Shout Outs

Huge shout-out to Cheryl Sanner for helping me with 'the start of the semester' issues with printers, computer, etc. You keep the School of Business office running smoothly every single day! And, you keep the faculty on target! You are a gem! Thanks!

Bethany is so awesome helping get students into the right classes! Thank you so much for all your help and your knowledge about all the KSR degrees!

Catie is that girl!

I def wanted to give a special shout out to her because with the new role she is currently in, I think she has been doing a fabulous job and has shown that she cares so much on giving our students a great experience as well as her staff. She is always out here making sure people feel heard and her team being supported. I know that's right! You go Catie! Plus it has been fun collaborating with her on some things for our offices!

Thank you, Jenny, for your excellent customer service last week when you went above and beyond to help a student through a difficult situation. Your willingness to stop what you were doing and take the time to help made a tremendous impact on the student and strengthened their affinity for EIU. Your compassion, dedication, and commitment to our students truly made a difference. Thank you for all that you do!

David is worth his weight in GOLD! Thank you again, David for your continued help to me and our whole TLF group. We really appreciate your expertise.

Nicole has been so kind to help me out and give me pointers yesterday. I really appreciate your perspective and am grateful for you taking the time to work with me. Many thanks, Nicole!

A huge shout out to Brandy for all of the behind-the-scenes work she has done to help me with EIYOU this summer! I truly could not have learned, organized, and accomplished as much as I have without your help, patience, and knowledge. Thank you for always being willing to answer my questions and for everything you do, not just for me, but for everyone in our building. Your hard work does not go unnoticed, and you are so very appreciated! 💙

Matt - thank you so much for helping us better understand the purchasing and requisition process this year. As most of the team is fairly new, it's colleagues like you that make each day, a little brighter! We appreciate you!

The HR team wants to send a big Shout Out to Heidi for all of her knowledge, support, and patience throughout the FY26 Year-End Roll processes to include the annual increase processes and normal day-to-day budget variances. The amount of institutional knowledge Heidi possesses is extremely helpful and hard to come by, and while we know we drive her crazy, we appreciate her so tips and tricks so much! She's honestly a true Excel ninja warrior!

THANK YOU from all of us in Human Resources!

Thanks so much for your speedy setup of my computer. I appreciate all your help.

Thank you for doing such a great job! Ninth Street Hall looks amazing. Your efforts are appreciated:)

Many thanks, Debora, for being willing to help out with deliveries to TLF, even in the heat today! That is dedication! Thank you, Debora for your help and stay COOL!

Thanks to Hollis for managing all the books in our Writing Center collection! We appreciate having help from one of our Writing Center alums!

Thanks to Diane for designing the Writing Center's beautiful new logo featured on the wall of the center and our widget on D2L! Thanks also for all the other help you've given us during our move this summer.

Thanks to Austin and team for their work setting up the computers in the new Writing Center in Booth! They quickly solved all the little problems that came up with the process.

Thank you to Arlene for all her help putting together the new Writing Center! The space is so beautiful, and Arlene has done so much over the past six months to make it happen!

Thanks to Nate Brown and his team for all their help moving the Writing Center to its new location in Booth Library. The moving process was handled smoothly and quickly!

Thank you for working with the advising team to navigate seats for our incoming students! We appreciate your care for the students and willingness to work through these barriers for them!

Much gratitude to Dr. Holly! By using his archeology background, he was able to uncover some extra seats in vital gen. ed. courses for our incoming students. From the Student Success Center, THANK YOU!

Julie does an amazing job in TLF, and she shows her professionalism and dedication every day for our students. She is a role model for not only students, but faculty and staff also. Thank you, Julie, for all you do and for being a bright ray of sunshine in the Buzzard Hall. Keep up the amazing work, we see your efforts and appreciate you!

Derek has been so valuable to us this summer with all the changes and moves we have experienced since he started working in Buzzard Hall. Thank you, Derek, for your continued hard work and dedication, we could not do what we do without you! Thanks a Million, Derek!

Thanks to Joy for her work moving the Dept of Human Serves for Klehm to Buzzard. The office looks good - friendly and colorful.

Brian has been a huge help in the transition to merging our two departments. He willingly steps up and helps in any way he can. The move was made so much simpler by his leadership, quick problem solving, and desire to help others.

After going so long without an office administrator, we couldn't be happier to welcome Beth! She has stepped up right away, taking the initiative on so many key tasks with incredible care and responsiveness. We are so excited to have her on board and feel so ready to kick off the semester!

Tim and his carpentry team are top notch! They are an immense help to Panther Dining and their speed is so much appreciated!

This shoutout is to Brandon as well as the entire EIU Grounds Staff. The soccer fields have been cared for more this summer than any year I can remember. Usually this time of year brings plenty of adversity with the heat, wear-and-tear, etc. The guys have been proactive confronting any potential problems and have been extremely generous with their time and attention to detail so far. It's one thing to clock in and do your job, and it's another to take real pride in your work. They have to wear many hats each day, so it's really appreciated when they do the little extra to make our athletes feel like they are getting a great Division I facility to play on. Our game field has never looked so good going into the first week of games in early August and our team is super excited to get on it and show what they can do!

Thank you so much, Michelle, for your persistence and tenacity to get things done to help us up here in TLF and the SOE. We see how much you are doing, and we sure do appreciate you! Many thanks, Michelle!

We are always in awe of how much you do and how well you do it, thank you Shannon for all your kind help for me and TLF. Thanks so much!

Many thanks to you, Mandi, for your calm and accommodating leadership throughout all of these OBBB changes and concerns. Not one single step of the process has been easy nor gone smoothly, yet you are unflappable! You continuously provide us with needed instruction, kindness, and encouragement, all while tackling your own growing list of reforms and challenges. Our office -and the university- are so lucky to have you on our side!

Thank you so much, Darren, for getting our project done so quickly for us here in TLF. We sure do appreciate you taking care of it for us right away. Thank you, Darren!