.
From 1992-2001 she was a clinical administrator for the Specialty Divisions of the Department of Internal Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine. She also has been clinic services manager for the General Internal Medicine area of the SLU Department of Internal Medicine.
A registered nurse who studied at St. John's School of Nursing in Springfield, Greenwalt went on to earn an MBA at Webster University in St. Louis, with an emphasis in Health Services Management.
Emmanuel said he was pleased with Greenwalt's selection and had high praise for the work of the search committee. "Riane brings a wealth of health care experience which will prove to be a valuable asset in providing quality health services and education for our students."
Greenwalt said she wants to build on the foundation laid by her predecessors at Health Services. "I plan to build on the staff's commitment to deliver quality medical care to students in a timely manner," she said. "I would like to see Health Services expand to include outreach programs that focus on health education and preventive health issues."
Softball Cougars Play Ashland In First Round of NCAA Regional
The SIUE softball team will enter the NCAA Great Lakes Regional as the third seed and will play No. 6 Ashland at 12:30 p.m. Thursday (5/8) in the opening game.
The regional will be hosted by Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Mich. The tournament seeds, in order, are: Grand Valley State, Wayne State (Mich.), SIUE, West Virginia Wesleyan, Northern Kentucky and Ashland.
This year's regional field mirrors the six teams who qualified last season. The winner of this year's six-team double-elimination regional tournament advances to the NCAA II Championships in Salem, Ore.
SIUE and Ashland have played twice this season, with Ashland claiming the first game 6-3 on March 9th and SIUE blanking the Eagles 5-0 on April 12th at the GLVC-GLIAC Challenge. Last season, Ashland eliminated the Cougars from the Great Lakes Regional.
SIUE, 43-9 overall, received the automatic bid to the regional by winning the Great Lakes Valley Conference championship. The Cougars won back-to-back GLVC titles by defeating Saint Joseph's, Bellarmine and Wisconsin-Parkside in the tournament. SIUE came from behind to defeat Wisconsin-Parkside 5-4 in eight innings to claim the GLVC crown.
"The team played hard and was very focused all weekend," Coach Sandy Montgomery said. "They played with a lot of heart and character and that is great at the end of the season."
Holly Neuerburg (Orion) led the offense with five runs batted in and a .500 batting average during the tournament. Koree Claxton (Rantoul) provided a walk-off home run in a win over Bellarmine.
RyAnn Spann (Bethalto) won three games in the GLVC Tournament and improved her overall record to 25-5.
NCAA Great Lakes Softball Regional
Allendale, Michigan
Thursday, May 8
Game 1 - #4 W. Virginia Wesleyan vs. #5 Northern Kentucky, 10 a.m.
Game 2 - #3 SIU Edwardsville vs. #6 Ashland, 12:30 p.m.
Game 3 - #1 Grand Valley State vs. Winner of Game 1, 3 p.m.
Game 4 - #2 Wayne State vs. Winner of Game 2, 5:30 p.m.
Friday, May 9
Game 5 - Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 4, 10 a.m.
Game 6 - Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 2, 12:30 p.m.
Game 7 - Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 3 p.m.
Game 8 - Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 10
Game 9 - Loser Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 11 a.m.
Game 10 - Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 9, 1:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 11
Game 11 - Necessary only if winner Game 9 defeats Winner Game 7 in Game 10
Baseball Cougars Play Their Way Into GLVC Tourney
At one point this season, the SIUE baseball team was hoping just to get into the Great Lakes Valley Conference post-season tournament.
But SIUE took seven of its last nine conference games to vault into second place in the standings and grab the No. 2 seed in this week's GLVC Baseball Championships, which will be played at top-seeded Missouri-St. Louis.
"We can't complain considering we were in 10th place in the conference earlier this season," Coach Gary Collins said. SIUE will have to wait until it knows its first round opponent, but it will be either Quincy or Wisconsin-Parkside. SIUE's first-round game is scheduled for noon Thursday (5/8).
Offensively, centerfielder Joe Wargo (Streator) leads the team in hitting with a .338 average. Jared Brueggeman (East Alton) has been hot as of late and has raised his average to .315. "Wargo and Brueggeman have both done a great job," Collins said.
The Cougars have been getting solid innings from their starting pitching, and their relievers have been getting the job done when called upon. "Starters Jarad Rettberg (Divernon) and David Briesacher (Waterloo) were both great this weekend," Coach Gary Collins said. "Ryan Spurgeon (Bethalto) has been pitching well, and Brad Hinton (Clinton) has been super out of the bullpen."
GLVC Baseball Tournament
St. Louis, Missouri
Thursday, May 8
Game 1: #1 Missouri-St. Louis vs. #6 Kentucky Wesleyan, 3 pm
Game 2: #2 SIU Edwardsville vs. #5 Quincy/Wis-Parkside, Noon
Game 3: #3 Indianapolis vs. #4 Quincy/Wis-Parkside, 9 am
Friday, May 9
Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs Loser Game 2, 9 am
Game 5: Winner Game 1 vs. Loser Game 3, Noon
Game 6: Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3, 3 pm
Saturday, May 10
Game 7: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 9 am
Game 8: Loser Game 6 vs. Winner Game 4, Noon
Game 9: Loser Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 3 pm
Sunday, May 11
Game 10: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 9 - Noon
Game 11: (if necessary) Winner Game 10 vs. Loser Game 10 - 3 pm
Track And Field Prepares For GLVC Meet
The SIUE track and field teams are preparing for the Great Lakes Valley Conference Championships, which will be held Thursday and Friday (5/8-9) at SIUE's Ralph Korte Stadium.
"We will be strong," said Coach Darryl Frerker. "I expect us to be one of the top three teams on both sides."
The Cougars sent a few athletes to last Saturday's (5/3) Butler Twilight. Three athletes on the men's squad provisionally qualified for the NCAA II Championships. They were Ben Hilby (Rockford) in the 800-meter run, and Ryan Boyll (Normal) and Brian Taghon (East Moline) in the 1,500-meter run.
Frerker indicated their times, although good enough to put them on the national qualifying list, will not place them in the NCAA-II Championships field. Therefore, they will have to improve their times at this week's GLVC meet.
Softball Signs Catcher For 2004
While guiding her team to a fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance, SIUE softball coach Sandy Montgomery also has been preparing for the 2004 season.
The Cougars have added catcher Shannon Evans (Manhattan). A prep standout at Lincoln Way High School, Evans comes to SIUE from St. Xavier College. Evans played in one game this season, her second season at St. Xavier. Her 2002 season included a .346 batting average and All-Chicagoland Conference and All-Region selection. "She adds a lot of experience and a good bat to the lineup," Montgomery said.
SIUE Volleyball Signs 6-0 Talsma
Tina Talsma, who spent last season at the University of North Carolina-Pembroke, has decided to transfer to SIUE and play volleyball for the Cougars. She will have three years of eligibility beginning in the fall.
"She is an impact type player," Coach Todd Gober said. "I'm excited to bring her in."
Talsma, who hails from Ontario, Canada, was the 2002 co-Freshman of the Year in the Peach Belt Conference. She also was named to the PBC's All-Conference team. Talsma led UNC-Pembroke in blocks (137) and kills (454) in 2002.
"She brings size to our front row, and I love her attitude," Gober said. "She will fit in with this team really well."
Gober expects Talsma to compete for a position at middle blocker or right-side hitter.
SIUE Cross Country/Track Signs Kyle Fluck
Kyle Fluck (Geneseo) has signed a national letter of intent to compete for SIUE next season in cross country as well as track and field.
Coach Darryl Frerker said Fluck will be a welcome addition to the Cougars next season. "He'll be shooting for one of the top five spots in our cross country lineup as a freshman," Frerker said.
Fluck is a four-year varsity award winner in cross country and was the team Most Valuable Player as a senior. He is a three-year letter winner and a two-time All-Conference award winner.
Baseball Cougars To Play At GMC Stadium On Friday
The SIUE baseball team will play a key Great Lakes Valley Conference game Friday at GMC Stadium in Sauget. The home of the Gateway Grizzlies will be the site for SIUE's 7 p.m. game Friday against Bellarmine. Any SIUE baseball alumni who would like to attend should contact the Athletics Department, (618) 650-2871.
Softball To Face Saint Joseph's In GLVC Tourney
The SIUE softball team will play Saint Joseph's College Friday (5/2) at Cougar Field in the first round of the Great Lakes Valley Conference Championships. Game time is set for 11 a.m.
SIUE will play host to the eight-team double-elimination tournament by way of finishing first in the conference standings during the regular season. "I hope we have big crowds like we did during the regional last season," Coach Sandy Montgomery said. "That was really a big boost to our team."
If SIUE wins Friday, it will then play the winner of Southern Indiana/Bellarmine at 3 p.m. later that day. SIUE, which finds out after the GLVC Tournament its fate for the NCAA Tournament, is currently riding a seven-game winning streak and has won 18 of its last 20 games. "I'm comfortable with where we are," Coach Sandy Montgomery said. "We are capable of doing a lot of things. Come tournament time, anything can happen."
Jenny Esker (Steeleville) leads the team in hitting with a .457 batting average. She is only 14 hits short of breaking her own school record for hits in a season, which she set last season with 83 hits. Esker leads the GLVC in numerous offensive categories.
RyAnn Spann (Bethalto) leads the pitching staff with a 22-5 record and 169 strikeouts. Mary Heather White (Pulaski, Tenn.) has pitched well as of late and has posted a 9-1 overall record.
GLVC Tournament
Friday, May 2
Game 1 - #4 Southern Indiana vs. #5 Bellarmine, 9 a.m. at SIUE
Game 2 - #3 Lewis vs. #6 Indianapolis, 8:30 a.m. at EHS
Game 3 - #1 SIU Edwardsville vs. #8 St. Joseph's, 11 a.m. at SIUE
Game 4 - #2 N. Kentucky vs. #7 UW-Parkside, 10:30 a.m. at EHS
Game 5 - Losers of Game 2 and Game 3, 1 p.m. at SIUE
Game 6 - Losers of Game 1 and Game 4, 12:30 p.m. at EHS
Game 7 - Winners of Game 1 and Game 3, 3 p.m. at SIUE
Game 8 - Winners of Game 2 and Game 4, 2:30 p.m. at EHS
Game 9 - Winner of Game 5 and Loser Game 7, 5 p.m. at SIUE
Game 10 - Winner of Game 6 and Loser Game 8, 6:30 p.m. at EHS
Saturday, May 3 at SIUE
Game 11 - Winners of Game 9 and Game 10, 1 p.m.
Game 12 - Winner of Game 7 and Game 8, 3 p.m.
Game 13 - Winner of Game 11 and Loser Game 12, 5 p.m.
Sunday, May 4 at SIUE
Game 14 - Winners Game 12 and Game 13, 1 p.m.
Game 15 - Repeat Game 14 if necessary, 3 p.m.
SIUE- Cougar Field on SIUE's Campus
EHS - Edwardsville H.S. varsity field
Cougars Travel To Quincy; Close Regular Season Against Bellarmine
The SIUE baseball team will travel to Quincy for a Wednesday (4/30) doubleheader before hosting Bellarmine in the final regular-season Great Lakes Valley Conference series.
Wednesday's doubleheader is crucial for SIUE and Quincy. SIUE is just a half-game back of Quincy for fourth place in the conference standings. The top six teams in the conference standings advance to the GLVC Championships in two weeks.
SIUE, now 20-23 and 13-12 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference, took two games of a three-game GLVC series from Indianapolis this past weekend. Coach Gary Collins hopes his club can find a way to keep the momentum going into the final five games of the season. "We haven't kept momentum at all this season," Collins said. "We do not seem to know what momentum is."
SIUE previously defeated Quincy at Roy Lee Field 10-5 earlier this season. The Cougars will face Bellarmine on Friday (5/2) for a 7 p.m. start at GMC Stadium in Sauget. The series then returns to Roy Lee Field for a Saturday (5/3) doubleheader beginning at noon.
Bellarmine is currently next to last in the GLVC with a 12-32 and 9-18 in the GLVC. "Everything is riding on these last five games," Collins said. "We are in much better shape now than we were a week ago."
Craig Ohlau (Chester) leads the team in hitting with a .345 batting average. Jason Kessler (Mattoon) and Joe Wargo (Streator) follow with .322 and .321 averages, respectively. David Briesacher (Waterloo) leads the pitching staff with four victories.
Brad Hinton (Clinton) and Brian Keating (St. Louis) follow with three wins each.
Carducci Improves Time For NCAA Meet
Carrie Carducci (Powell, Ohio) lowered her 3,000-meter steeplechase time to 11 minutes, 10.25 seconds at Saturday's (4/26) SIUE Twilight. That time places her in better position on the national performance list and increases her chances to be selected to participate in the event at the NCAA Division II Championships at SIUE on May 22-24.
Carducci provisionally qualified for the event in the first meet of the season and has lowered her time each meet she has run the event. "It is looking secure for her getting into nationals," Coach Darryl Frerker said. "She will run again at conference and will be looking to win the event at the conference meet."
Cristen Carducci (Powell, Ohio), Carrie's sister, provisionally qualified in the 3,000 meter run in a school-record time of 10:16.11.
On the men's side, Richard Skirball (Granite City) provisionally qualified in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:52.02. "Overall, the team is getting the experience we need to set us up for the conference meet," Frerker said. "If we stay healthy, we'll be one of the better teams."
Some select athletes will participate at the Butler Twilight on Saturday (5/3) in Indianapolis, while the rest of the squad will prepare for the GLVC Championships, which will be hosted by SIUE May 8-9.
SIUE Selected For NCAA East Regional
The SIUE women's golf team was one of six teams selected to the NCAA East Regional golf tournament, to be held May 6-7 at Findlay, Ohio. It is the first time the Cougar golf team has advanced to the regional as a team.
"We are obviously happy to make it," Coach Larry Bennett said. "It is a credit to the team's hard work."
SIUE will enter the tournament as the sixth-seed. SIUE joins Grand Valley State, Ferris State, Longwood, Indianapolis, and Northern Kentucky in the tournament. "We are going to need to play well to be one of two teams to advance out of the regional," Bennett said.
Bennett expects to know by Wednesday which golfers he will send to the regional. Katie Farrell (Princeton), who finished 28th in the East Regional last season, leads the Cougars with an 84.2 scoring average. Bennett said Farrell guaranteed herself a spot on the regional roster
