Welcome to the Eastern Illinois University Shout Out Page. The Staff Senate has established this page to foster the morale of EIU employees and cultivate a positive campus atmosphere. Shout Outs serve as public expressions of gratitude and recognition, allowing us to acknowledge the exceptional efforts of individuals, departments, and others on a daily basis.
We encourage you to utilize the Shout Out submission form to appreciate and commend your colleagues. To create a Shout Out, simply click on the 'Make a Shout Out' tab and log in. Once your Shout Out is submitted, a moderator will review it and proudly display your submission on the Shout Out page.
The Staff Senate at Eastern Illinois University is currently rewarding eligible employees who receive a Shout Out with one $10 EIU Food Court gift card per fiscal year (effective July 1, 2024).
Eligible EIU employees who received a $10 EIU Food Court gift card with a Shout Out must redeem those cards by the expiration date of May 31, 2025. Enjoy up to $10 off your next one-time purchase at the University Food Court; card must be surrendered during time of purchase.
This page is dedicated to the memory of UPD Officer Harold Harris.
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Ron Levellie got a shoutout from Melissa Jones! Mar 5, 2024
Ron checked to ensure our committee had what we needed to be productive as we utilized the library space. He offered to help pack up when we finished our work and accompanied an elderly patron who was a bit confused about directions find his way down to the main floor and to the exit he needed.
Christie Otis got a shoutout from Melissa Jones! Mar 5, 2024
Christie ensured our technology was set and was helpful when we encountered glitches. She gladly helped us get materials from the parking lot into the library and made herself available to support our work in the library space. Much appreciated!
Arlene Brown got a shoutout from Melissa Jones! Mar 5, 2024
Arlene ensured our committee was taken care of across the two days we worked in the library space. We appreciate you!
Diane Highland got a shoutout from Melissa Jones! Mar 5, 2024
Diane was super helpful in securing space for our committee and ensuring we had what we needed. Much appreciated!
David Smith got a shoutout! Mar 4, 2024
Dave is always eager to assist with problems and always has a great attitude!
Christy Kilgore got a shoutout! Mar 4, 2024
You exemplify teamwork! Your efforts on the EIU Financial Aid Estimator went beyond expectations. It is such a valuable advising and recruiting tool because of your collaboration with Financial Aid. Good innovators acknowledge a need then strive to engineer a solution – the best innovators listen. You are the best!
Amanda Starwalt got a shoutout! Mar 4, 2024
Great job conceiving the EIU Financial Aid Estimator! What a valuable advising and recruiting tool. It helps relieve student’s and family’s concerns by providing some answers the FAFSA cannot provide yet. You are one of our most innovative and effective leaders on any given initiative on campus. Your staff is incredibly knowledgeable and helpful – and seem to have an admirable (and enviable) camaraderie. EIU is a better university because of you!
Jerrod Harden got a shoutout from Darla Combs! Mar 4, 2024
Thanks Jerrod for the great job in the Physics Department! You are awesome to work with and easily resolved our situation. We appreciate how easy you are to work with EVERY time we call you for help!
Emily Wilcox got a shoutout from Darla Combs! Mar 4, 2024
Emily has graciously helped us so much this semester. We email her when we need help and she is there to fill in. Thank you Emily for all of the extra time you have put in for our department, it is appreciated.
Mark Barrow got a shoutout from Stacey Knight Davis! Mar 1, 2024
Mark came in at midnight to get our environmental monitoring system reconnected in University Archives. The library it thankful, and we know that our archival collections are staying comfortably cool and dry. Three cheers for Mark!
Debora Timmons got a shoutout from Kaen Henry! Feb 29, 2024
Thank you Debbie for your help in working with the print center to deliver the Tarble's postcards to all of the academic departments this month! We appreciate all the care you show us (and other departments, I'm sure) daily. EIU is truly lucky to have you!
Bonita Flynn got a shoutout from Kaen Henry! Feb 29, 2024
Thank you, Bonita, for being attentive and timely in all of the Tarble's print needs this year—everything has looked incredible! Also, thank you for your help in working with campus mail this month to make sure our postcards got out to faculty mailboxes across campus. The Tarble staff is grateful for all that you and your team do!
Christopher Cougill got a shoutout from Diane Highland! Feb 28, 2024
Ever helpful, Chris stepped in and helped resolve a tech issue at his old stomping grounds. Thanks so much for helping me out in a pinch, Chris!
Linda Holloway got a shoutout from Jennifer Seas! Feb 28, 2024
Thank you for being such a good listener over the past few months and envisioning a restructuring solution that will solve so many things for us. It means a great deal that you care enough to do the extra legwork it takes to make the system work!
Makayla McPhedran got a shoutout from Jennifer Seas! Feb 28, 2024
You've made generating, tracking, and updating our purchase orders so much easier during your time here. We appreciate you so much!
Jacob Page got a shoutout from Jennifer Seas! Feb 28, 2024
Thanks for getting our visiting artists online and helping us troubleshoot portal issues!
Elaine Yaw got a shoutout from Marschelle McCoy! Feb 28, 2024
Elaine stays on the move!!! If you call her, she is there with the quickness," and does her best to assure a resolution to your question, problem, or issue. Thanks Elaine!!!
got a shoutout from Kimberly Brookins! Feb 27, 2024
A big thank you to all of the University police officers that were working on February 27th during the basketball game. There was a person who required supervision that had gotten separated from his caregiver son. We always have an officer at the game and thats who we went to for help. Wow….withIn minutes more were there to help. The person was located and they did an outstanding jobs of putting a search team together quickly. It was so appreciated by the family and we should be so proud they are so good at their job. We are lucky to have them!
Teri Waterman got a shoutout from Lynn Griesemer! Feb 27, 2024
Thank you, Teri, for helping us get a room unlocked on the third floor of the Union last Saturday. Because of your quick thinking, the room was unlocked well ahead of the start of the workshop taking place in the Martinsville Room. The TRIO staff appreciates your assistance!
Cathryn Gordon got a shoutout from Lynn Griesemer! Feb 27, 2024
Thank you, Cathy, for assisting us with room reservations two weeks ago. I know we had to keep rearranging days/times but you handled it like a pro! We appreciate your diligence in helping us with this endeavor!
Teresa Jones got a shoutout! Feb 27, 2024
Teresa is so knowledgeable and on top of things. She makes my job so much easier. I enjoy working with her so much!
Nathan Brown got a shoutout from Lynn Griesemer! Feb 27, 2024
Thank you, Nate, for helping us get organized for our National TRIO Day event last Saturday. Your efforts are never overlooked! The TRIO staff appreciates you!
Jennie Thompson got a shoutout from Lynn Griesemer! Feb 27, 2024
Jennie, thank you for all of your hard work! McAfee is a challenge but the building is always clean for students and staff. You have added responsibilities when events are held in the gyms, yet you are always able to have everything ready for the many classes that occur here. The TRIO staff appreciates you everyday!
Jarrod Jones got a shoutout from Lynn Griesemer! Feb 27, 2024
Jarrod, thank you for all of your hard work in setting up the tables and chairs for National TRIO Day! We appreciate your diligence in getting the job done. The TRIO staff appreciates you!
Kenneth Keyser got a shoutout from Lynn Griesemer! Feb 27, 2024
Kenny, thank you for setting up the numerous tables and chairs that we needed for our National TRIO Day event! We know there was a lot of lifting and arranging with that setup. The TRIO staff appreciates your hard work!
Dustin Henderson got a shoutout from Lynn Griesemer! Feb 27, 2024
Thank you, Dustin, for all of your hard work at the National TRIO Event last Saturday! We appreciate your diligence. The TRIO staff appreciates you!
Kimberly Brookins got a shoutout from Lynn Griesemer! Feb 27, 2024
Kim, Thank you for all of your hard work at the National TRIO Day event that was held at McAfee and the Union. We definitely benefited from your assistance! It was a challenge staying ahead of the hundreds of students/staff that attended our event. We appreciate you!
Bethni Gill got a shoutout from Julie Dietz! Feb 23, 2024
Huge thanks to Bethni for all her hard work and help with curriculum design as we work on birthing the new 3 + 2 program in Nutrition & Dietetics! Can't wait to start working on articulation agreements with community colleges, and acting on the potential you have envisioned!
Laurel Fuqua got a shoutout! Feb 23, 2024
Here is a shout for Laurel. She always has a great attitude and is always very helpful!
Angie Cawthon got a shoutout! Feb 23, 2024
For going above and beyond to make advising and administrative tasks easier and more streamlined, even when doing so is difficult and challenging.